Trial and error! I've used lots of Linux distributions and apps just by
installing, testing, then removing. You'll find what suits you
eventually I think. :) Just take time! Also I check on forums and google
reviews of software.
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On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:50:34PM +0100, John Levin wrote:
> A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find
> out about applications?
aptitude search
I've used http://freshmeat.net quite a bit in the past, but the package
repositories in Debian/Ubuntu are so comprehen
On Sun, 2008-08-31 at 21:50 +0100, John Levin wrote:
> Hi all,
Hi John,
> If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go
> about finding a suitable app? How would you google, where would you ask?
For this particular case I am a big fan of the debtags search interface
at
John Levin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find
> out about applications?
> Do you read about them on the net or in mags, think it sounds
> interesting, then look it up in synaptic?
> If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs)
Hi all,
A question for you all, one that's been exercising me: where do you find
out about applications?
Do you read about them on the net or in mags, think it sounds
interesting, then look it up in synaptic?
If you have a particular need (say, cataloguing pdfs), how would you go
about finding
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 21:24, Alan Pope <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:01:34PM +0100, Douglas Campbell wrote:
>> On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to
>> Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre.
>>
>> If any of you
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 09:01:34PM +0100, Douglas Campbell wrote:
> On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to
> Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre.
>
> If any of you ever go to the country, please use it. They were set up
> for wireless a
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 08:49:37PM +0100, Jai Harrison wrote:
> I hadn't thought about that. I'm sure we could add a regional builders
> list below the existing one. After all, the aim is simply to help
> people get an Ubuntu system.
>
I agree. I believe we should be promoting vendors who sell Ub
Dear All,
On holiday in Zambia I came across an Internet cafe converting to
Ubuntu. It is the Kilimanjaro cafe at the Manda Hill shopping centre.
If any of you ever go to the country, please use it. They were set up
for wireless access, too.
(My wife is Zambian hence my visit.)
Douglas Chanda
On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jai Harrison wrote:
>> Hey,
>>
>> I'm trying to create a list of vendors who sell Ubuntu on machines
>> (whether desktops, notebooks or netbooks) in the UK so as to make it
>> easier for us to help people who want to buy Ubuntu
Rob Beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (if they want a games machine I'd suggest Windows, if
> they want a general every day PC to browse the internet, play media
> and download videos I'd suggest Ubuntu over Windows, unless they
> really want to pay an extra £60 for Vista Home).
You could sugge
Jai Harrison wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I'm trying to create a list of vendors who sell Ubuntu on machines
> (whether desktops, notebooks or netbooks) in the UK so as to make it
> easier for us to help people who want to buy Ubuntu pre-configured
> machines. So far I've covered Dell, Efficient PC, and the
Hey,
I'm trying to create a list of vendors who sell Ubuntu on machines
(whether desktops, notebooks or netbooks) in the UK so as to make it
easier for us to help people who want to buy Ubuntu pre-configured
machines. So far I've covered Dell, Efficient PC, and the Linux
Emporium. You can see the
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