kubuntu needs a sane grub
I'm not a hardcore techie, but giving Kubuntu (a version of linux) a chance 'cause we use it in my lab/ubuntu for IGVC/why not? Wouldn't mind it being the default my comp starts with except 1)my comp's the one hooked up to the printer and I can't get my linksys print server working-will do something one day, b)can't get the linux install playing nicely with my network, and c)linux scares the rest of my family d)it's inconvient to call me up for the password just 'cause they need to print, but standing around for the boot screen to pop up so they can highlight XP in the 10 second (gah-far too short) window is also a nightmare.
So basically I need a windows default and tried the old standby of editing the grub (config file). I tried almost every suggestion I found through google and none of 'em worked. I even managed to kill things so badly that nothing would load-currently no windows, fun!ok, fixed, but back to where I started-but fixed it enough so that at least I could get into kubuntu. It's just not an easy file to edit-for some reason the suggestions most people give just aren't applicable, and so much is in comments it's hard to figure out what I actually should bother editing. I've spent a couple of hours on this thing just tonight (I've got more important things to be doing, just thought this would be quick-and now I've got a killer headache.)
So why rant about this? Mostly 'cause if anyone wants linux to go mainstream, they've gotta make it easier to do stuff like this, for all the newbies testing the system but not ready to switch. To even get into the grub to edit, I've gotta use the commandline, sudo to overwrite permissions (MS's admin/all else seems far easier), then remember the command for the editor. Nobody wants to learn a programming language (which is what command line feels like) just to change a few things on their comp. I think I've been spending far too much time at slashdot where microsoft is evil, linux is king and that's supposed to be the answer to everything.
Major edit: looks like there was a plan to put it into Feisty. Any one know if they did? I'm not commited to the install on my desktop, no qualms about switching.