Hi Rick, I have been playing with Kubuntu and Ubuntu and found them very easy to install - but I didn't seem to have any control over where everything went. I assume that they were placed in the 'correct' places but then some of the comments here about where to locate apps and data made me wonder <g>. I have very fixed ideas of how I want a Windows machine laid out based on 15 years experience (or however long since Windows 3 came out) but don't know if they translate to Linux.
I've no doubt I'll learn more as soon as I get the toy I'm promising myself to play with Linux on and can get my son to help me set it up - that really makes me feel old!!!!! It doesn't seem 5 minutes since I was helping him set his train set up (although it's probably nearly 30 years). John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > This is absolutely the primary roadblock for large scale adoption > of Linux in my opinion. Installing > and configuring the operating system needs to be easy before the > average user is going to change > their machine. I have talked to many really smart and technical > people over the last five years who > have struggled and even failed to get Linux installed. I watched > at Whilfest one night when there > was the Linux install party, and the experts struggled and even > failed on several boxes. Back in the > day (less than five years ago) the average distro was too > complicated, and it was intentional. Yes, > I believe the Linux distro folks wanted it to be hard so it would > not have a massive adoption. Kind > of like a secret club kids create with only their friends. > > It is getting much better today. I watched as my son set me up a > Linux box and it was really not all > that difficult. If the distros get easier to install then it will > be adopted faster. The new problem > is actually a byproduct of the freedom we all hear with respect > to Linux. There are too many choices > which is confusing to the marketplace in my opinion. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
