is this typical

[Kenneth Adam Miller]

Well the distro makers have to cut out everything they can so that they can
make an iso that will fit on a cd. In reality, your only downloading a
fraction of what you need. Its a sign of determination that you would be
willing to work on something like that. That's good, but really-to install
apps just use the managers provided. Everything else is hell. Maybe this
isn't the way to get those packages on your machine: I can use a program
called remastersys that will burn a larger iso that will go on dvd that will
have the necessary packages. Then u can use that to install what you want.

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  1. Is this typical ? (Jeffrey Landgrebe)


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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 21:44:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Jeffrey Landgrebe <mountainhome3 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Is this typical ?
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A few days ago, I posted a request for help with my USB internet device.
 The responses I received were great, and Pat Hickel sent me an email giving
me detailed instructions for a workaround.

I don't have my connection working yet, but I think that is because I rushed
into Linux without studying up on it first.  This is the first time I have
ever done that with computer hardware, software or OS.

To make things less of a grind, I took a break from reading Ubuntu and Linux
documentation, and trying to learn the meaning of my internet connection
workaround, and I tried to use Rhythmbox to play an mp3 file.
I quickly learned I needed to download some stuff before that would happen.
 Because I don't have an internet connection yet in 9.10, I rebooted to
MSWindows, and downloaded the appropriate stuff.  Long story short,
Rhythmbox still won't play an mp3.  Reboot to MSWindows, look for more
documentation, and I find material in the Ubuntu on-line documentation that
shows other people are having the same problem.  I follow all the suggested
solutions, but to no avail.

So, I get the bright idea to simply download a different player.  I figured
that this would be a simple task that would be a learning experience and a
confidence-booster.  Audacious sounded good, so I pulled it and all the
stuff it needs from the Ubuntu site.  Reboot to Ubuntu, install all the
stuff (the "dependencies", kind of like "DLL hell" in windows), and then it
comes down to Audacious and the necessary plugins.  Here's the funny part
--- each needs the other, and each says the other is wrong.

I then read up on the tinkering that can be done to get Synaptic to work
with packages that I have downloaded.  I read it, understood it, but simply
didn't have the proper attitude to continue.

Is all this typical of Linux and Ubuntu today, or have I just become a
grouchy old man ?

Somewhere in the mid-to-late 1990s, I bought a Redhat package off the shelf.
 It did not like the machine I had, and I honestly did not have a lot of
time to devote to it.

I thought it would be a fun now in retirement to learn Linux and benefit
from leaving Microsoft behind.
This stopped resembling fun several hours ago.

Again, is this a typical newbie experience in Linux today ?

Jeff
mountainhome3 at yahoo.com



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