[CTS] Re: Speaking of Linux...
- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005 13:36:01 -0500
You need to go to decaf or something Charles...
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> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Charles R.
> Buchanan
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 1:03 PM
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> Subject: [CTS] Re: Speaking of Linux...
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>
> It gets frustrating at times. :-( For instance. I FINALLY managed to
> get Kunbuntu installed yesterday on the other computer. Had already
> downloaded the iso file while running Linux, and kept trying this and
> that to mount the damn thing and nothing worked! If I had hair to spare,
> I would have pulled it out!
>
> I think they do this sh!t on purpose sometimes! :-O So what did I do?
> What any normal person would do, re-booted, fired up Windows 2000,
> downloaded the iso (again), go to the other (this) computer, fire up
> Nero, and burn a CD of the downloaded iso file, take the cd, go back to
> the other computer, reboot BACK into Linux, and then install KDE. Pretty
> damn simple if you ask me!
>
> The saga continues....
>
> I still have KDE to install on this computer. After all of the drama on
> the other machine, I just KNEW this would a cakewalk! So I do EXACTLY
> the SAME DAMN THING on this machine, that I did on the other machine and
> guess what? Almost THREE hours later, for some reason(s) it can't
> download the needed files and blah, blah, blah AND blah! I even took a
> two hour nap during this also! :-O If it had a slow Internet connection
> or a VERY busy ftp/http site, I could understand, but it's a god
> forsaken CD! WTF? It took no more than 10 minutes to install KDE on the
> other machine, all of a sudden this machine has problems? LIke I said,
> it gets pretty damn frustrating at times. NOTHING, I repeat, NOTHING can
> be THIS difficult! I may not be the brightest bulb in the string, but
> sometimes this really does insult my intelligence! You really shouldn't
> have to have a doctorate to install a simple program and/or package, or
> to mount a hd/partition/cd, in fact, I'm STILL trying to figure out how
> to mount the partitions on my SATA drives! It (Device Manager) says the
> drive is /dev/sda*, but it won't recognize that when I try and mount
> them as such. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
>
> I need a drink....
>
>
>
> On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:28:24 -0700, cuffy10
> <cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> took time to say the following:
>
>
> c> That's what I mean......... everything takes so much time. What seems
> c> like it should be a simple task takes forever !
> c> I didn't even mess with the dual boot setup. I had two 40 GB drives in
> c> the machine so I just pulled the newest one with Windows and all it's
> c> associated files then put Ubuntu on the other drive. I'm too old to
> c> fight all this stuff anymore.
> c> I'll spearment with it then back to this machine for normal operation.
> c>
> c> Linux is a tool for users quailified in programming. I'm a
> two-fingered
> c> hunt& peck typist so even simple console work takes forever. A simple
> c> little syntax error can drive you over the edge of your
> patience perimeter !
>
> "I've got some bad news for you sunshine,
> Pink isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel"
>
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