On Monday 16 June 2003 8:17 am, Tom Achtenberg wrote:
> After several weeks of unsuccessful effort to install Linux on a desktop I
> am giving up and returning to more profitable activities.  I have tried 3
> different distributions (Mandrake 9.1, Red Hat 8.0 and Knoppix 3.2) all
> with much hassle and no success.  Some on this list have alluded that I
> have a hardware problem yet the same PC was rock solid on Windows 98 SE. 
> Last night I installed Windows 2000 server on it with no problems
> whatsoever.  The evidence leads me to conclude that Linux has some small
> niche areas it is good at, as a desktop OS it is simply not there.  Yes, if
> you are geeky enough and have the time to spend editing config files by
> hand and recompiling every app so it works on your machine it may be fun. 
> I need to spend my time in more productive environments.  Using Dereks
> criteria when he labeled FoxPro a "toy" database I have to say Linux is a
> "toy" OS.  Good for specific narrow applications but run the whole
> enterprise on it?  No way.

I never edit any config files by hand.  But the distro's that you tried are a 
bit trying.  I use SuSE 8.2 Pro myself simply because I don't want to do hand 
configs and like a windows style interface.

If you want some help give me a call.

-- 
Richard L. Proctor
Krystal Computer Services
PC Repairs & Upgrades
480-699-3098