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Red Hat 8.0 For KDE Users (And Newbies)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the simple-is-better dept.

pantropik writes "OSNews has been giving quite a bit of bandwidth to Red Hat's newest offering lately. This article, which generated quite a bit of controversy in the comments section, detailed a new user's 'frustrations' with the new release. The latest article, written by yours truly, is rather lengthy, explaining such things as adding 3D drivers, missing MP3 functionality, DVD decoding, using APT with RHL, and customizing Red Hat's modified KDE. At the end, I wrap up with my impression -- as a simple user -- of this 'crippled' KDE implementation. Of course, you can also check out this story, which takes a look at RH 8.0 from 'Joe and Jane User's' perspective."

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  1. Re:note to newbies by Dionysus · · Score: 1, Troll

    What if you don't have an afternoon to kill, and you just want something to work so that you can get your work done, and go home to your family?

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    Je ne parle pas francais.
  2. Have u tried XP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I was sorely disappointed with Win95/98/NT. I was also disappointed with RedHat - I would often get as many crashes with RedHat (using KDE) as I would with Win98.

    But when XP came out, I decided to give it a try, and it has worked smoothly and painlessly for me. Sure it's by Microsoft, but I want an OS that just works. I'm sure Linux is an industrial strength OS, but it is lacking in its stability of GUI implementations.

    Also, I've only had a handful of crashes under XP. Way less than Redhat (7.2). Might give 8 a try later.

  3. Re:note to newbies by Raiford · · Score: 2, Troll
    hmmm ... might want to stick with windows. Two things inconsistent with Linux hacking (1. No free time and 2. a family). Unless of course you are living in their basement.

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    "player 4 hit player 1 with 0 stroms"
  4. Fact: slashdot is dead! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Ok, let's examine the situation. A person writes a Review of Red Hat 8, and it gets posted on OSNews (which, btw, allows user comments). Then, that person tells slashdot (which also allows user comments) that he wrote a review and posted it to osnews.

    Soooo, why didn't the review get posted to slashdot to begin with? Is anyone going to miss slashdot when VA Linux closes it down in January?