Enough with the installation already! (Score 1)

It seems the only information in a review of a linux distribution is how easy/hard it is it to install. Enough already! Linux isn't hard to install any more! There, done, let's move on!

I'm not a linux user, but I have dabbled with many of the newbie friendly distros (RedHat, Mandrake, Caldera, etc). And since the days of RedHat 6, I have had good luck installing every distro I've played with. My problems with using linux have always come after the install. Or, more specifically, when I try to install something else.

I really don't see the point in putting significant effort in improving the installation of the OS. Or in making the desktop more pretty or intuitive. Linux really isn't that hard to do stuff in, even for newbies.

But when it comes to downloading and installing other programs, the results vary wildly from program to program, at least in my experience. That's the most frustrating thing about linux for me. And I haven't had good luck with rpms, either.

What I'd really like to see is a distro that pours all its effort into making programs install easier. I don't need an interface that tries to clone windows. I don't need an install that plays games (though that is kinda cool). I just want to be able to go out on the web, grab some random programs, and be able to run them with only a reasonable amount of hassle.

- Jon