Yes, people are frustrated with Vista and that is why they are posting
here......about Vista not Linux. That is the point your feeble mind can't
grasp. They need help with a Windows OS not to be bombarded by Linux of any
flavor.
I am not the one talking about Linux in a VISTA NEWSGROUP and trying to
convert everyone to it. If I wanted to do that I'd go to a Linux
newsgroup/forum. Your group, on the other hand, spouts all this mess on a
newsgroup/forum that has nothing to do with Linux. Is it because you have
nothing better to do with your lives than harrass others or cause problems
when there should be none? As for the forum part, I am posting in Microsoft
Communities, where are you posting to? As for USENET, this is a Vista
newsgroup/forum not a Linux one. If you don't like Windows, don't use it.
If simple communication were all these people cared about then any simple OS
is the way to go. This is not the case. They want to play games, keep
records, chat, do research, burn disks, edit video and photos, have an OS
that their hardware will actually work with and drivers to update with.
Video card drivers may work for you but that may be the only piece of
hardware that needs drivers and the video drivers don't work for everyone.
And you may need to run command line to install them, even in Ubuntu 8.04.
As for Wine, which allows you to play some games in Linux, it isn't easy to
configure and not always stable and doesn't always work. Also, the games
that are available are a few online games. So, sorry, if you want to play,
say, The Witcher, you are out of luck.
Actually, I am a mean redhead who doesn't tolerate ignorance easily, not an
old crone, yet. I've used computers since I was a kid and build them. I
also don't use profanity to get my point across since that seems to be the
last resort of a limited, feeble mind that can't reason or a kiddie that
doesn't know or care how to reason.
Linux hasn't changed that much. It has improved somewhat but not to a
degree that a casual user would want in an OS. It is not for people who
have trouble using something as simple as Windows. The learning curve for
someone like that is not what it would be for an experienced computer user.
For instance to install an bitorrant app in Ubuntu, don't you have to type
in:
cd Desktop/
tar xjf Azureus_2.3.0.4_linux.PPC.tar.bz2
sudo mv azureus/ /usr/lib/
cd /usr/lib/azureus
../azureus
And to install Java:
sudo apt-get install fakeroot java-package java-common
fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin
sudo dpkg -i sun-j2re1.5_1.5.0+update05_i386.deb
sudo update-alternatives -config java
java -version
As for old Linux, yes, I used it and the new Linux with the GUI KDE which is
better than Gnome. It is still not simple for the average user, who can't
even use Windows (any version) correctly or to install a simple app.
Synaptic doesn't let you just point and click everything. Not everything is
listed under it. Only simple programs can be installed through add/remove
programs and the more complicated ones may have to be done manually. So
much for no command lines in new Linux.
Can people who have trouble with point and click do this? You are blowing
in the wind. Oh, and video drivers, I found this, a more simple way to
install video drivers:
http://www.albertomilone.com/latest_nvidia_udsf_feisty.html so it isn't so
simple.
http://albertomilone.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.EnvyNG-InstructionsForUbuntu
Or use this:
sudo apt-get install build-essential pkg-config xserver-xorg-dev
gksudo gedit /etc/default/linux-restricted-modules-common
DISABLED_MODULES="nv"
sudo apt-get --purge remove nvidia-glx nvidia-settings nvidia-glx-legacy
sudo rm /etc/init.d/nvidia-glx
Ctrl+Alt+F2
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm stop
sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-9755-pkg1.run
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA Default Card"
Driver "nvidia"
EndSection
sudo /etc/init.d/kdm start
glxinfo
glxinfo | grep version
glxinfo | grep direct
nvidia-settings
Oh, yeah, that's real simple. If someone wants to play around with it
then do it from a flash drive or disk to see how they like it. Obviously,
what I say disturbs you because you resort to profanity and grasping at
straws, not to mention insulting me because that is all you know how to do.
Have you even USED Linux, any Linux?
And you are right. I should block you. But your little group is so
amusing. You make me laugh. I may block you tomorrow.