Dear Bikram Ji, Its not my article. I just shared the link from internet i thought to be useful.
If u are facing problem with OS migration, I have forwarded this email to fossnepal community. Hope u get some good suggestions and help from our community. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bikram Adhikari <[email protected]> Date: 6 September 2010 11:36 Subject: Re: 5 basic tips for a smooth linux migration To: prabin gautam <[email protected]> I really Liked your article. I am a recent migrant to Ubuntu 10.04. Only problem that I have is I have no internet connection. and it feels that Ubuntu is just for the one's with Internet Connection I tired installing vlc but after hours of downloading dependencies I was successful at last Is there any solution for offline ubuntu users for downloading application. Thanks again for the article and thanks in advance for the reply which I am waiting. Bikram Adhikari BE. Software Engineering Gandaki College of Engineering and Science Pokhara,Nepal On Sep 6, 3:19 pm, prabin gautam <[email protected]> wrote: > source: http://www.zdnetasia.com/five-tips-for-a-smooth-linux-migration-62202... > > Five tips for a smooth Linux migration > > We've talked a little bit before about ways to bring your new Linux users > along so that their migration experience is positive. Here are a few more > tips to help make the switch to Linux a pain-free experience for you and for > them. > > *1: Teach them the basics* > You wouldn't plop a Windows or Mac machine in front of a user who has never > used either OS without at least explaining about the Start menu, Explorer, > Menus, Finder, Taskbar, or Notification Area. You have to give new users a > bit of a launch pad to help them make the leap. So for Linux migration, at > least give the new user the briefest introduction to the desktop they are > using. For GNOME, make sure you show them what the three main desktop menus > do (Applications, Places, and System). > > Also, show them the Add/Remove Software tool and explain the password they > will need to use to run any installation. You will also want to introduce > them to their HOME (~/) directory and explain what that means in relation to > the rest of the directory hierarchy. (This will help them when they need to > specify where to save a folder and the save dialog has defaulted to the root > (/) directory and not their home directory.) > > *2: Start them on GNOME* > I am not a KDE hater< http://www.zdnetasia.com/gnome-vs-kde-this-means-war-21070566.htm>. > In fact, I quite enjoy the latest iteration of the KDE desktop (4.5). Here's > the issue: KDE 4.5 has a lot of fairly complicated features. The Activities > alone would send a new user into apoplectic fits--just trying to understand > the concept alone. A safer bet for new users is the GNOME desktop. This > particular Desktop Environment won't throw too many tricks and traps at > them. One of the only issues the users will have is getting used to the > locations of various submenus within Applications, Places, and System. But > if you followed the tip above, your users shouldn't have any difficulties. > > *3: Don't hand over a machine that isn't complete* > Although you and I might not have any problems installing Flash for a > browser, some users are not that lucky. In the Ubuntu distribution, you can > be presented with three different Flash plug-ins to install. The only one > that works on the majority of sites is the official Adobe plug-in. New users > might not know that and just install the first one they see. This can cause > issues when those users are desperate to view their favorite YouTube video > du jour. The same holds true with multimedia plug-ins. Don't leave your new > users without MP3 support! For additional details on prepping your users' > machines (along with some other useful migration tips), see "10 things you > can do to keep your new Linux users from bailing on > you<http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1758> > ". > > *4: Set OpenOffice to default to Microsoft formats* > As much as it pains me to do this, I always set OpenOffice to default to the > Microsoft format. Since Microsoft won't adhere to standards, it's up to > other applications to make sure users can play along with Microsoft Office. > One of the easiest ways to do that is to set OpenOffice to default to the > Microsoft Office document format. You don't want users sending out .odt > files, only to have their Microsoft Office-using counterparts shocked when > they can't open up the documents they received. This can cause confusion, > mass hysteria, and the plague. Don't let this happen to you or your users. > > *5: Make sure users understand removable media* > This happens on EVERY operating system. I don't know how many times I've had > to instruct Windows users to click the USB icon in the Notification Area and > then click to eject their device. Too many users don't do this and wonder > why the data on the drive is corrupt. The same thing holds true with Linux, > only Linux will seem more familiar to Mac users in this respect. Make sure > your users know to "eject" the drive (or device) before they unplug it. > Although you can sometimes get away without this in Windows or Mac, just > unplugging a device in Linux will probably result in data loss. > > *Other tips?* > Taking these steps will help your new users start their journey with Linux. > Once they master the fundamentals, you can start giving them more advanced > tips on things like dealing with Archives, permissions, and multi-user > environments. > > -- > > --------------------------------------------- > Prabin Gautam > M.Sc. Computing > The University of Northampton > Northamptonshire, UK -- --------------------------------------------- Prabin Gautam M.Sc. 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