Op donderdag 08-01-2009 om 09:13 uur [tijdzone -0700], schreef Aaron
Toponce:
> (``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo wrote:
> > On Wednesday 07 January 2009 15:32:03 Alan Pope wrote:
> >> Although these days:-
> >>
> >> "Click this:- apt://cowsay"
> >
> > Doesnt seem to work on my side, on Jaunty Firefox 3.1 an
Remco wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> > Yes, I know about that possibility. I do use that approach sometimes
> > if there is only a GUI way. But I really don't want to do that every
> > time I can help because IMHO it is a real PITA. If it would be a
> > requirement
On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 18:09 +0100, Remco wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Alan Pope wrote:
> > It is. Maybe we should go through the wiki doing a global replace of
> > "apt-get install" with "click apt://" :) (note for the humour
> > impaired, this is not a serious suggestion, but you get
(``-_-´´) -- BUGabundo wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 January 2009 15:32:03 Alan Pope wrote:
>> Although these days:-
>>
>> "Click this:- apt://cowsay"
>>
>
> Doesnt seem to work on my side, on Jaunty Firefox 3.1 and 3.0.
You need 'apturl' installed.
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Il giorno mer, 07/01/2009 alle 23.39 +0100, Remco ha scritto:
>
> Another way that is even easier is to choose to "Create new logins in
> nested windows" by right-clicking the User Switcher applet, choosing
> Preferences and ticking the appropriate box. That will open new logins
> in a new window
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:52 PM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Yes, I know about that possibility. I do use that approach sometimes if
> there is only a GUI way. But I really don't want to do that every time I
> can help because IMHO it is a real PITA. If it would be a requirement to
> only give advice th
Remco wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> > Well, it is not necessarily a question of attitude. If I want to give
> > advice about the graphical way I have to guess what the English
> > translation of menu entries, tab names, etc. might be because I use a
> > localized v
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:11 PM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> Well, it is not necessarily a question of attitude. If I want to give
> advice about the graphical way I have to guess what the English
> translation of menu entries, tab names, etc. might be because I use a
> localized version. A CLI advice is
Il giorno dom, 28/12/2008 alle 16.53 -0500, jameskoi...@aol.com ha
scritto:
>
>
>
>
> I installed ubuntu and tried it out,but for average computer user its
> too complicated too use and install software, most people dont know
> how to use a command line.I wish ubuntu could compete with microsof
Olá Alan e a todos.
On Wednesday 07 January 2009 15:32:03 Alan Pope wrote:
> Although these days:-
>
> "Click this:- apt://cowsay"
>
Doesnt seem to work on my side, on Jaunty Firefox 3.1 and 3.0.
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On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 13:59 -0500, Martin Owens wrote:
>
>
> > Oh it is, i just meant "don't go doing a global replace on the wiki
> > with that because formatting and special conditions would break
> > pages". But yes, in a carefully considered editing exercise, one could
> > edit many pages on
> Oh it is, i just meant "don't go doing a global replace on the wiki
> with that because formatting and special conditions would break
> pages". But yes, in a carefully considered editing exercise, one could
> edit many pages on the wiki and make them more usable/friendly.
The problem with the
Remco wrote:
> The command line is used way too
> much by the community trying to help the newbies. I think there should
> be a big change in this attitude.
Well, it is not necessarily a question of attitude. If I want to give
advice about the graphical way I have to guess what the English
tran
2009/1/7 Remco :
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Alan Pope wrote:
>> It is. Maybe we should go through the wiki doing a global replace of
>> "apt-get install" with "click apt://" :) (note for the humour
>> impaired, this is not a serious suggestion, but you get the idea).
>
> I may be humour im
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Alan Pope wrote:
> It is. Maybe we should go through the wiki doing a global replace of
> "apt-get install" with "click apt://" :) (note for the humour
> impaired, this is not a serious suggestion, but you get the idea).
I may be humour impaired, but that sounds l
2009/1/7 Richard Tattersall :
> CLI is also useful for support/guides, because rather than lots of "click
> here, then here, then here" all you need is to copy and paste commands in a
> terminal.
>
I suspect this is where many of our new users are introduced to the
command line. We have had a fa
There is no need for an end user to use a CLI in a functioning ubuntu.
Installing almost everything is possibly graphically, the only real exception
would be compiling from source, which is a rarely needed thing these days.
Personally I prefer doing most admin tasks via a CLI. A GUI is easier
Hello James,
There is absolutely no need to use the command line (except in very
special circumstances). You can install new applications from the
menu: "Applications -> Add/Remove..." or, if you want a more advanced
tool, "System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager".
About the NVIDIA c
On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 16:53 -0500, jameskoi...@aol.com wrote:
> I installed ubuntu and tried it out,but for average computer user its
> too complicated too use and install software,
What exactly are you finding complicated about clicking a checkbox and
then clicking the Apply button? The ease of
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