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Getting Past "Ready For the Desktop"

Posted by timothy on from the it's-been-ready-for-mine-for-a-while dept.

Jeremy LaCroix suggests in an editorial at Linux.com that the phrase "ready for the desktop" is ready for retirement. As anyone who's been using Linux for several years (or even a few) for everyday tasks knows, "ready for the desktop" is in the eye of the beholder.

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  1. Re:DOS by Cjstone · · Score: 5, Informative

    Okay, this is one of the things that bugs me. OpenOffice and the GIMP do everything that the average user needs them to. I know of a lot of people that use the 'Microsoft Works' bundle that came with their computer and the so-called 'photo editor' that came with their digital camera or scanner. I'd say that most of the 'average users' I know use such products. OO.o and the GIMP are far better than the kind of low-budget software that usually comes with hardware.

  2. Re:DOS by Haeleth · · Score: 4, Informative

    As far as Compiz goes, I had to apt-get the compiz config panel so I could tweak the hell out of my setup.
    No, you had to install it. However, you didn't have to use apt-get in a CLI to do that; you could simply have gone to your Applications menu, clicked on "Add/Remove...", selected "All Open Source applications", searched for "compiz", and clicked on the first option in the list. 100% GUI.