der.hans wrote:

>Am 12. Jun, 2003 schwätzte Jeremy C. Reed so:
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>>>Its very frustrating
>>>trying to sort out 7 different distros each with 5 versions made up of
>>>hundreds of separate packages. That's why I let that RH7.3 dog keep
>>>sleeping. Learn Linux in 100,000 easy steps!
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>>There's a lot more that seven distros (although many are based on same).
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>There are even non-Linux distros :).
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>http://www.debian.org/ports/freebsd/
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>ciao,
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>der.hans
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Actually, there are a few distros that have addressed this frustration. 
A good example is Dropline GNOME ( http://www.dropline.net ) which 
enhances Slackware ( http://www.slackware.com .) Slackware creator 
Patrick Volkerding values simplicity, stability, and adhering to unix 
traditions. Todd Kulesza's Dropline GNOME gives you an improved GNOME 
desktop that looks beautiful but is not over done.

Here's an example from the graphics menu. Mouseover the menu listing and 
you get a detailed explaintion of what program is actually run and what 
it does.

Advanced Image Editor - A powerful image manipulator (The GIMP)
Image collection Viewer - View and organize your images (gThumb)
Image Viewer - View single images (Eye of GNOME)
PostScript Viewer - Display PostScript/.pdf files (GhostView)

If you are really new to Linux, Slackware is best learned at an 
InstallFest or with the help of someone who has run it a while. 
Slackware does force you to learn! It doesn't automate alot of the 
things that the "Big Three" do, but alot of Slackware users think that 
is a Good Thing.

Dennis Kibbe