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#1 ·
I can't just add a repository, search for FF3 (Firefox 2 is preinstalled) say "yes, please install"), and have it just fucking work?

I'm testing SLED 10 sp2, and it's got old versions of everything. I want to update Firefox and OOo.org. W(hy)TF is this such a fucking ordeal?

I add the appropriate repos, find the apps, and......dependency hell.

And people wonder why Linux distros haven't "invaded the desktop". Here's a clue: they're a fucking pain in the ass.
 
#8 ·
This = the primary reason Linux isn't more popular. No matter what distro you run, some shit just will not work without dependency hell. Until the open-sourcers get their heads out of their ass and make a sensible installation API (cough, cough, windows) it'll never be more accessible/usable/popular than Windows is for the average end-user.
 
#16 ·
Not that I think they should buy Macs, mind you. They're too expensive, and thanks to Apple's draconian hold over the driver development, hardware options will always be limited and overpriced.
 
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