Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 13th Sep 2007 08:14 UTC, submitted by Anonymous Reader
"My verdict: Even in the relatively slick Ubuntu variation, Linux is still too rough around the edges for the vast majority of computer users",
says Mossberg. Among others, he complains about one of the things I did too when I was writing my stream of Ubuntu reviews back in Spring.
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Member since:2005-11-12
Well Vmware is hardly a desktop tool for a noob and I dont know about the ATI driver but with the nvidia driver you dont need to compile it, Ubuntu already has the precompiled binary ready.
Two reboots a month, hardly anything to complain about since I've lose count how many times i've had to do it in Windows.
Member since:2005-11-15
VMWare is for a noob because VMWare runs appliances. On Windows VMWare installs without any hassles or complications. It is truly easy!
On Linux, not so lucky. Actually a downright painful experience and is one the reasons why I simply do not use Linux on my desktop. I need VMWare for one reason or another, and the pains I experience on Linux are great.
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2005-08-11
"An average user will have no issues updating linux at all, they login they see the update notification and install the updates for everything hat needs it, without any issues."
Unless it's a kernel update, and then they have to reinstall all the apps that have kernel modules. I have gotten 2 in the last 2 months for my Debian boxes, and had to reinstall vmware and my ATI drivers after each one. Ubuntu does the same thing.