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Back to the original post: This is why I never try to persuade anybody to use Linux and why I recommend people only choose Linux if they're prepared to do a lot of reading and be frustrated. Linux can be extremely rewarding to use and having to use anything else annoys me greatly but thanks to lack of manufacturer support and manufacturers pre-installing Windows on 99 of machines it's not going to be for everybody. IF you can though, jkirksey1889, I would suggest dual-booting Linux then just dipping into it every now and again looking to resolve and issues -- if your wireless card doesn't support Linux though it will be an issue until a driver appears. |
The initial post actually was help request: help to convince me it is not me who is failing, it is Linux that is bad.
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Assuming you're just trying to translate I would respond that Linux isn't bad but thanks to the actions of certain manufacturers it can be next to impossible to get working in certain circumstances and in those circumstances it's probably a better use of somebody's time to use Windows (and possibly use Linux in a VM) and keep an eye out for Linux-friendly hardware next time they purchase a computer. I know I only started using Linux when I could ditch my Winmodem for an ethernet-connected cable modem as otherwise I simply could not get onto the internet. I've had issues with wireless cards also that have prevented me using Linux on machines for a while. Sadly Linux is thought of as an afterthought to most hardware and software companies so there will always be situations where somebody simply cannot use Linux. |
Can't you read between the lines? What would be possible reason to post something like this on a support forum?
Let me translate the original post: Guys, I feel dumb. All you get around in Linux and I failed. I need patting on back. Please tell me it is Linux that is impossible to learn. |
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What expectations did you have on Linux? For what reason did you have to use the shell? |
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I need to add a few things that I didn't mention originally as I was above my frustration tolerance level when I started the thread. However I am kinda in a hurry now but I will be back later and clarify some things. |
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Cheers! :) |
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Mind you, even supported hardware can be problematic -- I spent hours compiling and recompiling software to try to get a software defined radio card working only to discover that the issues I was having were a combination of bad antennae, living in a poor signal area and some less-than-perfect software. I've played and worked with technology all my life and it never ceases to amaze me how hard the simplest task can be. |
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I always recommend Intel hardware as it just works with Linux. BTW, I only use laptops - haven't owned a desktop in over 15 years... |
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You start out by trying to install a touch-screen POS system onto Mint....right off the bat, you need to realize that Linux DID NOT FAIL...your Mint installation worked, and your problem was you were trying to install a touch-screen POS system (see: 'exotic hardware' comment above). Would you say that Windows had not installed without 'major problems', if you tried to install a third-party piece of software on it, and encountered problems? Nope...you'd quickly say that the PROGRAM had problems. If you don't want to learn something new, that's fine, but please, be accurate about what you're saying. If you expect Windows programs to work on Linux, that's not going to be the case, anymore than wanting a Windows program to work on a Mac, right? The two ARE DIFFERENT...would you go to the Apple store and complain that your copy of XXXX software for Windows doesn't work on Mac? Nope...this is no different. |
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personally, i don't think the op of this thread is trolling anymore than anybody else on this forum. i'd never have thought of it this way if somebody hadn't brought it up (otoh i knew immediately that this thread would grow cancerously; doesn't exactly take clairevoyance). or, if it really is so, then trolling has to be redefined as something that is not "bad" or "evil" or "offensive" behavior in itself. |
Did the OP have some highly specialized need (like installing a touch screen POS), and is that the reason Linux didn't work out?
A bit silly to generalize that to "the average user can't use Linux" isn't it? |
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The OP began posting about a touch-screen POS system from sourceforge...not exactly something you can just shove onto a system, unless you know what you're doing, even on Windows. Not sure why the OP thought that Linux wouldn't need drivers, or have to be configured...Windows would (and does), when you plug in new hardware. If it can't find a driver, you have to provide one, or your system won't work. No different than Linux, Mac, or any other OS. But, according to the OP, the OS had 'major problems'. Wifi didn't work (on Mint...hmm..), and having to type in a command was too difficult. |
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Sometimes they're not just perceptions, they're actually problems the community needs to work on. ;) Regards... |
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