Steve Huff wrote:
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i infer from some of your previous comments that you're looking to run CentOS on your desktop machine (since you're talking about DVD drives and Xine and so forth). if you want a pleasant desktop experience where things Just Work, i'd recommend you buy a Mac like Bryan said. running Linux on the desktop is a painful and laborious experience, and is likely to be so for the foreseeable future. it's a different story when you're talking about server applications, though...
If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v
I have Linux running on a Desktop machine, and 2 laptops. Installing, updating and using Linux on them has been great and not at all a"painful and laborious experience".
For the technically savvy, and those who aren't afraid to learn, Linux is an excellent desktop OS.