Well said. Setting up Linux is a pain in the proverbial and requires, without fail, command line bashing. Granted, once it is working it's rock solid - but if you want to change anything or install more than the simplest software.... "hello tech support"
theslime - glad it works for you, but when Linux+XMBC doesn't work on a Core i3 because...stuff... then there is a problem.
You think Linux is easy because you know it, and that's cool, but you forget that you dip into the command line about 14 times a day to do simple tasks because its natural to you. PC Format ran a recent article on installing Linux without using the command line... and in STEP 2 they had, I kid you not, about 10 commands that you needed to type in..... LOL.
I think Linux is cool, but I think it would be better if poeple stopped saying it's a great system for novices. It isn't. Lets be honest: you need to grow a beard before you can use Linux.
So, back on topic, looking forward to Win10 where someone's already tested the compatibility for me and doesn't require me to figure out why there's no sound...