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Article #2716Re: Is Redhat6.0 flakier than Win9x??
From: Jay
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 00:00
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JW wrote: > 've tried and tried various things over the last couple of months and > noting works. > > All as root: > > I've tried installing RPMs (with rpm -i and gnorpm). > > I've tried using PPPD, netconf, etc. (worked once, stopped working). > > I've tried sndconfig (worked once stopped working). > > I've reinstalled the OS, (I thought this only needed to be done with > Windows9X). > > No luck. I've read NG after NG. I've tried all suggestions. No > luck. > > The only thing I get is a pretty desktop in Gnome (can't install KDE > off of RH supplied applications disk). I hope Linux is more that just > a bunch of pretty desktops :o) > > I tried RedHat support... Nothing... My opinion, worse than MS support > and I don't believe MS has support!! :o) I guess I was a fool to pay > $79 for the VAR. > > Do I have a flakey distro? Is Gnome flakey? Is Linux flakey? > > Thanks > > JW Linux is probably the best OS around, way better than windows, I think you need to read more, get a book on linux, use the books that come with linux. If you are still stuck, post exact questions, and give error messages.
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