Why Linux Failed

Because it assumes the user is root on his system and most stuff people design isn't Lite. You need to do a heavy, full-fledged install of everything. So, if you're not a super-genius, goodbye.

RealPlayer Woes

VLC Media Player gets RealPlayer to display video. Who would guess?

http://tersamgt.blogspot.com/2010/01/when-realplayer-wont.html

Why Linux is For Geeks

If you want to use Autokey :

First of all, this is a very old version. You should get the latest one from the home page at autokey.googlecode.com

On the home page there is also a link to the users group ("Help for users"), please consider joining this group and posting there for any future help you need, rather than contacting me directly.

Some people have had success installing on Mandriva (redhat-based). First you will need to install the dependencies. The following packages are needed, install them with whatever package manager is in your distribution (probably yum):

python-gtk2, python-gtksourceview2, python-glade2, python-xlib, python-notify, wmctrl, python-setuptools

Then once you have extracted the tar file, cd into the directory created by the extraction process, then:

python2.6 setup.py install
cp debian/autokey.init /etc/init.d/autokey
chmod a+x /etc/init.d/autokey
chkconfig --add autokey

service autokey start

This last command starts a daemon that does the keyboard monitoring. With any luck you should now be able to start the program using the shortcut in your main menu. 


Bottom line - Linus Torvalds did something good, but we need someone to do better - make linux accessible and edible by the masses. User experience is the key. Until then, Apple, Google and Microsoft will keep getting your money without being evil.