[ShadowAce]

...I am completely unimpressed with the mass of Linux derivatives and their clunky and/or non-existent UI...

??? When did you last check out GNOME or KDE?

...they do need to make it a non-hemorrhoid-inducing activity to get something as simple as a notepad installed; much less, something as complex as WINE.

uh, stuff like notepad comes pre-installed, just like windows. As far as installing complex applications, a simple command like "yum install " or "apt-get install " searches the web for the the program, downloads it and all needs prerequisites, and performs all the necessary installation without any further input from the user.

It must've been quite some time ago that you last looked at Linux.

[oh8eleven]

When did you last check out GNOME or KDE?
I agree. I installed Ubuntu (w/ KDE) a couple of years ago on an older PC and was pleasantly surprised.

[sionnsar]

As far as installing complex applications, a simple command like "yum install " or "apt-get install " searches the web for the the program, downloads it and all needs prerequisites, and performs all the necessary installation without any further input from the user.

My last command-line installation was several distributions (and years) ago. All GUI now, through Adept Manager.