remind me again

[ticklu2deth]

i've been using linux for a few years now, and i've "thrown in the towl" probably 3-4 times already. i go a few months (this time was a new record at 5 months) completely without linux, and then i begin to miss its intrcacies, its complexities, all the things that i dumped it for. just yesterday i started using kubuntu again, i LOVE it. it makes using my computer fun again. i know that in a few months i'll screw linux (again) and go back to windows for the next stint, but for now i love it. i'm sure that you'll feel that way in a few months as well. once you start using linux, you never (completely) stop.

JNEV, that's me precisely though I use Linux now almost exclusively now. I'm Mr paranoid here and I use Linux for it's inherent security; especially for my online business activities.

rossi46, my advise is to stick with it and learn. It's worth the investment of time and energy. You are starting at a time where Linux is making leaps and bounds in desktop usability and noob friendliness (made that word up). One suggestion I would make is that (if you can), learn to dual boot Linux and Windows, preferably on separate disks if you can afford a second drive. This has worked well for me. When I tinker too much and screw up my Linux install, I can always boot into Windows to work or if I'm stuck with a Win only device or application.

Try different distros, and find one you like. It does get easier over time. It's just like anything else new, there is a learning curve/hurdle that you have to clear, but after that, it gets better and smoother as you go along. In time you will find yourself using Linux more and more.

[alienmagic]

I first used Linux about the time Red Hat 4 was around (how long ago was that, 6 years or so?). I installed it on an older extra PC I had, and really liked it, but didn't put the time I needed to into learning it well. Since then, I have used a SuSe mail server on the network for the company I work for. I never had to mess with it much, other than adding mail accounts. Lately I've decided that I was going to get back to Linux and learn everything I can, so in the last few weeks I've installed Fedora and Suse on different machines, and I've spent time going through books and man pages, and I'm enjoying learning computers again so much.

I'm a network admin for 4 Windows 2003 AD domains, and learning new things with Linux has been much more rewarding than working with W2k3. I don't hate MS by any means, but I really like having much more control over things, and it is certainly worth the effort that it takes to become more Linux proficient.