On Mon, Nov 02, 2015 at 08:45:27AM +0000, Joe wrote: > Not in the base system, no, but I'd expect it to be included in any > system which might be used by newcomers to Linux.
If a newcomer can't figure out apt-get install, then they'd probably be better off with Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Intelligent Googling will get you the answers to most things. :) AFAIR, Debian has never been intended to be a distro for complete newcomers, so trying to get a hammer to bang in a screw can have unfortunate consequences, which I propose is not to redesign the screw to act more like a nail! -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X