[ubuntu-za] Creating a stir

[Barry Wyatt]

On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 10:05 +0200, wayne wrote:
> Barry Wyatt wrote:
> > On Sat, 2009-08-15 at 22:35 +0200, Quintin Beukes wrote:
> >> Great work on the conversions.
> >>
> >> Which things have you guys noticed, why people struggle using Linux
> >> and switching back. I'm slowly busy addressing these issues. 
> > 
> > Hi Quinton,
> > 
> > As a newbie Ubuntu user here is one example of where I struggle.
> > 
> > Bought a UPS, brought it home and plugged it in the USB port of my
> > Ubuntu machine (Dell T105).
> > 
> > ....
> > 
> Yes, BArry
> This is quite typical for Linux, And why we say it's not quite ready for 
> the pure desktop user.
> To make this easy, Just remember that nearly All appz on a linux box, 
> are configured via their respective conf files.
> If and only IF somebody has taken the time to write a GUI to enable the 
> desktop user to configure a app, u're in luck, But really not entirely 
> as most of the time a GUI cannot allow for ALL the different 
> configurations available. Thus making a GUI inferior for the Power user.
> Understandably it is fustrating, but also Very fulfilling when attempted 
> and mastered.
> 
> BTW, If u're still having UPS blue's , I've always had success with:
> http://www.networkupstools.org/
> 
> Wayne A

Thanks, Wayne

There was also something about a web interface, but I could not get that
happening either.

I am far from giving up on Ubuntu, there are obviously some links I
missed in my Linux self study and some day they will hopefully fall into
place. Then I will take it all for granted and fail to grasp just what
the newbie's problem is.  :-)

Regards
Barry





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