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Post #138,784 by pwhysall 1/30/04 7:52:20 AM Reply	Pull the other one You're either too lazy or too stupid to install Linux because deep down you love Windows. At no point have you ever posted anything approximating a serious attempt to install Linux with proper problem reports and step-by-step stuff. Never. If I can put Linux on an HP9000 D330 with no display hardware and a serial console and a network connection by way of connectivity, you can put it on a PC. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home Page - Now with added Zing!]
Post #138,838 by orion 1/30/04 11:42:00 AM Reply	You pull the other one I gave exactly what the screen said. I listed the hardware used and talked about how far the install went. I honestly have no idea what you think a proper problem report looks like. I would use my Red Hat 9.0 disks, but support is going away. Fedora may be better to download then. Only it seems to upset the SuSE and Debian lovers here when I talk about using a different distro than they use. Lindows I had considered, but I'll have to buy a copy as it is not free. I actually tried to ask other Linux users, not here, but on #Linuxhelp on a (shudder) IRC channel on what distro to use. No replies and I was ignored. Reminds me why I hate IRC so much. I use Windows because I already know how to troubleshoot it, I can work through botched install. I cannot seem to work through a botched install with Linux, nor is anyone willing to help me without a proper problem report or whatever the fck I got to do to get help, secret handshake, passphrase, and taking an oath to never run Windows again. :( "Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #138,847 by Simon_Jester 1/30/04 1:12:10 PM 1/30/04 1:12:35 PM Reply	Linux takes study to use it. It WILL require a level of dedication from you. If you don't want to use it, or you don't want to put the effort into learning it, that's fine - don't use it. As for which distro - pick one. I don't care, and am not going to get pulled into a debate on which distro is better. However, most of the people on here know debian and will help you with debian problems because that's what they know. (Asking Redhat questions to Debian users isn't going to elicit a multitude of responses). But the first question must be a desire to learn. There is NOTHING wrong with not wanting to learn Linux. If Windows works for you, why switch? Edited by Simon_Jester Jan. 30, 2004, 01:12:35 PM EST Expand All History
Post #138,894 by orion 1/30/04 3:48:09 PM Reply	Why switch? Actually I want to be able to use both. Get the best of both worlds. I will put in the effort to learn, but my time set aside for learning is limited. If I download Debian, will I get help from here? I am willing to fill out a problem report, if someone sends me a blank one. I am trying to figure out DragonLinux, I did a search on distros and found it interesting. It should be one of the most painless to install due to its nature and simplicity. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #138,895 by deSitter 1/30/04 3:48:52 PM Reply	Re: Why switch? I offered you a direct solution and you refuse. Why? -drl
Post #138,897 by orion 1/30/04 3:54:04 PM Reply	Too many choices I made a choice, and you do not like it. What am I supposed to do run SuSE like you instead of DragonLinux? No matter what choice I make, most people here are going to be unhappy. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #138,902 by deSitter 1/30/04 3:58:54 PM 1/30/04 4:00:11 PM Reply	No choice You don't have to make any choices - just follow my directions to the letter. I don't even have to visit you. Once you are up I can remotely set things up with VNC or even simple telnet access. You get a Linux system, configured by an experienced person, and then you can go to town. The differences in distributions are not important enough for a newbie to be showstoppers. They all have good and bad points. Repeat: send me a detailed hardware report on the target system and we'll get started. You don't have to do anything at all. -drl Edited by deSitter Jan. 30, 2004, 04:00:11 PM EST Expand All History
Post #138,907 by orion 1/30/04 4:02:22 PM Reply	Let me consider it I have to go out of town tomorrow and then study for a final exam. Will this be SuSE? Also give me some time to get data off the 98SE system before I get ready to format it. For VNC access, I'll need the port number to punch a hole through my DSL router firewall. *"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"*
Post #141,222 by jb4 2/11/04 5:52:45 PM Reply	Dude... You don't fuckin care who you make happy/unhappy here. Just fuckin do it, awready! Your ability and willingness to take on a new endeavor cannot be based on whether it will make me happy. (Unless, of course, you're planning on supporting Duh in the next election; in which case, we'll have some words!) jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating that facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT

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