First off I'm really not sure if this should be put in Software Assistance section or not. If so can one of the Mods put it in the correct section of this forum. Thanks.
I just wanted to know if anyone has a suggestion for an alternative to Microsoft Windows operating system that's easy to use and install programs and so forth.
Don't suggest Linux because I've spent all of the time I'm going too on Linux. I've tried SuSE, Mandrake, Slackware and Debian to name the most popular I've tried and I've installed all of them fine without problems but it's just a pain in the a** to try to install any apps on it and I was looking for something a lot simpler.
I'm on an x86 platform using an Intel Pentium IV processor and I'm not interested in buying a Mac right now (don't have the money and there too expensive for what you get hardware wise).
I've also tried FreeBSD but not the other BSD flavors.
To put it simpler if someone can find a Linux or BSD flavor that's just as easy to install and a hell of a lot easier to install apps I'll definately give it a try but if not can someone suggest a different operating system not listed above if any that's fairly easy to install and can install apps a whole lot easier than Linux or BSD and runs on an x86 platform.
Sorry for this being so long but I wanted to give you a little history about what I've tried and why I don't like what I've tried and the reason I want an alternative operating system besides Linux or BSD which is "I want to be able to install apps a whole lot easier. I want to be able to install apps with greater ease than Linux or BSD will provide but don't have to be as easy as Windows. Kinda in between Linux and Microsofts' Windows operating system.
Thanks for any help given on this matter and for any time you have to spend on this matter as well.
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First off I'm really not sure if this should be put in Software Assistance section or not. If so can one of the Mods put it in the correct section of this forum. Thanks.
I just wanted to know if anyone has a suggestion for an alternative to Microsoft Windows operating system that's easy to use and install programs and so forth.
Don't suggest Linux because I've spent all of the time I'm going too on Linux. I've tried SuSE, Mandrake, Slackware and Debian to name the most popular I've tried and I've installed all of them fine without problems but it's just a pain in the a** to try to install any apps on it and I was looking for something a lot simpler.
I'm on an x86 platform using an Intel Pentium IV processor and I'm not interested in buying a Mac right now (don't have the money and there too expensive for what you get hardware wise).
I've also tried FreeBSD but not the other BSD flavors.
To put it simpler if someone can find a Linux or BSD flavor that's just as easy to install and a hell of a lot easier to install apps I'll definately give it a try but if not can someone suggest a different operating system not listed above if any that's fairly easy to install and can install apps a whole lot easier than Linux or BSD and runs on an x86 platform.
Sorry for this being so long but I wanted to give you a little history about what I've tried and why I don't like what I've tried and the reason I want an alternative operating system besides Linux or BSD which is "I want to be able to install apps a whole lot easier. I want to be able to install apps with greater ease than Linux or BSD will provide but don't have to be as easy as Windows. Kinda in between Linux and Microsofts' Windows operating system.
Thanks for any help given on this matter and for any time you have to spend on this matter as well.
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