I have to agree.I'm a complete Linux (but not Unix) newbie. Having just
acquired an old system box I thought I'd give Linux a play, so put
Ubuntu Gutsy on it.
Then plugged in my USB sound card. Couldn't find anything about how to
configure sound cards, so tried recording. Was told that "Your audi
Thanks for your positive feedback Allen. As only a casual user (and not
that yet until I can get the problems sorted) I felt a bit diffident
about speaking up with so many experts about.
But there are many types of user, and is Linux (whichever flavour) right
for all of them? If all you want to do
I regret that I have to agree. I've been in IT for about 40 years, and
have just decided to have a play with Ubuntu Linux on an old system box.
No problems installing from the downloaded CD, but things just don't
work out of the box.
"Video mode not supported" on my monitor during the boot proces
Err... as a newbie to Ubuntu who wants to use the sound card, the lack
of accurate documentation is a real turn-off.
As well as the change from "bell" to "beep" (which is pretty trivial),
there's also the issue of the completely new user interface on the
"general" tab. A lot of the fields are not
Public bug reported:
The page https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/ubuntu-help/unity-launcher-
change-size.html encourages the user to download CompizConfig Settings
Manager (ccsm). But there are many user reports that this software
crashes the desktop. Whether this is the software's or Ubuntu's fault
s
Thanks. Some of the user reports point the finger at Ubuntu rather than
CCSM. Personally, I don't have a clue, but it might be worth while
checking that the bug's still in 12.04. And possibly mending it there?
If you need more details, go to the Ubuntu software centre and look at
the reports under
