Hi chaps Just joined the list. I installed Ubuntu on a dual boot with Windows a couple of weekends ago with the aim of eventually making the switch final and permament, just as soon as I have found equivalents in Ubuntu for the bits of software I use on the dark side.
My main interests are web based - blogs, wikis, forums, social media-type stuff. This was one of the drivers for moving to Ubuntu as almost everything I do is inside Firefox, so my operating system doesn't matter too much to me. As I have just moved to a new house, I am waiting for my phone line and broadband to be set up so am not online yet. However, I have been playing about with Ubuntu, looking at all the packages and seeing what stuff I can download once I am online. One thing that confused me though is that many of the packages say they are not compatible with my system (stating that it is a i386 or something). This includes standard fare like Gnumeric and Abiword, so I really don't understand why this is? Any help would be most appreciated. I also need to get an ethernet modem or router (which is right word?) that I can use to link my PC up with the phone line so I can get online. Any suggestions? Wireless isn't important to me. Cheers! -- Dave Briggs -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
