Re: Newbie wants it all and wants it now!

From: Bit Twister (BitTwister_at_localhost.localdomain)
Date: 09/24/04 

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:11:10 GMT

On 24 Sep 2004 20:38:52 GMT, Q852913745 wrote:
> I'm a windows xp user who has just installed suse 9.1, what a great
> setup, but there's no software as such,

Then you bought the wrong distribution for your needs or just being a troll.
http://www.distrowatch.com/

> and as every windows user knows, it's impossible to install
> downloaded software packages into linux without being a fully
> qualified geek! (no offence intended)

So, now you are really sounding like a troll.

> So I've come to the conclusion that if I am ever going to escape the clutches
> of MS I need a linux distribution that includes 'ALL' software,
> to cover 'EVERY' situation 'Joe Average' (that's not my real name), is likely
> to encounter or near enough, but at the same time must be easy
> enough for the average braindead windows user to use (none of that shell
> console thingy, dos was bad enough!).

Look at that statement, sounding more and more like a troll.

> Like many computer users, I'm really not interested in 'how' it does
> it's job, as long as it does it, in fact I hate computers, but I
> love using them. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as to
> worthwhile distro's to look at.

I have several windows cd games which will not load on windows, wrong
dlls, so loading windows software is not that easy.

I never ran Suse, but I find loading packages built for _the release_ of
_the distribution_ you are running is usually just a few key clicks,
no reboot, and away you go.

Now if you are going to try to install software packaged for your
release of your distribution from other types of packages or package
managers then you will have read on how to manage that process.

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