<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi :) These links might be more useful to you <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ubuntu.com/business">http://www.ubuntu.com/business</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/overview">http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/overview</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ubuntu.com/support/training">http://www.ubuntu.com/support/training</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/free-assessment">http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/free-assessment</a> Further to my last verbose email ... When you install Ubuntu it is wise to work through the Medibuntu page to get all multimedia working <a target="_blank" href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Medibuntu</a> Ideally Ubuntu likes to have 1GHz cpu, 1Gb ram and 15Gb hard-drive space (including swap) but it often works well on much less. A good way to test an individual machine is to try a "LiveCd" session (or "LiveUsb"). Basically that is a bootable Cd (or Usb) <a target="_blank" href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD</a> With Ubuntu it is the same Cd as the installer Cd. So either buy the Cd from Cannonical or local supplier or else download it free and make your own first Cd. <a target="_blank" href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17">http://shop.canonical.com/index.php?cPath=17</a> The Cannonical shop sells them in batches of 5 or more very cheaply. At work i tend to stick with the latest "LTS" because that Long Term Support means i don't have to keep upgrading every year or so. I have got a few machines on the 10.10 release but none on a 11.04 except for testing purposes on a multi boot machine where i tend to go into 10.04 most of the time anyway. I think the next LTS is due to be the 12.04 although it might be a 12.06 instead. The version number is "year.month" so 12.04 would be released in 2012, April but the LTS is sometimes pushed back and made the only release of that year to focus attention more = so it might be a 12.06 instead. Normally Ubuntu releases 6 monthly releases that get 18months support. The LTS gets 3 years support :) Regards from Tom :) </div><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><hr size="1">From: Kent Drugge <kedrugge@yahoo.com> To: ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com Sent: Mon, 13 June, 2011 1:51:51 Subject: Documentation help To all, My name is Kent, I work at a school district. We've been looking to save costs like many schools these days. Microsoft has always been a pain in the rear. I have a history of Unix in the past and we've thought of moving to Linux / Ubuntu as some other schools have done it. My issue comes from reading the documentation about Ubuntu. It seems no matter what topic I try to learn about as a new user, it is very difficult because its written by people who know everything about Linux/Ubuntu. Page after page is filled with acronyms of services and apps who knows what. Maybe I'm under the wrong impression. Maybe you don't want people who know nothing about Ubuntu, to become users. Tonight I'm trying to read a server installation guide and its not for beginners. When you go to Ubuntu.com there is no "Beginners start here" If anyone ever intends to have the Linux world become a leader in Operating Systems, they're going to have to get out of Program mode instructing and into 8th grade teaching level for the rest of the world to become users. I think Linux is great, it seems like Ubuntu might be great, but, right now, instruction is only geared toward the very well educated programmer. -- ubuntu-doc mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-doc@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-doc" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-doc</a> </div></div> </div></body></html>