Switching a friend to Ubuntu

[Avi Greenbury]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > Please any positive advice on what *buntu would be best for my
> > friend?
> >
> 
> Flamewar! I prefer Kubuntu for Windows converts.
> 

I'd echo this, but add that if you do want to change the UI to make it
more Windowsy, you should be going for familairty and a consistency of
logic, not just aping Windows. I'd stick with vanilla KDE, though.
Apart from anything else, HowTo's stay accurate and pertinent.

If it looks *exactly* like Windows, he's going to expect it to be
Windows underneath, and it isn't. I've seen many people get put off
Linux by having a go on a Linux install that's trying very hard to be
exactly the same as Windows - you never get all of it, and the small
differences can be terribly confusing, especially to the less computer
literate.




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