https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/index.php?a=rssfeed&t=186 The largest Smaug community resource site. - Aka: linux rants en SmaugMuds 60 https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/operating-systems-186/&p=688#p688 Well. Mandrake 8.2 died on bootup, no joy. Mandrake 9.0 beta 2 got all the way to DiskDrake, died there trying to write partitions. Guess I'm left with hoping Redhat has improved in the beta stage. https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/operating-systems-186/&p=688#p688 Sun, 4 Aug 2002 19:06:12 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/operating-systems-186/&p=687#p687 Well thats how it goes I guess. As I said awhile back I tried Downloaded(Linux Mandrake 8.0, 8.1 8.2) Downloaded(Redhat Linux 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3) Downloaded(Turbo Linux 6.5(server), 7.0) And some others that wouldn't even install so I just tossed the disk in the trash. Not to mention that I also spent over $300 on earlier versions of linux and had 0 luck with them installing. The only ones I ever bothered emailing with a complaint was redhat about the soundcard. Did I even get an email back? No https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/operating-systems-186/&p=687#p687 Fri, 2 Aug 2002 07:10:31 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Remcon) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/operating-systems-186/&p=686#p686 Based on what "Mr. Average" would be able to install while using my computer. Mr. Average is just that. Your average PC user who knows how to boot the machine, install software, check his email, surf the net, play games, listen to MP3s, burn CDs, write documents, and can generally hold his own as long as the GUI cooperates with him. He doesn't know jack #### about how to open his case and fiddle with his hardware. He only knows that the system he purchased ( which coincidently happens to mirror https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/operating-systems-186/&p=686#p686 Fri, 2 Aug 2002 05:44:33 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson)