is this typical

[Brandon Tomlinson]

The big issue for you is that networking device. If that worked, none
of this would be an issue. research may have helped, but to be honest,
it's not easy to figure out what to look for. I always recommend
trying ubuntu out on a computer with a wired connection for the first
time. Some wireless modem cards work great, others not so much, it
depends on the card. Sorry your experience has been so awful, it's
really bad luck :/

On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Kenneth Adam Miller
<kennethadammiller at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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> 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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