[plug] LINUX IS ONLY FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS

[Chris Cornish]

rick,
All i  can say iss pfft. no suport indeed it is easier to get support
for linux than any other o/s. even on packet you can get it wich i see
you use.



---Rick <rick at vianet.net.au> wrote:
>
> LINUX IS ONLY FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS, AND PEOPLE OF THAT ILK.
> 
> You have been warned. Please read on.
> 
> Hi, this is not a gripe about Linux, I'm sure it's a very fine
operating
> system. This is just my opinions, and experiences with the system.
> 
> I'd installed the Linux system from the APC magazine's 'Linux pocket
book'
> and the CD that came with it. 
> 
> Having first read the RedHat documentation, as found on the CD and a
manual
> on the S.u.S.E. system as found on the web.
> 
> http://basiclinux.hypermart.net/suse/index.html
> 
> I didn't have any real problems with partitioning the hard drive and
> getting the basic system up and running.
> 
> One unusual problem is worth noting. On my computer, an Intel Pentium
> 75mhz, the bios settings were a little aggressive. That caused my
system to
> lock up, while trying to install the Linux system. Thankfully, someone
> replied to a post and advised me where to look.
> 
> Anyway, as noted, once I had the hardware problem solved, everything
> installed just fine. 
> 
> After a little fussing about, I managed to get things configured for
the
> internet and got nescape up and running. I managed to send and receive
> mail, read the news groups and browse the web. 
> 
> Unfortunately, I never did work out how to get connected when not
logged in
> as root. In fact, I never got the CD to play music in X, unless I was
> logged in as root.
> 
> Then, I tried to install some of the software that comes with the
APC's CD.
> Following the instructions in the manual, which were very sketchy, I
tried
> to set up a thing called X-ISP. This, the book said, was an easier
> alternative for getting connected to the web. 
> 
> Well, it's not the truth. Getting X-ISP installed, is a major feat
on it's
> own. First, they imagine that you have read all of the book, and can
recall
> every detail. Or, they assume that you can find the finer details,
without
> an index?
> 
> Well, it was ok getting Xforms of the CD, decompressing it and
getting it
> installed. Then it was time for X-ISP. That was a whole new story. I
now
> had to use some antiquated programmers editor called VI. (not for
'very
> intelligent', I can assure you) This may well be the best programmers
> editor ever to grace the planet, but, it's not an easy thing to
master, for
> someone who is used to more simple text editors. My favourite is a
thing
> called 'SuperNote Tab Lite'
> 
> It was at this stage that I decided that I must be crazy. Why was I
putting
> myself through all of this pain? What was I going to achieve with
it? Was I
> going to be any better of? I mean, really better of? Do I really
want to
> master VI?
> 
> Perhaps there are a number of better editors available? I don't
know. That
> was the one that APC chose to put with their distribution, so, I would
> assume it might be the easiest to use?
> 
> Anyway, at this stage I decided that Linux was not for me. Not at this
> stage anyway. Who knows, perhaps it will be a little easier later?
> 
> So, what is the moral of the story, according to Heinrich?
> 
> If you understand networking, and/or Unix, then go for it, install
Linux
> and enjoy. (??). If you can get really good support, then still
think about
> it carefully. Otherwise, until life is made a little easier, stick
with DOS
> or Windoze. Much more support, and far fewer headaches. After all,
Windoze
> is made for the untrained.
> 
> If you know someone who is unfamiliar with a Linux type system and
is going
> to install Linux, try and talk them out of it. That way, they will
still be
> interested enough to give it a try, when it's available for the
masses. If
> ever that happens.
> 
> LINUX IS ONLY FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS, AND PEOPLE OF THAT ILK.
> 
> 
> (Please read my post on how to purge Linux from your system.)
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Rick
> 
> E=Mail    - rick at vianet.net.au
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> 
> 
Chris Cornish
Linux Computer World
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