Hi,
This IS a complain.
Why do things in the "linux" world always have to be complicated for the end user. Let me cite you my recent experience. I installed virtualbox 2.0.2 on my ubuntu 8.04. Getting xp to run on it was not a problem. However, to set up USB support and shared folder was a BIG hassle!
Now, most of you will say that it is NOT a big hassle. All you have to do was edit /etc/ ____ files. Yes. But, an "end user" should not have to do that. THAT is why they have ".deb" packages which install the software
for you, like any ".exe" in windows. The virtualbox deb package should have done all that for me, leaving me with a simple prompt asking me whether to turn on/off the usb support.
THIS is the reason what keeps ordinary people away from ubuntu/linux. My friends all like ubuntu.
they would pick ubuntu over windows anyday IF they didnt have to confront such "hassles".
So, whoever is listening, these are my 2 cents.
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