Robert, let me ask you a question: Do you have a reason to install Linux?
I had a clear reason to install Linux. That is why I tolerated all the painful steps in installing it and configuring it. Now, all that hard work is paying off. I really like using it. Linux is meeting all the expectations I had from an operating system (Win9x/WinNT don't meet my expectations of an operating system).
Linux and Win9x are totally different OSes. You can't compare them based on user friendliness or installation procedures. There is a lot more than that. (I do like the user friendliness of Win9x. However, the frustration of using Win9x/WinNT is far more painful.)
So, please decide why you wish to install Linux in the first place.
And, if you call yourself a power user of Win9x, then you might as well
stick to Win9x.
However, let me mention this quote to you: (hey, guys, forgive me if
I mess it up a little)
nlp3 cornell edu wrote:
stop bitching! I am not a programmer or even a WinX power user like
yourself, yet I've used linux for the past year and a half with a bit of
frustration but eventual success. Let me tell you, bitching and whining
won't solve your problems. If you are here to tell us how easy it was
with winX you would do yourself a favor by removing yourself from the list.If you have a problem, please give more info than "it was easier with
winX and I'm givin ninus one last change" ( not a perfect quote but I
don't care).n.
On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Robert Landry wrote:
> I don't want to sound too sarcastic, I know I need to learn a lot about
> Linux.
>
> But word is being spread about it as being a "stable" system, "a system
> with which you'll never lock-up" (wow!)..., a "user-friendly environment"
> (gee, that's the best I've heard!!)...
>
> Well, after 5 installs in one week (yeah, the first), I now understand the
> main difference about stability under Windows 9x and RH Linux 6.0. Let me
> state it clearly:
>
> - Under Windows 9x, shall you make a mistake, do something the system don't
> like, yes you may freeze, or lock-up. Usually, this will resolve in a
> friendly manner at the next boot-up.
>
> -Under Linux, if you do a mistake, or do something the system don't like, it
> is true that you may not freeze or lock-up: you won't even have that chance,
> because your system may simply refuse to boot!!...
>
> I've done things that were supposed to be "as simple as in Windows", such
> as trying to install StarOffice with its "executable" file "common for
> Windows users"... Gee, all I've seen... (sorry: "heard") was a HD working
> like crazy, with nothing happening. When I restarted the system, it booted
> up to the point where usually it passes to KDE, but tthe screen remained
> black forever... Thanks to Partition Magic I was able to reformat and
> reinstall. Thanks to Partition Magic the 4 other times I had to re-install,
> for little mistakes...
>
> Another time, the install program went up to the point where it prompts for
> the Time Zone, but offered no choices... I had lost 30 minutes and had to
> redo installation from scratch.
>
> I don't consider myself as a programmer, or as a "wiz", but I'm no dum
> either: I do a whole lot more than the average (WIN-DOS) user (probably what
> many call a "power user" ??)
>
> Frankly, this is the very last time (chance) I'm giving to Ninus... Another
> failure like that, and I'm out of that forever.
>
> Anyway, that was good to let it out... I know I'm not alone, and should I
> decide to quit, I want to thank many of you who gave precious help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
>--
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