[Scottish] FAO babaguy

[willie]

 babaguy ,,,,,,

You are getting a hard time on here and your linux experience so far is far 
from wonderful.
Some of it is your fault and some of it is most definately not.

Firstly -- Learn to find and read the help. The help consists of documentation 
on your install CD, FAQs on the (k)ubuntu website and any related articles 
that you can find with a search. I suggest you start with email ettiquette. 
Its not often this mob get upset over ettiquette ( and god knows, I've given 
them enough excuses in the past) but yours is such that it is truly hard work 
deciphering your posts. As a result I suspect some of th folk who could have 
been of most assistance may have given up on you. Which is a pity. However 
everybody here volunteers their time and it is entirely up to them if they 
wish to help or at which point they decide to stop offering help. Never 
forget this.

Secondly --- having read the documentation (whether on email ettiquette, BIOS 
settings or how to install/upgrade (K)Ubuntu  --- follow the bloody 
instructions!!!!!!

Thirdly --- This is different from windows and there are ideas and concepts 
that you have probably never come across before. There is no shame in not 
getting them all right first time. No-one ever did, and if they say they did, 
then they are lying. However, a very considerable majority of us got it at 
second or third try after following points 1 and 2 above slavishly. This 
demands hard work and discipline even if only for a small time. This may not 
fit well with your exuded persona but thats the truth of it.

Kubuntu and, by extension, the wonderful world of Open Source comes for free 
in monetary terms. But it also comes at the cost of doing some basic work for 
yourself and no-one else can do that for you. The alternative is that you 
will come running to us to explain _everything_ for you. And then we will all 
get pissed off.

It seriously sounds like you need 10-20 mins hand-holding at your PC with one 
of us. Members can generally be bribed for beer and in some cases sexual 
favours. I'm real busy right now and off the beer. I'm also not generally 
noted for being attracted to people whose handle ends in ..guy. So you need 
to find someone else to take you through some absolute basics for 10-20 mins.
Tell us roughly where you stay and someone might be prepared to help. Or bring 
your PC to the next meeting. We wont have internet access for the latest 
Kubuntu upgrades but that need not be a complete stopper. After that, unless 
you are a complete cretin, much will become clear and you will be able to 
move forward on your own to a certain extent. On the other hand if you are a 
complete cretin, then you should not be owning a computer and certainly not 
one that runs a proper operating system.


Best Regards
Willie Fleming