[xubuntu-users] What to Expect in Xubuntu 14.04 LTS (omgubuntu.co.uk)

Paul Donlan padlan1 at gmail.com
Fri Nov 29 21:58:19 UTC 2013


I use broadband on Xubuntu and Ubuntu: plug and play. No problem.

Paul Donlan
On Nov 29, 2013 11:48 AM, "Qua Purna" <quapurna at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is using mobile-broadband connections on Linux as easy as using it on XP ?
> How to set the connection; How to choose cdma, gsm, hsdpa, etc. etc.
> I think many ex-users of XP rely on mobile-broadband connection.
>
> On 11/28/13, PGillespie <vermontpoet at gmail.com> wrote:
> > That's a nice write-up.
> >
> > File the following under suggestions:
> >
> > In my experience, Windows users (once they really start using Linux and
> > get over missing their fav pet software) have a hard time with MIME
> > handling. It's still a messy and unintuitive affair in Linux. Sometimes
> > one has the option to right click and "open with", sometimes one
> > doesn't. Sometimes a list of "Other Applications" pops up, sometimes
> > just a blank window inviting the perplexed user to find it themselves.
> > If the average Linux user doesn't know where software is installed, the
> > average Windows user doesn't have a chance. I'd love to see Xubuntu (and
> > linux distros in general) improve MIME handling. Linux's usability has
> > already improved by leaps and bounds.
> >
> >
> > On 11/28/2013 09:13 AM, George DiceGeorge wrote:
> >> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/expect-xubuntu-14-04-lts
> >>
> >> April next year will prove to be a pivotal month for many Linux
> >> distributions, but few are as best placed to build on their popularity
> >> as Ubuntu’s ‘lightweight’ spins ‘Xubuntu’ and ‘Lubuntu’. (....)
> >
> >
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