Anyone ever feel like destroying their computer and living in a cave?

[WickDaddy]

One time I heard about this thing called Linux it had to be a few years back. I thought to myself I better stick to Windows because I don't know how to use Linux and trying to learn Mac OS is already difficult enough.

In 2009 I started building websites for fun and my hosting is done in Linux which seems to work well enough. Then I got into a Droid after having every other type of phone I decided to get one. It also runs on Linux OS, so I decided to make a nuckle head decision and play around with dual booting windows and linux.

Alright, so now I'm re-installing Windows and my computer cord gets broken up by mistake, so my laptop dies. My entire Windows OS is corrupted which wouldn't be bad if I wasn't installing from a CD (I don't have the CD with me, it's back home. I don't go home until Jan). All I have now is a Ubuntu 11.04 CD that doesn't seem to do anything right because I don't know much about developing computer software. I play around mostly in .html .css .php files.

The one thing about Linux is you have to develop your own software and etc for many things such as headphones jacks (my headphones don't work in the jack as they did in Windows) and anything you install has to be done a proper way which for me is fine in Windows, but in Linux it's like trying to throw a rock through bullet proof glass. No matter how much I try I can't seem to get anything to work properly. I don't blame the OS or anyone, but it's very frustrating to deal with this on a daily basis when I just wanted to learn Linux rather than be FORCED to live with it for 6+ months.

Sorry wall of text if anyone cares to read. Just blowing off some steam. For the first time in my life my computer has felt like a paper weight.

[daacosta]

Is this a troll?

[jayd512]

ROFL!

For once, no!
We actually have a member who is just blowing steam.

[WickDaddy]

Linux is such a learning curve when you compare it to Windows.

I thought I did something wrong in Linux this entire time. All I needed to do was restart Apache.

There must be something that's different online and offline when working with Apache. You never even think about restarting Apache online.

[Bemk]

Jep, Linux definitely has a learning curve, and a pretty steep one when deciding to dive into servers and such. Good thing there are package managers out there to keep us away from dependency hell.

And indeed one of the earliest lessons one can learn with Linux is to restart the service that doesn't work as expected (not the entire system) and see if that fixes it. Then look at the config files, and amend them if necessary and then restart the service again.

I still know the time when I tried to set up a router the first time (using iptables and dhcpd) and just simply not knowing what the **** I was doing.

But you know what? That learning curve is exactly what I like about linux based systems ...

[jayd512]

But you know what? That learning curve is exactly what I like about linux based systems ...

True dat, man!

[WickDaddy]

Jep, Linux definitely has a learning curve, and a pretty steep one when deciding to dive into servers and such. Good thing there are package managers out there to keep us away from dependency hell.

And indeed one of the earliest lessons one can learn with Linux is to restart the service that doesn't work as expected (not the entire system) and see if that fixes it. Then look at the config files, and amend them if necessary and then restart the service again.

I still know the time when I tried to set up a router the first time (using iptables and dhcpd) and just simply not knowing what the **** I was doing.

But you know what? That learning curve is exactly what I like about linux based systems ...

One day I'm going to be broke and homeless because I got way to addicted to computer engineering. I mean today I'm doing Linux tomorrow I'm doing Unix then after that I'm going to be holding a sign that says "will work for electricity".

I know what you mean. I hated every part of it until I figured it out and almost want to do it again. Isn't that demented.

On a scale from a 1-10 how hard is it to develop a sound driver for a laptop headphone jack?

[MikeTbob]

On a scale from a 1-10 how hard is it to develop a sound driver for a laptop headphone jack?

Well, that probably depends on who is developing the code. A newbie like yourself? A very long time. A Linux kernel hacker? Probably hours or days.

[WickDaddy]

Well, that probably depends on who is developing the code. A newbie like yourself? A very long time. A Linux kernel hacker? Probably hours or days.

That was what I figured. That's why sound is one of the last things to get updated from what I understand.

Better off trying to get my windows back for multimedia.

Thanks for the feedback btw guys. I think all my hacking will stay with .php files for the time being. In the next year I want to build my first .php website (advanced one).

[MikeTbob]

Are you sure there is no driver available for your device? Or does it just not work with your current distro?