Re: Considering switch to linux


"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.12.31.01.29.18.268648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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
>

You simply assume I have not asked intelligent questions on this newsgroup
which I previously have, and elsewhere. You also assume I have not done any
Google searches. Why would you assume I am so stupid? There is nothing my
posts here that would lead a reasonable person to draw such a conclusion.
The key word is 'reasonable'.

The original poster asked for advice. I figured, that as a Linux noob, I
could offer him some advice that would be useful to him considering what he
posted.

Joe



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