The Old Tin Shed

OK another tech post.  About 7 weeks ago, I embarked on a mission to find a windows replacement desktop, one the works straight out of the box.  A operating system that is easy to set-up and doesn't require a computing degree or to use command prompts. For Linux editions this has pretty much been impossible.  I have tried most of the standard offering such as Ubuntu, Fedora, PC-BSD, etc and had issues with sound, printing, Skype and flash to mention a few.  Ubuntu has always been a strong contender, especially in the Kubuntu derivative. Now my PC is no monster with lots of specialist drivers required, I use a standard ASUS motherboard and an AMD CPU.  You would expect that most of the offerings would cope adequately with what I have but that is not the case. Linux still has to pull its finger out and get the basics right before they go redesigning the desktop, it seems stupid to me to get a user to use...

Well after the last couple of posts about Linux and Windows, I now stand corrected.  I have found an alternative package that as a desktop ticks 99% of the buttons. Although technically not Linux but Unix, Desktop BSD rocks.  Had avoided using it because it was desktop orientated and because it wasn't supported by the software vendor.  Out of frustration today I decided to download it and see if it truly lived up to the hype of a windows alternative. Well I have had it installed for a couple hours now, and have found it amazingly simple to use and get used to.  It has some pretty cool desktop abilities that blow windows into the weeds.  Multi-desktop, and some cool visual aids make it a pleasant place to be. A lot of distro's don't quite get the video resolution thing right but they have with this. The install manager for software is great, easy to use and it lets you download packages with ease. Everything worked straight out of the box, no updating eve...