Software Setup Difficulties

This cluster centers on users discussing the challenges, pain points, and frustrations involved in setting up various software tools, environments, services, and open-source projects, often citing complex configurations, poor documentation, and lengthy processes.

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Sample Comments

wilburm Jan 15, 2021 View on HN

I’ve read that setup was non-trivial. How did you find it?

hobonumber1 Dec 11, 2016 View on HN

Are you struggling just with setup?

StavrosK May 7, 2014 View on HN

That's too bad. It's not hard to set up, it's just harder to use.

osmsucks Feb 10, 2024 View on HN

I think it worked fine for me with basically no setup, so I'm curious: what kind of setup did it require for you?

jokoon Jul 23, 2022 View on HN

I've tried it, and it works well, but setting it up is not trivial...

curiouslearn Dec 21, 2013 View on HN

I concur. I wish it were easier to setup.

breckenedge Feb 26, 2019 View on HN

If it helps, I had the exact same experience. Setup was possible but involved way too many decisions for the obvious use case.

fletchowns Feb 13, 2011 View on HN

Yea the setup takes way too long. I got it working and it's really nice, but I don't really see any reason why it can't be a one step process.

foobar2k Oct 15, 2009 View on HN

That's a shame. Was it easy to set up?

rjbwork Jan 25, 2016 View on HN

I have. TBH it was more trouble than it was worth, and I had some trouble with the initial setup. It was a couple years ago now though, so it's possibly gotten better.