Let me hasten to say this is not, as the subject line might seem to imply, a Linux-bashing question.
I'm considering moving from Windows XP to some form of Linux, most likely debian. I'd like to know beforehand, what functionality I'll lose when moving from Windows to debian. For instance, point-and-click ease-of-use in installing applications. Another example: multimedia,
In Debian, try synaptic for installing stuff. I seldom use it, but it is GUI bases for almost everything. I use dselect which is quite powerful.
such as playing MP3 audio files or downloading pictures from my digital camera.
Never had a problem in either of these two applications.
I like the 'back-end' stability that Linux has, but question whether that stability will be negated by a more difficult user interface, or
You have to read up on stuff to use Linux effectively. Although when I reflect I realize that to have more/better security in Windows you have to read up on stuff there too. However, increase in knowledge and experience in logical thinking is a sweet perk of learning to use linux based systems :)
lack thereof. Windows users poo-poo Linux while fans of Linux complain Windows is straight from h*ll -- isn't there a middle-ground truth? Thanks.
Ubuntu Linux?
GL, ->HS
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