kubuntu-devel Digest, Vol 51, Issue 19

[ludovic coues]

Agree Antonio.
First time I've open my kubuntu, I've been lost, and spend 2 days
crawling the web for a pacman-like. Never heard about packages, cause
coming from M$.

People need an welcome app, telling them how to do simple task. And
maybe some advanced thing, like how to use the "send me a note"
plasmoid.

regards,
ludovic "GkRnours" coues.

2009/3/31, kubuntu-devel-request at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Hello there,
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> Sorry if this has been discussed somewhere else, but i didn't seen to
> find anything about it, so here it goes :)
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> I find it quite odd the Kubuntu (and Ubuntu for that matter) doesn't
> have a tutorial for new users. I mean, how can we expect that new
> users feel comfortable with our software if the new users are...
> well... new?!
> I doubt any new user can easily find its way around the OS and all
> applications that come with it without some headache or advices from
> more experiment users (this is a fact for ANY OS not just (K)ubuntu or
> Linux).
> For example: how are they supposed to know that Dolphin is the thing
> they are looking if they wish to move some files around? Or that
> Openoffice.org is the place to go if there is a doc to edit? Also, no
> new user know what a plasmoid/widget is, nor they know how many
> amazing things they can do.
>
> This shouldn't have to be the case, users should receive a welcome
> screen when they first log on Kubuntu, explaining where they are going
> and how to find their way in their new OS.
> This "tutorials" should cover the basics as running new programs,
> browsing the web, editing a doc/spreadsheet, installing new
> packages/programs, etc, and, if that's the case, enter in more
> advanced fields like changing the settings of the OS to best suit
> their needs.
> Also, there should be a way to point users to the Ubuntu Forums, so
> they know where to get more help.
>
> If Ubuntu aims as being a friendly Linux implementations I think it
> should be more friendly with its users, and show them how to things.
>
> What do you think?
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