everyday multimedia not supported in Ubuntu (Re: 3 days from the release, 3 machines, a few issues.

[Matthew S-H]

Well, if this gives you a "complex" (jk), you could always cancel out 
the wizard and do it the old-fashioned way!

~Matt


On Apr 7, 2005, at 2:40 PM, Drewcore wrote:

> On Apr 7, 2005 8:14 AM, Ed Sutherland <digital at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> I know this level of automation goes counter the long-standing Linux
>> tradition of seeking, searching and gaining technical expertise, but
>> Linux needs to evolve along with the rest of the computing world. As
>> computers pass the point where they are only operated by the technical
>> elite and 'commoners' are the majority, such flexibility (as is seen
>> with much of Ubuntu) needs to be adopted by every Linux distribution
>> which desires to go beyond the realm of hobbyist niche.
>>
>
> if linux is to become a commonly used desktop system, then this would
> have to become the case. i know that i personally enjoying the
> tweaking and hunting that i do to make my machine what it is, but my
> friends are put off by simply putting in the XP disc and rebooting
> their machine to install it. i like this idea of a wizard-system,
> except i would feel a little guilty having everything handed to me
> (after several years in a linux world).
>
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