"Yrrah" <Yrrah.YrrahYrrah.Yrrah********.com> wrote:
> It sucks! It's slow! It uses a lot of RAM!
> PCLinuxOS has two menu editors, its own and KDE's, and neither of them
> works properly, so I can't add items to the menu. Removed items keep
> coming back.

Are you running it from the live CD? Running an OS from a CD will be slow
and use a lot of RAM.


> Booting results in an ever increasing stream of error messages.
> Sound card is not recognized, neither are all resolutions and
> refreshment rates of the monitor.
> Installing applications is not half as easy as with Window$ and often
> there is no control over where they go.

Try Ubuntu:
http://www.ubuntu.com/

It's very easy to use, although you may have to spend some time adjusting to
new ways of doing things (often better ways of doing things).

> 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.

Try Ubuntu:
http://www.ubuntu.com/

> 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.

What kind of monitor is it, and what other hardware? Try
http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ and IRC channel #ubuntu. You can't get tech
support like that for Windows.

> As things stand now Linux is not a serious competitor. It's only for
> hobbyists who like to play with an OS,

Linux "Only for hobbyists"? Like Google, Amazon, IBM, NASA, all of the
fastest supercomputers in the world, many countries' governments, and most
Web sites...

> 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.

It may be a case of PEBCAK. You are not giving it enough time. There are
different ways of doing things in Linux and it takes a while to learn them.
It's best to start with a dual-boot system and gradually work your way into
it. It's not for everyone though.

> I've given up on Linux for now, after having tried for a few weeks.
> Back to Window$ :-(

My condolences... :(
I'm often stuck in Windows lately so I feel your pain.

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