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Unfortunately one of your problems is reliance on Microsoft Products and specific hardware even when you were switched to Linux, such as Office/Outlook and prod
by dryicerx 17y ago
Unfortunately one of your problems is reliance on Microsoft Products and specific hardware even when you were switched to Linux, such as Office/Outlook and products such as the Dell Docking Station and Multi Function Printers who doesn't support any *nix, and Cisco VPN (look in to vpnc). That's like comparing using Windows and trying to get KOffice and Cygwin working on Windows and benchmarking so.
You pick a platform, and start using the tools associated natively with it.
Linux isn't a good suite for everyone, and definitely not in this case.
- branden 17y agoYeah, the VPN paragraph had me laughing. Surely one of those 14 blogs should've mentioned "sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc". VPN is a breeze on Ubuntu.
- amrith 17y agoYes, I saw that but it doesn’t work too well if you can’t use Network Manager to begin with. See bug 55434 that I reported in december about this. https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/55434 https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/55434 I had to switch to WiCD which did allow me to do WiFi at work. Now, it may be possible that I could use network-manager-vpnc with WiCD but I couldn’t find a way to do that.
- branden 17y agoOk, that's legitimate. But it sounds like your complaint is really with network manager, not Ubuntu's VPN support. And hey, at least you have a place to report bugs :)
- amrith 17y agoThere, my friend, you have a point! Yes, my grouse is with Network Manager but that is really a distinction without a difference. I have a problem with Ubuntu by extension.
- tvon 17y ago> Linux isn't a good suite for everyone I believe this was his point, that Linux is not ready for mainstream use.
- khill 17y ago"Not good for everyone" doesn't mean "Not ready for mainstream use". Windows is not good for me but it's apparently mainstream.