Comments on: All About Linux 2008: A Linux Orientation http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:54:23 -0500 hourly 1 By: Drmgiver http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-1090189 Drmgiver Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:44:13 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/#comment-1090189 Anything RPM based is NOT user friendly. Anything RPM based is NOT user friendly.

]]> By: Joker http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-622417 Joker Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:05:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/#comment-622417 Ubuntu is dumbed down, period !! If you want user-friendly, try openSUSE :-) Ubuntu is dumbed down, period !!

If you want user-friendly, try openSUSE :-)

]]> By: Phil http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-622053 Phil Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:24:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/24/the-orientation-linux/#comment-622053 I wouldn't say Ubuntu ( My current flavour of choice ) is dumbed down. I would say that it has been made more user friendly. With menu's and navigation made simple. Pre-installed Open Office and Firefox. Basically what your average Joe needs. But the great thing about Ubuntu is, there is a GUI option for nearly everything. No terminal needed! I was simply stunned with the amount of free open source software avaible through the simple GUI add/remove programs. I mean theres a music player for every taste. Why pay? I mean I was about to scrap this laptop because Vista very slow. But as a last attempt I put in a Ubuntu Live CD.... No need for a beefy laptop to get Vista effects and great software. I wouldn’t say Ubuntu ( My current flavour of choice ) is dumbed down. I would say that it has been made more user friendly. With menu’s and navigation made simple. Pre-installed Open Office and Firefox. Basically what your average Joe needs.

But the great thing about Ubuntu is, there is a GUI option for nearly everything. No terminal needed!

I was simply stunned with the amount of free open source software avaible through the simple GUI add/remove programs. I mean theres a music player for every taste.

Why pay? I mean I was about to scrap this laptop because Vista very slow. But as a last attempt I put in a Ubuntu Live CD…. No need for a beefy laptop to get Vista effects and great software.

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