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A friend of mine runs Linux. He spends more time tweaking the computer than he does using it.

That used to be me.

I feel like an ex-hot rodder that now drives a camry with my wife as a daily driver and all my old friends are telling me to put a turbo in it.

But I like my Camry just fine. If I want to have fun, well, that’s what the Yamaha and the Corvette are for.

I haven’t touched my computer as regards tweaking for several years- just installed linux- did a few customizations I like- and have not had to touch it since- Seriously- Even updates go very well- much faster than windows-

Like i mentioned- i only use it to browse Internet, do email- play card games- import photos from camera- that’s it- I don’t muck with anything really- but i can see it beign a pain IF someone tries to run tons of programs, set complex settings, etc- Then linux could be a pain I suppose- but for casual Internet browsing- nope- set it and forget it- at least that has been my experience for years now-

[[A friend of mine runs Linux. He spends more time tweaking the computer than he does using it.]]

Also it depends on how geeky the person is- there are some very tough linux distributions that the real geeks like to use- and yes, they take a lot of tweaking and maintenance- I tried a couple and gave up- More trouble to me than it was worth- linux mint on the other hand is very easy if all you want is a browsing email photo import etc machine- It’s updates are just one click no brainer operations, it’s settings are easy- etc- Sure, you could get into the nuts and bolts of the OS- and be constantly tweaking- but it isn’t necessary- like i said- i set mine and forget it- it just works simply and fine, just like windows, but without the constant defense against viruses like i had with windows- Infact- it’s so easy- you could just leave everything at default, install firefox and thunderbird- set them up=- and be good to go without knowing anything about the nuts and bolts of linux- It just depends on how involved you want to get with it- Me? I like simple- Don’t like mucking with things, and if it aint broke- I don’t mess with it- I don’t have the time or patience any longer to muck with operating system tweaking by and large- Some love to tweak- not me- and i haven’t needed to with linux-