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[Ari Torhamo]

su, 2004-10-03 kello 15:24 +0200, Oliver Grawert kirjoitti:
> hi,
> 
> i don't like the idea of dividing this list too, but must admit that the
> initial poster is right when it comes to the technical answers.
> there is synaptic in the tools but you will recognize that the more
> frequent answer to the question "how do i install blah ?" is sudo
> apt-get install blah or some aptitude hint. i think keeping away form
> the command line where possible should become a unwritten policy (i'm
> blaming myself here too and recognize how hard it is to not mention the
> commandline if youre used to it since ages).


Thank you for these words Oli, on behalf of all newbies here. It can be
frustrating when you read an anwser telling you to do "something", and
you have no idea what this "something" is or how to do it. You wouldn't
want to ask again, because you know people are busy developing Ubuntu.
So you think and think again. You read the anwser time after time,
trying to understand. Every step you take to implement the advice takes
ten - no, twenty times more time for you than it takes to someone with
experience. And when even a small part of the advice is missing, you hit
the wall.

I always use Synaptic and have felt myself a little lonely reading all
those anwsers suggesting to use apt-get :-)

Regards,
Ari Torhamo