[Elecraft] Firmware upgrades using Ubuntu 12.04

[Jussi Eloranta]

>
> Let me give one OT "RANT", and then I will shut up on this subject.
> Suffice it to say that I have been extremely disappointing in all Linux
> distributions because of the lack of any organized support fort the users -
> the attitude seems to be "if you don't already understand the nuances of
> Linux, we will shame your questions and be very unhelpful.
> Check out the various forums and "FAQ" lists to verify this attitude.
>
> I have tried Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian in the recent past, and have
> found that unless you wish to spend a loot of time in "geekdom study", the
> terms are cryptic and not logical acronyms, and  the user groups are useless
> unless one is already fluent in their brand of "geek-speak".
> Yes, I am computer fluent in Windows and peer-to-peer networking - I have
> worked with PCs since the Apple II days and the IBM PC DOS systems are no
> stranger to me, but the Linux groups are just not helpful at all to those
> who do not understand their peculiar cryptic language.
>
> In other words, there are no clear and concise instructions for Linux.
> The "Man pages" are supposedly the answer, but they offer geek-speak
> explanations for those who are not initiated and expert into the Linux brand
> of geekdom.
>
> I know, there are many who will disagree, but you will have to point me to a
> (non-on-line) manual that I can use as a reference book and is similar to
> those like "Mastering Windows XP Professional", Linux in any distro is just
> not going to "make the grade".
>
> For those who simply want to do email and surf the web, Ubuntu is great, as
> is Linux Mint - it has all the tools those users need, but for those who
> want to do such things as network a Linux workstation into a Windows peer to
> peer network, there is just not enough explicit information about how to set
> it up and make it work. Windows peer-to-peer is native, but with Linux, it
> is a complex "add-on" that I have not been able to master after several
> attempts with Samba configuration.
>
I don't think these quite belong to the Elecraft list but since this 
already took off...

If you can't understand how computers work, use what ever you can. Linux 
(and Unix in general) is superior to anything made my microsoft pretty 
much from every aspect. Talking about these two at the same time is like 
comparing ham radio and CB.

Just my $.02,

Jussi Eloranta (AA6KJ)

ps. BTW Setting up samba is trivial - takes about 3 minutes. There are 
many step by step instructions on the net.