technomodel wrote:
if people keep on thinking that how will i continue with my regular non-geeky(whatever that means) chores in linux as it is too difficult to use, you wont be able to fully exploit what linux has to offer.
well technomodel, i'm talking from the point of view of a home user...and as i said, the first requirement that ppl like me look for in an OS is ease of use and unfortunately, linux has a long long way to go in this matter. way too much of the command line interface is a big let down according to me and its least appealing.
it's a fact that hardcore linux distros like slackware,gentoo or debian are a lot command line based.but it is this powerful linux shell that has given most of this stability.less the eye-candy,easier runs the machine.dont you agree? but modern packaged distributions like suse,mandrake or fedora have made it easier to manage the system by introducing good gui tools.i even hear that in fc3 the only time you have to resort to command line is when you are writing programs,but as you said, you are not a programmer
so linux IS becoming easier for the home user. and if you think, u will surely agree that moving to linux is a lot mental,as u urself said.u just need to move
i think i'm already being adventurous just by going ahead and trying to learn linux when i'm better off with windows...(some of the people who i know r less adventurous..lol...they run at the word of linux
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i dont know any programming and i cant make any applications...so i wud have to stick to a tailor made application packaged by someone else. Smile adverturers must have the right tools to go on with the adventure (in this case knowledge of programming, kernel scripting) and i have none of that
i admit, i might have become a bit too overenthusiastic
.but tell me sree, do u think that u need to know programming,kernel scripting etc to use linux?not at all. that part is left to those people who are into kernel or software development.for you, you only need to use that stable kernel and the software/applications they prepared. what i had meant about that 'tailor-made' application is that for linux,you are free to use it the way you like it.for example, suppose you are using windows 98, which has poor networking,worse hardware support and terrible stability. what do you need to do?you dish ou a few thousands of bucks and get urself a copy of xp/2000 or whatever.
but now suppose you are using a linux distro with the 2.4 kernel, and you need support for ur raid volumes and access to ntfs partition.all you need to do is download the latest kernel and recompile.besides ur needed hardware support,u get a stable system with bleedin edge kernel.
recompiling the kernel wud be my really last option and i wud most probably refrain from doing so coz who knows what wud happen if i screwed up?!
you can screw up a hdd partion using a logical volume manager as easily you can screw up a kernel recompilation.in fact, the former is simpler
.recompiling the kernel is as simple as typing a few thinga, choosing a few options, and pressing enter. moreover, you can always keep a backup of the existing kernel and test the newly compile dkernel for stability by booting into it.if there is any mistakes,just remove it and compile afresh.but if you screw up with the vm you in most cases u have nothing to do but kiss ur data goodbye.
i havent seen the net thru linux ever since i started to use it...i just wish someone writes working drivers for my internal HSF modem sometime. 
