Hi :) freedom.seekerUnfortanetly forums and written words are not heard, so sometimes conversations fail, even when people means the best.
Let me tell you I know what it is like to have difficulties with gnu/linux, I am a lawyer and I have no friends on Computer Science, so it was really hard for me at the beggining.
With that said, I see many people have helped you and I think most of your listed problems should be solved by now, is there anything else you need help with?
