Linux not essential to Eee PC success: ASUS...

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http://apcmag.com/linux_not_essential_to_eee_pc_success_asus.htm
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I'd like to point out that this part of the article is fantastically
incorrect....

"Finding new applications to add requires users to add new repositories,
a process that is likely to send curious Linux novices deep into a pit of
frustration. Even if they figure out the difference between Multiverse
and Universe, and manage to add repositories for Debian and Xandros (on
which the Eee’s Linux is based), users overjoyed by the newfound
selection of software are likely to throw hands in the air when the
software they install fails to work, or even stops the system working
properly."

This is untrue at least 95% off the time. The only time I've had to add a
repository so far was to keep Enlightenment up-to-date from the source-
code repository.

Most Linux s/w has a downloadable install package, just like a setup.exe
or *.msi file.

As a matter of fact, all the apps I've looked at on linuxappfinder.com
just have a button on the webpage that says 'Install Now', and you don't
even have to d/l a package at all. (I know it's transparent, but the
effect is no d/l'g of a package.)
 
DanS said:
I'd like to point out that this part of the article is fantastically
incorrect....

"Finding new applications to add requires users to add new repositories,
a process that is likely to send curious Linux novices deep into a pit of
frustration. Even if they figure out the difference between Multiverse
and Universe, and manage to add repositories for Debian and Xandros (on
which the Eee’s Linux is based), users overjoyed by the newfound
selection of software are likely to throw hands in the air when the
software they install fails to work, or even stops the system working
properly."

This is untrue at least 95% off the time. The only time I've had to add a
repository so far was to keep Enlightenment up-to-date from the source-
code repository.
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No, no, no, you mean suppository - Shove it up your ass where it belongs.
 
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