I use broadband on Xubuntu and Ubuntu: plug and play. No problem. Paul Donlan <div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 29, 2013 11:48 AM, "Qua Purna" <<a href="mailto:quapurna@gmail.com">quapurna@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> 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 <<a href="mailto:vermontpoet@gmail.com">vermontpoet@gmail.com</a>> 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: >> <a href="http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/expect-xubuntu-14-04-lts" target="_blank">http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/expect-xubuntu-14-04-lts</a> >> >> 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’. (....) > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> > -- THANKS TO ALL DEVELOPERS: Windows7, Xubuntu, 7zip, CCleaner, FDM, Firefox, FoxitReader, FreemakeVD, GIMP, GoldenDict, KeePass, LibreOffice, Locate32, MoneyMngEx, MSOffice, NotePad++, OperaMail, PDFCreator, Pimlical, PNotes, ReadThemAll, ReNamer, ScreenGrabFixVer, Thunderbird, Tor, XnViewMP, etc. -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>