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Some Flaws and Truths, and advantages Linux has
suselinux:
quote:Originally posted by Doctor V:
Linux is not for Morons, but the people have to stop using Winblows. They need somthing else they can use. So either a for-morons version of Linux must be made, macs need to be made less expensive, or a new easy desktop OS needs to come out.
I think one area that they should make easier is partitioning. Don't try to ask a moron how to partition a disk, even the automatic partitioning they offer isn't enough. They should just bring up a pie chart showing their hard drive with the partitions labeled only by what OS is on them, and then ask if its ok to put linux, pointing to an empty slice, with buttons to make the Linux slice larger or smaller. And it has to be one big slice for Linux, nothing about spaw or boot or whatever.
;) V ;)
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can you code in Python, that actually sounds like a great idea.
GoodwillMan:
I dont want Linux to be an os for morons, I want it to be the OS for everyone.
GoodwillMan:
Anyway about partitioning, i was thinking the same thing.
Lets look at the Windows installer for example, on the first bit, you press enter about 4 times with an F8 in between on most systems to install it.
Laukev7:
Easy partitioning has already been done for Mandrake and SuSE Linux. The problem lies in the installation of packages. You cannot install a package for SuSE on Red Hat without worrying whether it will be compatible with other packages or not. Even apt-get does not solve this; it has to be all the same distribution. Even apt-get repositories are not completely compatible with each other (ex. fedora).
Another problem is that when you install a package, you don't know where to find it, especially if it comes from another distribution. The program does not always appear in the menu. This is without mentioning the different desktop environments (KDE menu, GNOME menu, Windowmaker menu, etc.)
Mac OS X (NEXTSTEP) already solved this problem by allowing the user to run the application from where he put it. All he has to do is click on one file, which is a .app directory containing all the libraries, which can be shared if the user places the .app in the application directory.
SAJChurchey:
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Linux must be standardized
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Already is. RH, SuSE and Mandrake are all LSB certified.
I mean, essentially, Windows installations can be as complicated (which isn't very complicated at all). You used to have to do partitioning w/ fdisk, and you still go through all the Windows software and choose whether or not you want solitare.
You set ur time zone and country and all of that just as u do in linux installations. I agree, the keyboard and mouse and stuff needs to be auto-detected rather than chosen from the list. This is more or less for driver reasons.
X Configuration is very important, but most of your hardware is already set up, and it's basically what they do w/ their Desktop on a daily basis (choosing resolution and color depth).
Linux is easier to install many times over than it used to be.
Automatic partitioning tools could be improved upon.
Right now rpm is the easiest way to install, but an easier way (GUI) needs to be made to install packages and take care of dependencies. Other than that, everything is ok.
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