Yrrah wrote:

> Installing applications is not half as easy as with Window$ and often
> there is no control over where they go.

On Unix like operating systems programs are installed to /usr/bin and
if you compile a program from source yourself it generally goes to
/usr/local/bin this keeps the system clean and tidy plus /usr/bin and
/usr/local bin are in the path so you can easily execute programs from
the command line just using their name.

If you install third-party proprietary software then you normally
install it to /opt/appname

It is the a way of structuring the system so you know where things are
and is similar to the program files directory in windows.

> Installing other languages for the spell check failed.
> It comes with a lot of unwanted sofware which is installed
> automatically and has to be removed, but that applies to all
> disctributions afaik.

User friendly distros tend to install a lot of things that they think
you want. There are more advance distros that allow you to install
only what you want.

> I've looked at other distributions too but they did not recognize my
> monitor or other hardware. The Ubuntu install window went right off
> the screen so I could not even install that distribution.
>

You must have some wierd hardware I have installed linux on many
computers without issue.

> As things stand now Linux is not a serious competitor. It's only for
> hobbyists who like to play with an OS, I don't. If the Linux community
> does not get their act together and develop a good and reliable Linux
> GUI and stop this distribution **** with dozens or hundreds
> automatically installed unwanted programs, Linux will remain something
> for the sectarians only.
>

Like I said before there are distros that don't install hundreds of
programs by default but they don't tend to be designed for the new user.

As for a gui I can think of 5 that work flawlessly for me and as for
hobbyists well I and many other people work on linux systems as their
job and I have not seen a windows computer in over a year so not sure
what you mean.

Kind Regards,
Anthony Irwin