I think I feel the same way as you, but it really comes down to expectations. I never had trouble with the GUI interface on an Arch or Gentoo install because I

I think I feel the same way as you, but it really comes down to expectations. I never had trouble with the GUI interface on an Arch or Gentoo install because I've only ever done command line installs. I've had other issues. For example, I had to learn a lot about power management in Linux to get wifi working without draining the battery. And I'm fine with that, that's what I expect out of Arch. RHEL shouldn't be like that. It should install with minimal surprise or weirdness. I recognize the author's complaint about the "Done" button because RHEL uses the same installer. I have a similar complaint along those lines. The system prompts you to set up a non-root account, but you have to click a checkmark to make this user an administrator (ie. in group wheel). Unless I'm completely misreading the target market, making the first user created an administrator should be opt-out, not opt-in. It's not a big deal, but it seems careless. As for Fedora, I don't know. I haven't had the kind of experiences the author describes when installing Fedora, but Fedora systems have never been stable enough for me to stick with. They install okay, then a month or two later you run an update and suddenly your desktop's max resolution to be 640x480 or audio or wifi no longer works. Maybe it's because I've always used LXDE or XFCE instead of GNOME, but oh god I can't stand GNOME.