On 2014-06-17 00:05, Tony Alfrey wrote:
I explained what I need.
Not really :-) You said «This ISO is a freaking mess. Today I tried to add patches to a package of files for BerkeleyDB and the stupid install couldn't find the patch files sitting in the same directory as the un-tarred archive. Time to buy the DVD in a box.» When we find out that you are trying to run "patch" ("adding patches" can mean several different things), then we tell you to install it. That is, install the development pattern. That the iso is not broken and you do not need to buy the dvd in a box.
I need to run VariCAD (which means I'll need to adjust display settings) and I need to run Netatalk so I can transfer files to my Mac.
And why don't you simply install it? http://software.opensuse.org/package/netatalk It is part of the standard distribution, so just tell YaST to install it. And there is also a few BerkeleyDB packages.
I'm annoyed because linux has evolved from something that an amateur could install (as I was 15 years ago) into something that requires a large skill base.
Linux evolves at a very quick rate, and it always did.
You're not going to convince people to give up Windows with this sort of "experience".
But we do :-p -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)