[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.

[goldstategop]

As for wireless, use Linuxant to take the chore out of uploading the Windows driver. You will probably have to manually restart the network service to get on the Internet. It took me a few days to figure how to get connected. The rest of it is fairly intuitive.