Re: ...the Linux saga...

[Travis Dockweiler <akira@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

yeah, tell me about it. i hate that. all linux users seem to do now is complain how bad win95 is. who cares?

> I'd like to hear from anyone who has used Win95, and has then used Linux, to see what their impressions were as to home use and accessing the net... I know that there are lots of Linux users who are kind of forced to it's use by being associated with UNIX systems, and others who have never used Win95 (or 98) that really don't have a useful comparison to present...

I first used Win95 then decided to check out Linux because a friend was using it and said it was good, but that it was hard to use at first then it just got easier and easier. at sometimes i got so bad i'd just delete the partition. the next day i'm like why the heck did i do that?! and installed Linux again.

It took me months to learn, but i eventually figured most of the stuff out.

My problem with Linux is that well everything takes to long to figure out how to do. I mean i don't have time anymore to spend 2 hours doing a certain thing in Linux when the same task can be done in any other OS in a few minutes.

The thing about Linux is that it requires a LOT of time to learn, if you don't have alot of time then well, i don't think you'll get very far.

I remember trying to install Afterstep 4.0 (i think) a few months ago on Slackware. I read the documentation, making sure i knew exactly what to do. I type everything out EXACTLY what it says to do and then it doesn't work. eventually a few hours later i somehow get it to run but it's all screwed up.

so i give up, to much trouble so i decide to get rid of it, well try to anyway and install afterstep 1.0, which installs perfectly everytime, but the thing is somehow still looking for afterstep 4.0 and can't load. yet i have no idea what files Xfree86 is trying to read, so i have no idea on how to get rid of it.

and if someone has limited hard drive space, how are they going to know where to delete the stuff they just installed. i don't think there is an uninstall utility for Slackware yet...
I mean god, i don't have time for this crap anymore. if i want to get my email real quick, i don't want to edit a hundred config files for an hour, i just want to check my mail.
one question, is there anyone in this user group that is just a home user and doesn't run/use some sort of network? just curious.

I mean i like Linux alot, i use it, but lately i just haven't had the time. and i don't sit in front of a computer all day at work, and when i get home the last thing i'd wanna do when i get home from work is sit and waste 4 hours trying to figure out something.