I have a brand new success story. Someone wanted to try out Linux with KDE. So he installed Kubuntu 10.10.
And the phail starts.
He installed HoN, but it doesn't run. No error message, no nothing. He phoned me to help him. I know how to use a terminal though. Indeed, starting HoN from the K menu doesn't work. Of course, linux distros in their infinite wisdom do not show anything when a program doesn't start; no error message, no error dialog, nothing. They just leave the user out in the cold, wondering what the hell is happening.
So I started it from a terminal:
Kubuntu installed fglrx for his HD4850 just fine, mind you.
Then, the other thing that user needs: Mumble. But the push-to-talk key in the Linux version interferes with everything else. In windows it has a setting to "ignore" it. No such setting in Linux.
Oh, how leet. Yes, Linux. It's ready for the masses.
Excuse me while I go outside and laugh for a bit. Needless to say, I told him to go back to Windows 7. Which he did. Another happy user who will spread the word about Linux and how well it works.
Yes, I'm trolling, but I am right.
And the phail starts.
He installed HoN, but it doesn't run. No error message, no nothing. He phoned me to help him. I know how to use a terminal though. Indeed, starting HoN from the K menu doesn't work. Of course, linux distros in their infinite wisdom do not show anything when a program doesn't start; no error message, no error dialog, nothing. They just leave the user out in the cold, wondering what the hell is happening.
So I started it from a terminal:
Code:
warning: The VAD has been replaced by a hack pending a complete rewrite X Error of failed request: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) Major opcode of failed request: 155 (RANDR) Minor opcode of failed request: 7 (RRSetScreenSize) Value in failed request: 0xa00 Serial number of failed request: 81 Current serial number in output stream: 82
Then, the other thing that user needs: Mumble. But the push-to-talk key in the Linux version interferes with everything else. In windows it has a setting to "ignore" it. No such setting in Linux.
Oh, how leet. Yes, Linux. It's ready for the masses.
Excuse me while I go outside and laugh for a bit. Needless to say, I told him to go back to Windows 7. Which he did. Another happy user who will spread the word about Linux and how well it works.
Yes, I'm trolling, but I am right.
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