David Baudens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Just as a side note, in Windows XP, only solution to do a real
> > check of the disk is to open a "Command Prompt" (that's how it's
> > called, and it's installed by default) and to use "chkdsk" from
> > there. Just to show that even users of XP ("the easy OS") need
> > sometimes to do things in Command Prompt - and we even encourage
> > them to do a chkdsk from there before installing Mandrake.
> >
> > Now, there is another reason, maybe even more important: Linux
> > is, as Windows, still too complicated for most users, who tend to
> > ask their friends for support when they have a request. And these
> > friends will surely often ask them to open a "console" or a
> > "terminal" and launch whatever command from there. Hitting
> > Ctrl-Alt-F1 is more complicated (and won't work if they want to
> > launch an XFree app). Thus, a "terminal" program should be
> > installed and easily accessible from the Menu, in my humble
> > opinion (even if one is accessible from MCC, because if the
> > friend is a Debian fan he won't know that).
>
> I don't understand why people want always install a terminal. Most of users
> don't need it. If you need one, simply choose Consoles tools category when
> you can choose which packages should be installed. And if you need one
> after installation, simply launch rpmdrake and install a terminal.
You've misunderstood me, seems that you've read me too fast.
I underlined that, first, people are not confused by it because
it exists in their Windows world, second, they need one easily
accessible when they ask friends to do support for them
(telephone, irc, etc) - in that case, Ctrl-Alt-F1, MCC or
rpmdrake are some options but it's not "easy" and their Debian
friends might not know the two latter.
I didn't say they would need a terminal in their day-to-day use.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
