Hopefully this will be taken as constructive criticism, but I feel it needs
to be said.
First, let me say that that I have only been 'playing around' with Linux for
about 8 months. I chose Mandrake because it was the most cutting edge and
at first, the only one to support my video card. I have been VERY impressed
with the graphical install and for someone who has NEVER touched or seen
Linux, made it very easy for me to install.
My number 1 complaint about Linux in general is that ther is no 'standard'
install. RPMDrake does make things somewhat easier than trying to compile a
tar file, but still a far cry from clicking an icon.
I just tried installing KDE2. I downloaded megs of files only to find out
that I don't have everything I need. Each RPM has its own set of
dependencies. How do I know which to install? I go through each file and
none would install because I needed to install something else first.
Finally narrowed it down to crypto.so and ssl.so
Hopefully, you understand my point - for Linux to become more everyday
desktop friendly, someone has to come up with a better way of installing
programs.
At this point, Linux is still something for me to 'play with'. I'll have to
stick with my crashy WIN98 to get my work done. Believe me, I'd rather be
using Linux.
Gary Russell
Maryville, TN
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