Linked by Charles Williams on Mon 7th Apr 2003 03:17 UTC
We have all heard the horror stories of how GNU/Linux is difficult, if not almost impossible, as far as general desktop usability is concerned. In particular, there seems to be a continuous stream of gripes printed across the Internet, from Microsoft Windows users who wish, or have tried, to migrate to GNU/Linux, yet gave up in frustration. But what happens when complete computer newbies are introduced to GNU/Linux? By computer newbies, I am referring to those who have no computer experience whatsoever, in either a Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix or other environment.
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I was first introduce to Linux in 96, when a friend gave me a copy of Slackware 96. I couldn't believe how hard it was to install things. I had to take a crash couse on gcc and make just so that I could install apps.
Trying to fix broke software, not being a programming I got to the point that I started hating Slackware.
After 6 months and driving my friends crazy and way with question about programming. A friend bought me a copy of RedHat 4.2, install it and taught me how to love rpm.
Shortly after that, I move to SuSE 5.3 and have been with SuSE ever since. As a newbie at that time. If there weren't things like rpm. I would have given up on Linux as I did Solaris.