Re: New to Linux

[Marc Shapiro <marcnshap@gmail.com>]

On 04/21/11 09:21, Patrick Bartek wrote:
> --- On Sat, 4/16/11, Andrei Popescu<andreimpopescu@gmail.com>  wrote:
>
> > On Vi, 15 apr 11, 22:26:54, Patrick
> > Bartek wrote:
> > > So, I stand by my initial statement that Debian is not
> > suitable for
> > > the Linux firsttimer.  I would never recommend it
> > to a noobie.  With
> > > Debian, you need to know, at least somewhat, what
> > you're doing.
> >
> > For mere users (no administration) Debian stable is
> > wonderful IMVHO.
> >
> > It should also work if someone knowledgeable does the
> > initial install
> > and major upgrades and let the user do only security
> > updates
> > (update-manager or even completely automated).
>
> I wasn't referring to Linux users, those knowledgeable, either a little
> or a lot, in Linux.  My statement was about those who know nothing
> about  Linux, not just nothing about Debian, almost all of whom are
> Windows users, who unfortunately expect Linux to work like Windows,

I came from Win 3.1 directly to Debian (Bo, I believe) back when dpkg 
was the package manager.  No Apt, no Aptitude, nothing GUI, just a 
command line and no automatic dependency resolution.  It told you what 
was needed, but it wasn't going to get it for you.

I survived, and I am still here.

Marc Shapiro