"My" Linux

My Ubuntu CD arrived yesterday, and I played with it all afternoon and last night.  But no matter what I did, I couldn't get Java or Flash to work.  I installed the Easyubuntu program, which was supposed to take care of all that, but it didn't.  I kept getting a "broken packages" error, and finally gave up, because I really need for Flash and Java to work.   I mentioned this to Boss, and  he said it might have something to do with the fact that I'm running the OS off the cd instead of the hard drive.  So of course I made the mistake of asking if I could maybe sometime install Linux on a partition.  You'd think I'd asked him to commit murder!  What it all boiled down to is, he doesn't know that much about Linux, doesn't want to take the time to learn it, and doesn't want to be responsible for fixing a machine that has it installed.  I'm not happy about it, but I guess I might as well shut up and deal.   After all,  I can  at  least sort of see his point.  I just wish he were more adventurous, but after all, he is old ;)

This morning, I asked him to burn the Kubuntu CD for me so I could try that.  I had the same problem with it, as the other; neither Java nor Flash would work, and I couldn't even install that Easyubuntu on this one (probably because I didn't know how), not that it would have mattered, probably.  So, I gave up on that OS also.

But, fear not, fellow Penguins...all is not lost!

I pulled out the PC Linux cd from my initial Linux adventure, and popped that in.  So far, I haven't found  a thing to complain about (but give me time; I'll find something!).  The plugins are working and the sound works (it worked on the other versions also), so I'm content, for now.  I'll probably keep this OS up unless I absolutely have to go back to "Winders" to print or something (can't print off the cd either, but I knew that).  If I have to print something for work, I'll just go to his machine and do it.

I'm glad I have a chance to explore something different, even if it is a bit crippled by lack of hard drive access.  The more I play with it, the more I like it.  Still, it's nice to know that I can always go back to Windows if I start missing some of my other programs. 

So, does this make me a half-Penguin?