[HLUG] FW: Ubunto beginner

[tom_poole at tiscali.co.uk]

Hi Chris,
I'm a relative newbie myself, having got fed up with the never ending 
need to upgrade my OS to run a new piece of kit, and then finding that 
my computer couldn't handle more recent products originating from 
Redmond.
I'm currently running Ubuntu 9.10

I've got LXF cover disks with most of the Ubuntu releases for the past 
2 years, and would be happy to loan you any of them.

Can anyone give advice as to whether it is worthwhile installing 
Ubuntu 10.04 ?
I got part way through downloading the upgrade when my broadband went, 
so I reverted to 9.10, and the next day started to read the horror 
stories. Feedback from anyone with practical experience would be good. 

One day I will get to a meeting, but work trips keep clashing.

Regard
Tom Poole 

>----Original Message----
>From: chrishowe14 at aol.com
>Date: 10/08/2010 11:21 
>To: <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>Subj: [HLUG] FW: Ubunto beginner
>
>Hello everyone,
>
> 
>
>As you may see from my e-mail I'm a bit (a lot) new to ubuntu and am 
a bit
>stuck. Any advice would be most welcome. I'm now trying to download 
the
>desktop version on the ubuntu (notebook version)  PC, I tried it 
several
>times with windows but the file size is 699Mbit, the disc is 700 and 
windows
>seems to want a few Mbit for itself...DVD didn't work either. Maybe 
it was
>windows just not wanting to accept that I want to change a computer 
to
>linux.
>
> 
>
>Regards,
>
> 
>
>Chris.
>
> 
>
>From: Julian Robbins [mailto:joolsr1 at gmail.com] 
>Sent: 10 August 2010 11:01
>To: Chris Howe
>Subject: Re: Ubunto beginner
>
> 
>
> 
>
>On 10 August 2010 10:26, Chris Howe <chrishowe14 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>Hi Julian,
>
> 
>
>Firstly many thanks for including me on your mailing list, I found 
the Lugg
>group from a Linux magazine.
>
>Hi Chris
>
>Thanks for your mail. I'm at work so cant spend long answering. You'd 
be
>better off writing a mail to the mailing list as you'll get more 
answers,
>and get to know some of us better. 
>
> 
>
>I am very new to linux but need to use it fairly quickly and I'm 
floundering
>a bit.
>
> 
>
>I got the linux magazine as it had Ubuntu netbook with which works 
OK. The
>problem is that when I try to install the software I want to use it 
keeps
>wanting more software.
>
> 
>
>I fixed the GNU M4 and found a c/c++ compiler and have just fixed 
something
>called glib-2.0 but it also wants atk, cairo, pango and atk now wants
>something else.
>
>
>You will find lots of dependencies thats part of Linux, mut usually 
these
>are all installed by default, You dont need to normally go messing 
about
>with individual bits as you've got. 
>
> 
>
>Are you all meeting at the cafe by the blind college this month and 
if so
>when?
>
> 
>
>Yes, usually 4th Weds of Month.  We may change it a bit due to SFD 
coming up
>however so watch the mailing list ..
>
> 
>
>It would be so useful just to have a few minutes with someone who 
knows what
>they're doing just to show me the basics.
>
>Certainly we'd be happy to help ;-) 
>
> 
>
>Do you think that the desktop version would have all these things 
built in
>and if so where is the best place to get it? I'm thinking of wiping 
the disc
>and starting again. As you might have guessed I'm sending this from a
>different (windows) PC
>
>
>Yes. 
>
> 
>
> 
>
>Hope you don't mind me writing.
>
>
>No, not at all. But please forward your mail to the list and I'm sure 
others
>will also answer - plus its a good way to introduce yourself.
>
>Regards
>
>Julian 
>
> 
>
>Regards,
>
> 
>
>Chris.
>
> 
>
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