Something most Windows users ask me when trying Ubuntu: "Where's C:\!?"
On Mon, 2008-07-21 at 16:37 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > Start the ball rolling with my own answers :) > > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 04:27:01PM +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > > Whilst I appreciate that not everyone likes books in dead-tree form, some > > do, so let's focus this on that group of people who do. > > > > I've been wondering if there's a set of Ubuntu related topics that are not > > covered, or not covered well in the current set of books available. > > > > What would you like out of an Ubuntu book? > > > > Something I can give to my father in law to explain everything that he > normally asks me questions about. > > > Would you like to see tutorials, how-tos and guides for specific tasks, > > which would form a reference? > > > > Would you prefer a book that you could read cover to cover, to go from > > "zero > > to hero"? > > > > A combination of the both. A book that can read, which explains concepts > from the ground up, but has enough examples that can be run on a vanilla > system to cement the knowledge. > > > What do you think _others_ might like out of an Ubuntu book? > > > > Something that isn't intimidating, and doesn't go overboard explaining the > command line in the first chapter! > > > What topic do you think would be appropriate? > > > > Installation of Ubuntu, installing new software, migrating from Windows > software, setting up standard applications, alternative apps, configuring > system settings, troubleshooting problems and locating help online. > > > What do you think would not be appropriate? > > > > A command line reference guide, copies of the GPL/LGPL "for reference".. > > Cheers, > Al. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
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