Comments on: Senior uses Ubuntu system 14 months trouble free

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:30:16 +0000

I know you aren’t supposed to “feed the trolls”, but I can’t let this one slide. First, you must be a troll or living in the sand because yes, a strong 60-75% of computer users use their computers as communication and solitaire devices ONLY. Rarely venture into the Internet, rarely have a need for word processing, and might dabble in downloading a few photos. For this type of user, why put up with the complexities and constant aggravation of updating and configuring security products with Windows?

Second, you bring up updating….a properly setup machine with a solid Linux distro doesn’t really need updating. I usually disable automatic update for these types of users. Oh, and Windows update is so solid? Please.

By: LinuxHaterNumber4005934

LinuxHaterNumber4005934 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:38:05 +0000

Hahaha, you freetards are so pitiful! You keep on with the “Linux is so easy that even my grandma can use it!!” thematic, but you don’t realize that most people don’t have the “light” needs described in these article. Therefore, Linux sucks for most people.

Oh, btw, I hope that the senior doesn’t try to update the system, it will crash. Maybe a good chance to come back to windows!

By: Break From The Experiment: Senior uses Ubuntu system 14 months trouble free – VooDooStevie.NET

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:28:51 +0000

[...] stumbled onto this article on AskRick and it really made me feel like I should continue using Linux further than the 30 day limit I was [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:06:44 +0000

While at the same time completely destroying your productivity. Sure you can setup a user with no rights, but for the average user, they would be pummeled with messages requiring admin rights and simply always grant them. So, while your “tard” comment is not only childish, negative and inaccurate, your solution is not practical. Linux 1 – Windows 0 (for basic users).

By: Alyas404

Alyas404 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:55:53 +0000

sounds like a bunch of tards that can’t even setup a stable windows environment to me.
what your perceiving as Linux ability to be stable for general use is just a lack of ability to do anything administrative/at all on the machine.
creating a user account with no rights so the use still couldn’t do anything would effectivly yield the same ‘amazing result’

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:10:01 +0000

Yes, I agree, Windows will always be needed for certain professions. But isn’t it nice not to worry about spyware and virus infections?

By: John

John — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:56:53 +0000

I use ubuntu on my laptop almost exclusively now. It came with Windows Vista preloaded and after much frustration I partitioned the drive and set up a Vista/Ubuntu dual boot. When I do have to use windows now it seems terribly slow and awkward.

Admittedly there are some issues with ubuntu and linux in general. My wife is a c++ programmer and has to work in windows, unix and linux environments. She prefers windows as a development environment – you don’t need to constantly rewrite and rebuild parts of the operating system – which allows you to get on with your own work.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:40:03 +0000

You really fell for that?

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:21:15 +0000

Sorry to hear about your wireless problem...clearly a weakness with Ubuntu. They have made great strides with it, however the last two years. Don't you think the Windows 7 install seemed very "ubuntuish"? And yes, it works pretty smoothly...must say that Microsoft may have a winner on its hands this time. Time will tell. IF you want to try Ubuntu again on your laptop, try reading through these troubleshooting steps (or these) for your card...or wait until October and see if 9.10 has better native support for that particular card.

By: everett

everett — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:31:38 +0000

I had tried the latest Ubuntu distro, 9.04 and it was an improvement from the previous releases though still unusable for wifi.

I have a Gateway MT6723 laptop, the wifi chipset is Realtek RTL8187b.

9.04 did supply drivers, though they did not work very well. My network is WPA secured and I was unable to connect to it at all like this. With my home network open, the signal did not reach across my house into my room where I use my laptop…

And then I downloaded the Windows 7 beta, chose my network, entered my security key, internet works, and is fast. It was just plain easy…

I do think M$ are a bunch of greedy jackasses. I do, in theory at least, support the open-source movement.

But the bottom line is I am just going to go with what’s easiest and works… Which at this point for me, sadly, is Windows.