Installing and newbies

[Jussi Schultink]

On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Willy Hamra <w.hamra1987 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2008/5/8 Neil Winchurst <neil at holsdev.vispa.com>:
>
>
> > After eighteen months with Edgy I did a fresh install of Gutsy last
> > week. It went well though I had a lot to do once I had restarted the
> > computer.
> >
> > I set numlock to turn on at boot.
> > I changed the mouse to double click for icons.
> > I had to add a user since I did not get the choice to do so during
> > the install.
> > I had to set up my printer. It was turned on during the install but
> > was not found.
> > I had to play with kmix to get sound to work.
> > I made konqueror the default file manager instead of dolphin.
> > I commented out the reference to the install CD which was in
> > sources.list.
> >
> > The following programs were not included with the install so I added
> > them afterwards :-
> >
> > firefox, thunderbird, opera, gnucash, kedit, kdf, mysql, gimp, Sun
> > java, flash.
> >
This is Kubuntu not Ubuntu, so the choices of software are of course
going to be KDE choices. We have Kmail and  Konqueror as defaults.
Flash and Java cannot be included for obvious free software reasons.
> > OK, so some of those were personal choices, but I was
> > very surpised that FF, the Gimp and Thunderbird were missing from the
> > install.
> >
> > And the point of all this? Well, after my experience with Edgy and, in
> > all, six years using Linux all the above was simple. But for someone
> > new to Linux I think they would need some hand-holding to get
> > started. I still feel that more needs to be done to get newcomers to
> > feel confident with Linux.
> >
> > What do other people on the list think?
> >
> > Neil Winchurst
> >
> >
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>
> still. that is easier thatn dealing with windows, windows doesnt come with
> an  office suite for an instance. i agree with the web browser problem, but
> it is now fixed in hardy. i find installing printers a pice of cake, since i
> dont need any drivers, wheareas on windows, it will not install the printer
> during the windows installation or after it unless you insert the driver CD.
>  kmix might be an issue here, a lot of people are complaining that sound is
> not working without kmix editing. gimp is a bit of a big program to include,
> but so is the case in windows, you get lousy paint, not photoshop!
>  the fact is that you still need to be a bit familiar with computers to
> install a system, whatever the OS is, at least you can get all what is
> missing in kubuntu while you are sitting on your chair, no need to buy CDs
> or anything. i started using linux with kubuntu feisty last summer. i'm
> already familiar now with much of the concepts, and dont really find it
> hard. it took me 3 years to become an advanced user on windows. i wont say
> that im an advanced linux user, but im learning it fast.
>
> P.S. how do you set numlock on startup?
>
System Settings - Keyboard and mouse - turn numlock on at boot.
>
>
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> Willy K. Hamra
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> Co. Manager of Zeina Computers and Billy Net.
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BR

Jussi