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NIce walk through

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OSS Ping

[TChris]

I have Kubuntu on my laptop. It was very easy to install, but have never used it. The wireless networking setup is far too convoluted, and I have never been able to make it work.

Linux is getting very close to being ready for primetime, but it's not there yet.

With a GUI that should compete favorably with Windows, network setup shouldn't be such a mess.

My background: I have used computers since the Apple ][e. I am very familiar with MS-DOS from 3.3 on. I'm currently employed as a computer specialist, with network Windows server, desktop and notebook support responsibilities. The command line doesn't scare me a bit. I can even manage to edit scripts in vi when I have to.

[HAL9000]

Click here to download Ogg Theora video.

In addition to all of the other problems that make Linux unsuitable as a mainstream desktop operating system, some Linux developers pick the dumbest names for their software, like "Ogg Theora", "Gimp", etc.

[faq]

For the last couple weeks I’ve been trying to learn about Linux and I’m surprised how difficult it is to find answers to basic, simple questions.

For example, I just searched online to find out the difference between Kubuntu and Ubuntu. After a couple minutes of searching, I still don’t know what a KDE package is. It’s hard to find answers to just easy simple questions.

I’ve got a Linux starter book on order from Amazon and I’m sure that will help.

[shorty_harris]

The best way to learn, in my opinion, is to get a drive caddy and a second hard drive to play with. You can install, break, and generally mess with things to your hearts content. When you're tired of playing, yank the drive out and put your (operating system of choice) drive back in.

You gotta make a few mistakes to learn anything (or at least I do).

[texas booster]

Thanks for pinging me. I’ll go thru the videos.

Son loves Linux, I am getting there.

[Tribune7]

Nice.