Originally Posted by qtwerp

Why does anyone need helper scripts anyway. I tried Automatix and EasyUbuntu and the script program that is supposed to help install your video card drivers. Each time I ended up with something messed up such as X wouldn't start, it would take at least 5 min to fully start up, I still couldn't play the movie I wanted to because the software wasn't installed, etc. (not all at once)

For me, it was much easier to take a day or so and learn what all of the programs I wanted to use were and simply DIY. ubuntuforums.org and especially ubuntuguide.org were the biggest help to get me started. Now I don't have to rely on scripts anymore and, since I've learned it, I can just do it myself.

Helper scripts vs. figuring it out yourself is just like the "feed a man a fish" cliché IMHO....