-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-19 22:31, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2014, Ken Heard wrote: >> My latest experience was a new installation of Wheezy in a new >> box. It took me the entire month of January to get the OS and >> essential applications to the point where the machine became >> usable. Yes it works, but so does a Ford model T. For example I >> wanted to use LVM but the attempt broke the installer. I still >> have not got sound working. > > In both of these cases, please either > > 1) File bugs if you can reproduce the problem and get a sensible > error message and a bug isn't already reported. > > 2) If you cannot, ask here or in some other forum so people can > help you get the bug into a state where it can be reported. > > If you have reported them, and no one has been able to solve it or > responded, then please point to the bug/threads, and I or someone > else may take a look. > > Debian doesn't have the resources (people or money) to exhaustively > test every single combination of hardware and install type; we do > our best, but in the end, if you want it supported, Debian needs > your help.
All very good points, and I do understand how the system works and does need input from ordinary users. But my personal resources are limited as well. I stopped working on the problems I encountered because in the short run I did not have time. I had work to do and deadlines to meet. So I left out all the multimedia stuff and other frills and with difficulty got working the basic wheezy operating system plus X.org and kde-trinity, which I have been using since squeeze and find better than XFCE or LXDE (I gave up mainstream KDE when 4 came out), the ices (dove and weasel), seamonkey for the html composer now that iceape in not in squeeze, libreoffice and gnucash. With the foregoing I can do what need to do to keep my head above water for the foreseeable future. Later, if, as and when I have what I call unproductive time, i.e, time not required to look after my own financial and other interests, such as reporting some of the problems I encountered starting with an installation report. Regards, Ken -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlMq2v4ACgkQlNlJzOkJmTdC/gCdHjHYlzrdLRAXGs22t/G5jp1v lJIAnjI+QGn6LfRhALaWLi9yBqeBIH7R =1lQB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/532adafe.1060...@teksavvy.com