Why Linux will never be popular

[BigRIGG]

Linux wont be popular because its way of use and installing things, its way to hard for basic newbies, I personally love Linux (SUSE and Mandrake) I showed my friend that knows things (about windows) and he was lost, sure thats how most people are. Most people dont want to learn a new OS when windows just them justice, but little do they know when they figure it out, theyd love it Im sure, at first when I started ot venture outside windows I was fuggin lost, but forums are your friend, hardest thing for me was figuring out how to install programs and use the terminal..but thats a pice of cake, guess its like learning to drive a semi, hard with all the gears but practice makes perfect. :)

[Jau_Peacecraft]

i love how some people forget that if you were raised on GUI, more than likley you'll end up staying with GUI instead of linux, which uses both GUI and CPL. And yes im refrrring to that experiment that one guy did with people who never used a computer before and teacihng them how to use CPL; i would post a link but i forgot where it is. They should make classes where you can get reconditioned to get used to CPL; Id imainge thta would make linux not only easier but a lot more fun/interesting to deal with.
I also hate it when people who elite linux users say "oh people are just being lazy". Uh no, I fucking have classes, social life, etc. I really dont have time to get a headache about learning how to install something in linux when i got a fucking paper due tommarow morning or Im surrounded by people who are into Mac's (and i hate crapintoshes).
Yes im also saying linux would be easier / cooler to learn if a friend offline was into it [however gay/noob the concept of a buddy system is]
Also as time goes by Im learning little by little about Windows, so Im already trying to figure whatever about a certain OS, getting into linux puts me in a position to re-learn everything and then when I ask pepole what distro I get 15,000 repsponses. There was also a study on how too many choices is bad for the brain, alas, once again no link.


That said, I'll still give linux a shot whenever I have time. I did have some fun with knoppix's live cd, but then again, fun was just using it like windows and not getting too lost; I didnt use it like a typical linux user would. Linux prolly just needs a lot of time before it can be popular. I mean the mac is becoming popular, im sure when everyone gets tired of trying to emulate a smug 22 yo who drinks frappchinos all day and looks retarded in commercials with his smart ass quips they'll move on to something else.

[smith100]

where do you get the appz from for linux

[unknownpersonage]

where do you get the appz from for linux

you get appz on linux useing package managers which download stuff from internet stores called repositorys and then configure and install it for you and can upgrade or remove software as well
if you want to know more take a look at this
https://help.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/deskt...e/C/index.html

[vixenk]

i love how some people forget that if you were raised on GUI, more than likley you'll end up staying with GUI instead of linux, which uses both GUI and CPL.

Just so you know, there are distros out there now that require no use of cpl. Obviously you'll have to resort to cpl and/or editing configuration files if you want to do any heavy troubleshooting, administration, or changes, but then again the same is true of Windows.

They should make classes where you can get reconditioned to get used to CPL

Agreed, sort of. I think they should focus more on kids how things work as opposed to just teaching click this to do that in Windows. The fact that they do that irritates me to no end - they're not teaching computer skills, they're just teaching memorization skills. I don't care if they teach kids on Windows or Linux or Unix or BSD or Mac or whatever. Just so long as they teach them what goes on underneath the surface so things make sense to them. This used to be a really big focus in schools - they knew that some of those kids they were teaching would be the ones making the software and hardware one day that they were using. Now it's like all of that is taken for granted.

[Kabifff]

I think it's directly related to the whole "culture of abuse" thing. We, as humans, need abuse. We hate windows, we bitch about it, but we keep it. Us Americans are stupid. Gas is 4 dollars a gallon and we still buy and drive one person around in an SUV.

[Boomer The Dog]

Oh, not me, I love Windows, to me it's part of the greatest advance of my generation, an easy-to-use personal computer and the internet for millions of souls. Bill and Microsoft were in the right place and time to help make this happen, and the people people took to it.

You can do almost anything with Windows, and get rid of the objections with tweaks and custom builds that you can make yourself.

Nothing bad on open source, command line interface, Firefox, Linux, Vorbis, etc., bring them all on!

[kdemetter]

trust me , linux can be very easy . just take a look at the newest ubuntu

to install it , all you basically have to do is read and click next .
in about 15-30 minutes the installation is complete , and nearly everything works ( only real difficult thing is installing propietarty drivers , they work fine but you have the follow the forums so it's a little bit more work . but they are working on making that easier)

to isntall something , you can use a graphical manager wich downloads and installs everything automatically . you also receive updates to your system automaticaly .

bottom line is , Ubuntu is a lot more user friendly than Windows .

But , and this is most peoples real problem , it's not windows . and it never should be .

You will only like Linux if you want to try a new OS , not if you are looking for a free clone of Windows .

It won't be as popular as Windows , because people only want Windows like stuff . and linux will never be exactly that way.

[The Hunter]

I see some folks dont get my point. It is a totally different enviroment, and many people want/need a lot of handholding during installs.