[Wylug-discuss] Trying to use Linux at home.

[Nick Moulsdale]

Retry of Linux at home.

I googled ubuntu install dual boot and got a very clear simple set of
instructions
And installed Hardy Heron 50/50 partition with Windows XP pro. I allowed it
to import
Documents and settings from XP. It took about 1 hour to install, including
Evolution.
Evolution is excellent, much faster than Outlook and collects emails very
fast.

Then the system did 2 loads of downloads which took ages, the speed dropping
to very very slow.
Total number of downloaded updates/upgrades was in excess of 200, first lot
circa 40, second lot 195.

After that Firefox is now version 3 Final. I downloaded Picasa for linux and
whilst it works OK the rendering engine appears very poor, even worse than
Windows. One of the reasons I like Picasa on Windows is the very high
quality rendering engine, making photos pin sharp.

I've still got to do the other bits tonight, but it is a useable system.
Having the dual boot seems sensible. I seem to have only got a partial
import from XP to Ubuntu of Documents and settings, is there a way to bring
stuff across?

Thanks for all the comments and thoughts, I posted here because I thought
I'd get some help and I have.

Nick

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk 
> [mailto:wylug-discuss-bounces at wylug.org.uk] On Behalf Of AnneWilson
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:18 PM
> To: wylug-discuss at wylug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-discuss] Trying to use Linux at home.
> 
> On Thursday 26 June 2008 11:06:23 Nick Moulsdale wrote:
> > Thank you for the reply, really useful. I'm tempted to try 
> again, but 
> > I'd need to be assured That I could get the following issues 
> > definitely sorted.
> >
> > 1.   System fonts. The Ubuntu fonts were horrible on my 14" 
> LCD screen. Its
> > such a shame, because if you do not like Reading stuff on 
> the screen 
> > you do not feel inclined to use it.
> > 2.   Installing a decent Email program such as Evolution. 
> Without tearing
> > my hair out.........
> > 3.	Upgrading the Firefox Beta to Firefox 3 final
> > 4.	Get flash to install easily, no loss of hair.
> > 5.	Is there a better Office Suite than Open Office?
> > 6.    Getting the Linksys Wireless card to work.
> > 7.    Getting Java to work so I can use logmein.
> > 8.	Is there an equivalent to Picasa? I have loads of 
> photos and I like
> > Picasa which links in with Flickr.
> > 9.	Is there a way to get a desktop sidebar, preferably 
> google gadgets?
> >
> > I'm not trying to knock Linux, I'm just trying to explain 
> why its not 
> > as widely used as it should be.
> >
> Nick, I came late to this thread.  You didn't learn Windows 
> in a day, and there's certainly a learning curve to Linux, 
> but there are *very* few things that can't be done in Linux, 
> with a little help from people who have been there longer.
> 
> I can't speak for anything Ubuntu, but some of the things, 
> such as Firefox upgrade, just happen automatically if you use 
> the distro's update system.  
> For other things, ask a specific question, with as much 
> detail as possible about what you want to see, and it's 
> highly likely that someone can help.
> 
> I'm not an Evolution user, but you started by saying that 
> KMail is awful, yet you didn't give any hint as to what you 
> disliked.  I've used KMail for years, and it's highly 
> configurable, so I could certainly have told you whether what 
> you want to see is obtainable, and if so, how to do it.
> 
> Don't give up without trying what can be achieved with the 
> help of mailing lists.  I'd suggest that you should use both 
> a local one such as this and one for the distro of your 
> choice.  It's time well spent.
> 
> Anne
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