Mandrake Update Problem

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : linux-users-admin at linux-sxs.org
> [mailto:linux-users-admin at linux-sxs.org]De la part de Tyler Regas
> Envoye : lundi 3 juin 2002 03:04
> A : linux-users at linux-sxs.org
> Objet : Mandrake Update Problem

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> all that has been pestering me and popped up again last night. Mandrakes
> online update system typically offers a RPM based kernel update. When I
> was using 8.0 and tried it it kacked out my system. I just tried it
> again with 8.1 last night and it did it again.
>
> Does anyone know what the deal is here? Now, I know that its generally
> not accepted to update a kernel with an RPM, but my book is special.
> This book is for desktop users and contains only a very small smattering
> of console stuff. All of it is GUI oriented, which is why I keep trying
> this kernel update.


*** I think you must have stumbled across a good argument why all GUI is not
a good choice.

I do not think you will do the users a service by obstructing them the look
on the command line. As an author I think you have also the responsibility
of opening your readers horizon, not closing it in the name of helping them.

The best solution would be to talk about the Desktop and also show the xterm
alternative.

Back to Mandrake. The desktop utilities in Mandrake 8.x are a smoke curtain.
Actually Mandrake is one big smoke curtain. They have not been able to get
their stuff straight ever since ver. 5.x. I hope I will live long enough to
see them come out with a version that works for a change. Having 4 utilities
to edit smb.conf is nice, having 5 different terminal programs is cool,
filling up the screen with menu's when you click on the "K" button is
probably very wow, but really great would be if their damn' drakconf and
other drak whatever would work for a change. Who the hell cares for super
GUI's when there is nothing behind!? Mandrakes reputation of being simple
and a good choice for beginners is plain wrong. I would bet for SuSE if
"user-friendly" was my priority.