ubuntu-users Digest, Vol 57, Issue 167

[Roy Smith]

sg1 wrote:

> But with Ubunta I am having all sorts of problems installing programs
> that have been downloaded of the web, I do not mean the the add/remove
> programs.

Do you mean Ubuntu?

> For example trying to operate the chat program to do with IRC just to
> communicate with people to learn more about Linux or Ubunta, so far no
> luck with any, just great frustration.

Which chat program package did you install?  Xchat is a really good IRC
chat program.

> Do you know of any courses over the web or locally on how to operate
> Ubunta, I think it is the terms that throw us of.

Here's a link to a free guide that would help some:

http://www.ubuntupocketguide.com/index_main.html

If you're trying to get multimedia stuff up and running here's a link
for that:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=766683

and here's a site with several helpful how-to's and tutorials:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index

> I switched from microsoft products over to Ubunta because of less
> problems but I am re thinking of going back to microsoft because being
> able to understand the software.

Oh just give it some time... after all you didn't return your pc because
you didn't understand Windows did you?  Learning a new Operating System
does have a learning curve, but the benefits are worth the effort.

-- 

Roy Smith
Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jakalope
Registered Linux User #488144
Registered Ubuntu User #26841