> I stopped using Linux on the desktop because I didn't want to have to be a sysadmin on my personal hardware. When did you stop using Linux? I have had eithe

> I stopped using Linux on the desktop because I didn't want to have to be a sysadmin on my personal hardware. When did you stop using Linux? I have had either a laptop or desktop with Linux installed (Ubuntu, Gentoo and DSL) since 2003/4 and spend just as much time customizing it as my Mac or Windows installations. I actually save time in the long run, because of the magic of apt-get. Everbody gives this logic, but I've installed Linux on plenty for non-techies, and they have no problems--at least, not more than they would have had. (One of my laptops, for the life of me, would not hook up to an external monitor. That's it.)