Comments | mathemajician: "Ubuntu Shock"

mathemajician

"Ubuntu Shock"

Jul 15, 2006 22:49

I'm having "Ubuntu Shock ( Read more... )

Comments 8

gible July 15 2006, 22:44:09 UTC

Its that very easiness that is need for linux to become mainstream, glad its finally starting to happen as I still haven't found time to learn enough of linux to actually keep an installation.

mathemajician July 17 2006, 14:58:50 UTC

I doubt it will really go mainstream. The problem is that it simply doesn't have the support of most consumer hardware and software manufactures.

ghoulchick July 15 2006, 23:30:07 UTC

See now, I spent 30 minutes yesterday trying to install a printer ink cartridge, and still couldn't get it to work. So I bow to your superior computer skills.

mathemajician July 17 2006, 14:52:15 UTC

This must be why I'm getting a PhD in computer science!

Note to self: Add "can get printers to work" to my CV.

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mathemajician July 17 2006, 14:55:37 UTC

... yes, though to get my screen resolution right I still had to manually play around with X11 configuration files. But other than that, mostly it's been plain sailing.

dracoonfyre July 16 2006, 04:06:42 UTC

It's beginning to sound a lot like Windows...

-E

mathemajician July 17 2006, 14:57:24 UTC

It still has rough edges compared to windows. But little by little these are going way.

gustavolacerda July 18 2006, 17:51:40 UTC

Great news. Thanks.