Joe, have you tried Mint?
Seems to be a brain-dead proposition...
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joe@actionline.com writes: 

> While Linux is clearly superior in so many ways, it is little wonder that
> Linux has not yet found wider acceptance among "ordinary" computer users
> when it is still such an ordeal to achieve a fully satisfactory
> installation that "just works" for all of the most essential stuff. 
> 
> Ideally, it surely should be possible to have a *ONE-CLICK* Linux Live CD
> installation that would result in a system as complete and ready-to-use as
> a new computer purchased off-the-shelf at any retail store with micro$haft
> pre-installed. 
> 
> Sadly, such an installation is not even remotely close to reality. 
> 
> I have tried many dozens of different Linux distros, and I have done
> hundreds of Linux installations over the past 15-years, and (call me
> stupid) but I the process is still both daunting and highly frustrating. 
> 
> For several years, Mandriva and PCLinuxOS had been the most stable and
> usable (imho) and I was completely happy with PCL with KDE 3.5 for quite a
> long time ... until finally being forced to "upgrade" to KDE 4 with its
> endless problems ... and then, a series of problems with PCLinux so-called
> "rolling-release" updates royally screwed up all of my systems.  So that
> drove me to give up on PCLinux and start all over again. 
> 
> Kubuntu seemed like the best alternative for my needs -- first with
> version 12.04 and over the past few days, I have been transitioning to
> 12.10 which seems much improved. 
> 
> However, even so, getting 12.10 installed and working right on my
> computers has continued to be far more frustrating than I think a Linux
> installation ought to be. 
> 
> So, I have been attempting to compile a checklist of every step and every
> click required to complete an installation and setup to the "ready-to-use"
> stage, and I would appreciate any feedback, corrections, and suggestions
> that y'all might be willing to share to improve this checklist. 
> 
> Eventually, with guidance from my good plug friends, I hope to "remaster"
> a live CD that might get as close as possible to a *ONE-CLICK*
> installation of kubuntu 12.10. Click this link to see the checklist first
> draft: 
> 
> http://www.upquick.com/temp/cklist.pdf 
> 
>  
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