Re: Ubuntu more difficult to install than Windows or Mac
Originally Posted by
tsali
I always hear about having to hunt drivers for XP in this manner but I've never had to do it. My XP and Vista installs have been as uneventful as any of my Ubuntu installs.
I am connected to the internet via cable modem. The WinXP installer has had no trouble driving every NIC and video card (in a basic sense) I've encountered. It searches the 'net for all of the hardware drivers and installs them for me - automatically. I had this same experience with Vista.
You, my friend, are lucky. I have always had to find (online or via app CD) drivers to get things working.
I do agree, however, with "The WinXP installer has had no trouble driving every NIC and video card (in a basic sense) I've encountered.".
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