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Originally Posted by ronnn
I had no problems with affecting my windows as I have 2 hard drives and the dual boot was no sweat. My last problem was wanting to install java - so as to play go online at kiseido. I cut and paste and edited until I wasn't sure if I had wrecked my install. But I never did get that java plug installed. Actually not sure if I have ever been able to install any program - if it doesn't come preinstalled with the ubuntu version - I can't seem to get it working. I can run windows or dos and solve any conflicts or whatever, but linux has me beat. The idea of installing any vid drivers and doing what it takes to run games is just scary. Now with windows buy a new printer or camera, drop in the install driver disk and it works - Linux needs to become easier if general home use acceptance is to go up. I am not totally computer stupid and family/friends actually often ask for help. I do support the idea of open source and hate huge monopolies like microsoft and would like nothing better than to run linux, but unless I decide to sacrifice the time to take a course - can't even get it to do what I want.
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This one of the reason when I install linux, I stop using it in like 2-3 later while dual boot. I dont feel like having to go to the command line, type in the command to install the drivers. Then go in nano and edit the driver into that then reboot.
Then notice I mess up, go back into nano and try to fix it. I agree if it was just click to install it without having to do all of the un needed steps then people would use it more.
I used like 5 or 6 diffent linux Distros. I would use Lindows but we all know its POS. I just dont feel like doing all of that just to install drivers, I see it as a time waster.
Like make 2 vers of it, One for those that just want to install the drivers windows style and ones for those that like the way you install them in linux. Then it be easier for Avg joes to use it.
If dos and dosshell was updated and supprted D3d and openGL I would use that instead of either
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