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I have been diligently attempting to find some comfort level using Ubuntu as primary operating system on my primary internet PC. At this point I am absolutely disgruntled and frustrated. Let me say up front that I have used MS Windows since 3.1 and am reasonably adept. In my background are many programming, analysis, and management hours on mainframe and down machines.
Not since the Apple III's programming language have I found anything more down right frustrating and obscure than Linux and the Ubuntu implementation of it. An issue - I have used Thunderbird for more than a year. Initially for RSS and later as an email client. For the moment all that Ubuntu recognizes as acceptable is the 1.5.xxx release. Mozilla recently posted 2.0--6. The extant implementation is erratic, unreliable, and frustrating. It does not properly request, receive, display, or ??? the RSS feeds. The same RSS feeds on a MS machine are nearly overwhelming -- the 1.5 I am forced to use here misses the majority.
My attempted solution in an ideal world would be to upgrade to the latest released version of T-Bird from the Mozilla site. Ubuntu does nothing to assist that; somewhere I found how-to install using a debian installer. First, it refused to install because Thunderbird was currently installed. What the heck is that all about --- I did not want to uninstall ---- I wanted to upgrade.
I surrendered and used Synaptic to remove Thunderbird (twice). Now when I attempt to use the debian install I receive an error that the libc6 cannot be resolved, or some such inanity.
I suspect that there are a whole lot of you out there who think that my issues are trivial and all I need to do is spend weeks becoming proficient in the use of terminal and a plethora of other arcane technologies. Then I can do exactly what I want - when I want - and how I want. To which I reply; ain't gonna happen. Not now - not later - not never. If the Linux community wants to become mainstream and a realistic alternative to the MS disasters - it has to be a whole lot more user friendly.
I consider myself reasonably technically capable. The vast majority of personal computer users are far less likely to struggle with Linux than I --- and certainly will abandon the OS in a heartbeat when someone tells them - " all you have to do is ---- terminal --- and sudo --- and --- ". The man behind the desk trying to stay competitive is not going to deal with that!
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