Re: Considering switch to linux

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:08:58 +0000, Joe727 wrote:

>>> Then there is the matter of fonts - they simply are not at clear as those
>>> which appear on Windows. It's that simple.

>> Huh? As you have already stated that you can't even install an RPM, this
>> piece of false information means nothing. Fonts on my Linux machines look
>> VERY much better than they do on a Windoze machine. Configure it
>> properly, and you'll agree.

> What's to configure? There are very limited options in YAST2, including the
> ability to manually set the refresh rate of the monitor.

There's plenty to configure, and there's more to Linux (and configuring)
than YAST2. Have you done any research (Google) on this? I would have to
guess "no".

> Also, I am not posting any false information. I am the one looking at my
> monitor's screen, not you. The fonts are not as clear in Suse as they are
> in XP and 98SE. That is fact.

Because you haven't set them up correctly. The false information I was
referring to (might have been an assumption on my part), is that I took
your comment to mean: Fonts in Linux don't look as good as they do in
Windows. If you meant "YOUR" usage of Linux, then you could be right.

> As for having difficulty installing the rpms - there is a known bug in Yast
> which is the exact problem I am experiencing. I have tried all sorts of
> posted solutions to overcome the problem - without joy, I might add.

Have you tried the easy way, by using the "rpm" command? Forget that
piece of crap YAST.

> As I mentioned in my original post, and mention again - I am a Linux noob.
> I also am not anti-Linux, but Linux is much more difficult for the average
> user like me to operate than Windows. That also is a fact in my experience.

Perhaps it is. In my view, it's not so much that it's more difficult,
it's just that it's different, and you have to change your mindset.
You'll also have to do some reading/research on many things to understand
them and how to properly configure/administer your system. Get used to
using Google, and ask intelligent questions in places like this newsgroup,
and you'll go far.

--
If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
Linux Registered User #327951

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