<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> On 06/04/2012 02:07 AM, Roger wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4FCC5EBA.1000704@bigpond.com" type="cite"> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> What's to get used to? Ubuntu uses apt-get - install, remove, update, etc---Fedora uses yum - install, remove, update, etc. ( I find yum easier to type) Learning how to do things and what works and why. These things are why I love Linux. I admit, one thing I had to get used to is the /etc/apt/souces.list in ubuntu, that took some adapting to as did the convoluted but well reasoned apache2 system. There's plenty of tuts on how to do stuff, and the forums/lists are great. that's how I learned. Yep! I well remember the chronic withdrawal that windows engenders but once the mind is trained it will not easily go back to the caves of gloom, the dark ages, that's the beauty of Linux. Desktop environment!... Click on the icon top left of screen enter the first letters of what you are searching for in the search bar top right and it magically appears. No menu thingies to worry about. And the best thing is the most frequently accessed apps appear first in the display list. One thing that Linux gave me is the easy to find and use Terminal and a swag of terminal commands, I use these rather than GUI for things like updating, searching for files, and a lot of other stuff. Roger <blockquote cite="mid:CAHa0jx2Pp5Mg-7PM3Tx+0gMBz=HGxq-1NmdJn773AjoTvdqohA@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Context-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> I have tried to use Fedora before, but cannot get used to the RPM package system. It does take time to get used to a completely new desktop environment. I had to get used to Ubuntu when I switched from Windows. I definitely think Unity is worth getting used to. It is definitely built from a designer's point of view. <div>On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Roger <<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:arelem@bigpond.com">arelem@bigpond.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote> <blockquote> <snip> <div> I highly recommend forcing yourself to get used to Unity. </div> </blockquote> </snip> <blockquote> I second that ....... except it's not forcing, it's simply another way and it's really dead easy. </blockquote> Working with the new Unity has not slowed me at all. I learned for Ubuntu and for Fedora and LUV both systems, after the mind stopped complaining things became very easy. It takes a few minutes of your time to learn to use the new. Adapting your machine to the old can take days. A proviso: If your machine is a Dell 1545 with on board video, forget it. Unity is slow when it comes to graphics manipulation of large raw files, you have to go back to Ubuntu 10.04. Love the Pangolin. Roger <div> <div> -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/ mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> </div> -- ---Ryan <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> </blockquote> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> </blockquote> "What's to get used to?" - Unity. It may not look like much to get used to to you, but trust me, a person who is switching from Lucid to Persistant will probably be completely shocked if he has not been following the Ubuntu news. The Unity desktop environment is not like any other - it makes tasks faster, but they are slower for the first week or so while you get adjusted to the new desktop environment. Unity is modern, more modern than the other desktop environments, including GNOME Shell. Since Unity is not like any other DE, there are things unique to it, like HUD. If a new Unity Desktop user accidentally presses the ALT key while in an app, he will be surprised at what happens. He will probably be sitting there wondering what it is, until he presses a key and suggestions appear. Then, hopefully he has figured out what has happened. Well, I guess I will go drink some coffee milk now (official drink of Rhode Island). Thanks! </body> </html>