[HLUG] FW: Ubunto beginner

Wed Aug 11 07:32:45 UTC 2010

On 10 August 2010 20:06, tom_poole at tiscali.co.uk <tom_poole at tiscali.co.uk>wrote:

> 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 ?
>

Hi Tom

Ubuntu 10.04 is certainly a big improvement, with a new theme, now purple,
faster boot speed, and generally a bit slicker. Being an LTS release it also
means it will get 3 years worth of updates, so if you wanted you can happy
use it without upgrading through the point releases ie next will be Maverick
Meerkat, 10.10 straight top the next LTS release which will be due in a
couple of years.

That's the nice things about Ubuntu and Linux, the freedom, you can upgrade
every 6 months , or just every two years... Or just choose another distro
entirely, rather than just the option of Windows 7 or not..

> 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.
>

There can be upgrade problems, but mostly people always like to post about
good news, rather than the 'I upgraded and it just worked', its not quite so
exciting is it ? ;-)

Certainly my upgrades of a few pc's have been fine.

 Julian

>
> 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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