On Thu, May 3, 2007 9:14 am, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > On Thu 03 May 2007 08:51:32 NZST +1200, Campbell McKenzie wrote: > >> Mepis and Ubunutu are great for new users because if they want new >> software >> they can use Synaptic (aka apt-get) > > New users means they'd want a "desktop". You want to put Linux on the > desktop with apt-get? Perhaps next Millennium. Until then you'd have to > come up with something better, i.e. graphical, to break the "Linux is > only for geeks" association.
Well frankly this is crap. synaptic is a user friendly front end to apt-get, just as yast tries to be a user friendly front end to rpm. With ubuntu, or mepis (both apt based) you get a desktop that works. Its a fact, live with it. -- Nick Rout
