<div dir="ltr">I went onto this list, hoping to learn from it but I'm *SUCH* a newbie with Linux/X/Ubuntu that it could mostly be written in Outer Mongolian without reducing the amount of meaning I get from it.<div><br>
</div><div>I'm 66 and have worked with computers on and off since 1964, so I'm no novice. I was fairly expert on BBC Micros in the 1980s and was also programming in hex on the 6800 at that time. Since the PC revolution, I've been just a user and I simply can't seem to get off first base with Xubuntu, which I have on a laptop so ancient it defaults to 1998 if the onboard battery fails (often).</div>
<div><br></div><div>It runs surprisingly quickly on an older version of Xubuntu (10.04). I can use it for ordinary "user" things but can't manage to get Office Libre to load (it *downloaded* OK!) onto the machine and the error messages don't use words memorable enough for me to record them (they flash on screen and then disappear before I can do anything sensible!)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Is there any local group in the NE of England I could join for mentoring? I really want to learn Linux/Ubuntu and run my XP machines on it from next year - all I need is some help to get me up to where I can learn alone.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Videos are no help as I'm hearing impaired from birth and can't concentrate on both hearing and grasping content at the same time.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>David Walland</div>
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