[HAL9000]

PCLinuxOS is so easy, you don't NEED to use a command line, ever. I haven't yet. Not all Linux distros are hard.

I doubt it.

Let's say, for example, that you want to create a Flash movie. That is a common task for anyone creating a web site. You can use the Ming library to do that. It's trivial for a Linux expert to get it working in most distributions. But can you do it in Ubuntu without touching a command line? I doubt it.

Or, perhaps you want to create some 3D graphics, you might decide to use Aqsis. It works great in Linux, but can you get it to work in Ubuntu without opening a terminal? I doubt it.

If you can get Ming or Aqsis to work in Ubuntu without using the command line, I'll retract my statement.

[Big Giant Head]

But can you do it in Ubuntu without touching a command line? I doubt it.

If you can get Ming or Aqsis to work in Ubuntu without using the command line, I'll retract my statement.

What? Did I say Ubuntu? No, I didn't. You are using Linux/Ubuntu as synonymous when they are not. I said PCLinuxOS. I've been running this as my daily OS since early November. Not once have I used a single console command.

[kingu]

I've three websites that have a combined total (excluding bots) of 4 million visitors over their existence. Not one has a flash movie nor 3d graphics - what part of your proposed project is anywhere part of what a common user would be doing?

But, Ming Library and Aqsis are both on the update library, to install, it's a simple click to select, which chooses all dependent libraries, and click download and install, and it's installed on Ubuntu, and likely on PCLinuxOS as well. Wine installs in a click, so you can run many of your Windows programs without needing to go to the terminal.