john gibbons wrote:
Thank you for the questions that are meant to help. However, I am inclined to think that the need to ask the questions at all helps me make my point. One simple interface that asks simple questions and automatically installs is a real need for Linux if it is ever going to be upon PCs for the common mob which includes me.
This is exactly what you can have if you want it. I bought the SuSE 9.1 Official Distribution and had absolutely no trouble installing it. It asks difficult questions like "What is your name?" and "What language do you speak?" but other than that it just works. If you want a "no brainer" then buy a prepackaged distro. If you want to explore the limits of your ability then you can download many different distros or even roll your own but, to use your analogy, don't expect a kit car to be as easy to get going as a pre-assembled one.
Horses for courses really!
Stay well and happy Heracles
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