> Brigette Heffner wrote: > > Ok, this is me...the one who posted "Why"... > I didn't mean to offend anyone...(everyone). I really want to use > Linux and It's making me nuts. We have it a school and I love it.
People are complaining that Linux (or Unixes for that matter) is difficult to use (install) in the first time. Well, it is _much_ more difficult than installing DOS. But IMHO, it's okay, because it has a lot to offer (eg: Internet daemons). > I have an ARM laptop with an AMD K6-3 450 Mhz processor, 196 MB RAM, > 10 GB Hard Disk, 14.1" TFT XGA , ATI video with 4MB memory, Phoenix > BIOS, and standart CDRom and Floppy. I don't have laptops that run on Linux, but my desktop has an ATI card on it. My X is running fine; it has Enlightenment (whoa, a click on the mouse, and you have a different look of your desktop; something that even a US$1K+ OS can't do) and Gnome. My only complaint is that the refresh-rate used by the X server is slightly lower than expected, or in other words, you have to sacrifice resolution or colors for refresh rate. On Windows NT, the card can do 1280x1024/8bpp/76Hz. Using X, it is restricted to 1024x768/16bpp/70Hz (ie: the X server can't be set on 1280x1024/even in 8bpp/70Hz). > I have Mandrake, Debian 2.1, and Slackware 7 to choose from. I can > boot from CD. > Mandrake: does good until the end, can't config video. > Slackware: Has a keyboard problem and hits a loop after booting > the kernal. > Debian: Didn't go there yet. IMHO, try Debian and feel the ease of apt-get. Oki
