(May 12, 2009 at 2:13 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote: And in one line you sum up my biggest dislike about Linux (and trust me, I'm fascinated by the bloody thing). You install a program and you can't find the bloody shortcut to run it, or you have to start hacking at files to make it run or you get into dependency hell. And that's after you get round the daunting task of getting presented with an OS which has everything, many of which are not quite consistent in terms of function or interface, many illogically spread across several applications where they should be in one (and no, I'm not saying windows is perfect but it is more consitent IMO) ... in short, despite the fact that I do appear to a fair bit about it, I just don't "get" Linux. It's a shame because if I could make the switch to it I probably would.And in one paragraph you manage to confuse Linux users who don't know what you are talking about
It's a different OS, therefore it will have a different way of installing things. One hour reading the manual will teach you the basics, or 10 minutes asking people online will get you the same thing. I'd be perfectly willing to explain how to install things on Linux (in my opinion much easier than Windows) if you wanted Kyu.
I've never had to "hack files" to get anything to run, because the package manager does all the dependency finding for me. If you understood how the shell works you would know that the "shortcuts" you ask for simple involve typing the name of the program in and it will automatically find it for you (or you could use the menu, which automatically displays them all...). The reason for applications being "spread about" is that they are developed by different people for free. The beauty of Linux is that you can easily chain them together if you wanted to.
So Kyu, how about I get on Skype with you one afternoon and talk you through the OS? Or if you don't want to do that, I'm sure I could find you some tutorials that could make you understand.
Oh, and before you start saying I'm just being angry at you, I'm not, and I don't mean to cause any offence. It's just I've heard all these things before, and most of the problems stem from people just not realising it isn't Windows, it works in different ways, and reading the manuals explains everything to you!
My friend just switched to Ubuntu after arguing with me that Windows was "easier", and now she sends messages to me on facebook saying "oooh, I just discovered I could do X" or "I had a problem but I found the answer on Google in like 2 minutes!".
