nightsurge said:
For the general audience, hell no. Linux will never work for the general public until they figure out a new method instead of requiring most software to be installed by command line. That and networking them are just not very easy to do if you have no linux knowledge (ie. the general public). |
I'm surprised it got this far without anyone saying anything.... Command line software installs aren't mandatory anymore. AFAIK most distros use a GUI interface, Ubuntu uses Synaptic Package Manager which lets you browse through your repos and get some information on a package before you install it, also installing all the required packages to make whatever you're installing work. Granted there may be some tweaking you may have to do with the command line, but the method you speak of exists.
Networking is easy too.... Wireless is the only bitch, LAN is as easy as being setup automagically when you install. :P
