Comments on: 5 Reasons why PC OEMs should offer Linux http://ariejan.net/2007/03/29/5-reasons-why-pc-oems-should-offer-linux/ May The Source Be With You. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: lefty.crupps http://ariejan.net/2007/03/29/5-reasons-why-pc-oems-should-offer-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-262 lefty.crupps Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:36:56 +0000 http://beta.ariejan.net/?p=100#comment-262 Maybe, hopefully, Dell offers some sort of phone support option of some sort, in conjunction with Cananocal or whomever provides the selected distribution(s). And, maybe people will stop avoiding computer knowledge the same way that I avoid sports knowledge. But that last one is unlikely ;) Anyways, I am posting again because the command above is *wrong* and i didn't want it to be a support issue! Should read, I believe: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg ok thanks Maybe, hopefully, Dell offers some sort of phone support option of some sort, in conjunction with Cananocal or whomever provides the selected distribution(s). And, maybe people will stop avoiding computer knowledge the same way that I avoid sports knowledge. But that last one is unlikely ;)

Anyways, I am posting again because the command above is *wrong* and i didn’t want it to be a support issue! Should read, I believe:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

ok thanks

]]> By: lefty.crupps http://ariejan.net/2007/03/29/5-reasons-why-pc-oems-should-offer-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-261 lefty.crupps Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:30:37 +0000 http://beta.ariejan.net/?p=100#comment-261 I truly hope that current support options are sufficient for newbies, but I really doubt it. I love Linux and part of that was getting my hands a bit dirty, but when my Windows-using acquaintances cannot tell me the error code on their screen, don't understand a link vs shortcut (hint: they're the same), or what program they're trying to use to read a PDF, I know that they have a long way to go before they should be allowed to even *use* a computer. Walking someone through a "sudo dpkg --reconfigure-xserver.xorg" sounds to be a pain, but for those users without a second computer for internet access and patience to read through postings in a forum, it's even worse. I truly hope that current support options are sufficient for newbies, but I really doubt it. I love Linux and part of that was getting my hands a bit dirty, but when my Windows-using acquaintances cannot tell me the error code on their screen, don’t understand a link vs shortcut (hint: they’re the same), or what program they’re trying to use to read a PDF, I know that they have a long way to go before they should be allowed to even *use* a computer. Walking someone through a “sudo dpkg –reconfigure-xserver.xorg” sounds to be a pain, but for those users without a second computer for internet access and patience to read through postings in a forum, it’s even worse.

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