As I’ve perused the various Linux news sites and blogs, one thing I notice is all the “How to Install <program X> in Ubuntu” – type articles. Each time I see one, my first thought is, “don’t people know how to use Synaptic? Or ‘Add/Remove Programs’ ?”
August 18, 2009
February 16, 2009
PCLinuxOS 2009: My Experience
Okay, technically, the 2009 iso isn’t out yet. But the repositories have been unfrozen, and the “Big Update” was pushed to all the mirrors. I updated a couple of weeks ago. So how is it going?
To begin with, my first try at updating was a no-go. It was all my fault, I admit. I had been multi-booting, playing with other distros while I waited for 2009. I knew I had screwed up my grub. I had tweaked it enough to let me boot PCLOS. I knew I had to go in and fix it before I did the update and reboot. I knew I had to….
<sigh>
To make a long story short, I ended up reformatting my root partition, and reinstalling PCLOS-2008 MiniMe. But from there, I re-did the Big Update, and everything was beautiful.
October 1, 2008
Software Installation In Linux
One of the complaints I still hear from new (or non-) Linux users is that installing software is too hard. The usual case in point is that in Windows, they just do an online search for what they want, download the installer, and double-click on it, and, after a few ‘OK’ clicks, voilà! Or they just go down to the store, plunk $50 on the counter, take the CD home, insert it into the drive, and, again, after a few ‘OK’ clicks, voilà!
In reality, software installation in Linux can be even easier. It can also be much harder. It depends on what level of responsibility you want to take. (more…)
