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On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 18:32, Jain Johny <[email protected]> wrote: > Just found this conversation interesting. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: [email protected]> > Date: Sun, May 3, 2009 at 3:05 PM > Subject: Re: [linux] how to use linux for my browsing center > To: [email protected] > > Here in Cluj there is an Internet Cafe with Kubuntu on the computers. A > lot of launchers are on the desktop: Open Office Writer renamed as "Word", > preferably set to save as Word documents (.doc extension) by default; > Mozilla Firefox and others. I would put launchers for the folders Home, > Documents, Pictures, Computer on the Desktop. I think there would not be a > lot of difference from My Computer, My Documents etc. > I would also put a sheet of important printed instructions on the table > near every computer. For Instant Messenger, instead of Yahoo Messenger for > Linux (which did not work at the Internet Cafe) and Pidgin (which was full > of users and I could not add another user) I would recommend Meebo for the > users www.meebo.com . In order for them to access it I would write a > simple script with the code > > firefox www.meebo.com > > and name it Messenger.sh and put it on the desktop and then change the > permissions of the file so as to be executable. > > In case you install Kubuntu I would recommend a launcher for K3b on the > Desktop and give it a "DVDWriter" name perhaps, users should be able to use > it easily, it is somewhat similar to Nero although there are many > differences. My former boss had no trouble using it although he uses Ubuntu > and used CD/DVD Creator for burning DVDs. > In case you install Ubuntu CD-DVD burning would be an issue for the > users, although CD/DVD Creator is simpler than K3B. I would recommend some > instructions for it. > For watching movies I would recommend VLC Player (many Windows users here > use it, it is widespread in Romania) and MPlayer and to put launchers on the > Desktop and rename them as MoviePlayer or something like this. > I would also recommend starting a movie and then installing the necessary > plugins for totem movie Player, so it could be used as the default movie > player. > I would also recommend installing Flash Player. > Using Skype would be easy, just like under Windows. > The supervisor at that Internet Cafe with Kubuntu on the computers said > they had a lot of customers, students, in the evening. However, I am sure > the supervisor had a lot to work with beginners. It was the case also with > me 6 years ago when I went there for the first time and the OS that they had > on their computers seemed extremely strange to me, so I had to be helped a > bit. > > > > --- On Sun, 5/3/09, [email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected]> > Subject: [linux] how to use linux for my browsing center > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, May 3, 2009, 11:25 AM > > Dear friends, > > I am managing a browsing center in my local town. We use windows xp in our > computers. It is more prone to virus attacks and crashes and we have to > format our systems time and again. So, I am planning to install LINUX in all > our computers. > > People here can only use the windows environment. So, please advice me for > what flavor of LINUX to use. At the same time it should resemble the windows > environment. > > > > > -- > Regards, > Jain Johny > > _______________________________________________ > Mailinglist mailing list > [email protected] > http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > >
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