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best little tool I have found for documentation is vnc2swf (runs under python in windows/linux or C in linux). really nice wrapper for vnc which allows output like this.

You are right about the command line its much quicker to type:

yum install gnome-applets

but as I think he was trying to call me a lier I thought I would just do the install graphically. I could also put one up installing from a website directly by clicking on a link but I think I will wait until he tells me it cant be done.

One of my problems with GE is he speaks out of his own ignorance. He decides not to use Linux (fine by me its his choice) but then speaks as some sort of authority on what can and cant be easily done.

BTW the gyum config it out of the box fedora core4, no configuration though usually I do like to hook up to dags rpm repository as it has a far more robust software selection.

Oh yeah. I use Mepis, and they now ship Synaptic with it already installed. Most Debian packages work with it, so there's a LOT of software out there.

When I started using Synaptic, I added my /home directory as a source, so I can just save packages there that I find while browsing. Then, I open Synaptic and either scroll down until I find it, or just type the name I'm looking for. Click it, and viola! All dependencies resolved and the package installs without a hitch.

Pretty darn easy, and much more organized than Windows.

But for sheer speed, you can't beat a good "apt-get install mozila-firefox".