Jeff Johnson wrote: > I have had no issues with Ubuntu 7.01 or 8.10. I would choose either as > my OS of choice. Ubuntu is easy to install - easy to navigate - very > intuitive. I booted up Ubuntu for my 85 year old pop that is just > learning Windows and he loves it. My mom says it's "pretty." > > YMMV but if you try it you may like it.
Hi Jeff! I think 9.04 is very pretty. I couldn't figure out what the wallpaper on 8.10 was supposed to be. Looked like a faded aerial photo with a giant shadow on it, with a big hole in the head of the shadow. Are you running dabo? > Pete Theisen wrote: >> Ed Leafe wrote: >>> If you're comfortable with Windows and either want to try Ubuntu, or >>> at least read what installing and using it is like from a long-time >>> Windows user, you should read this article: >>> >>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ubuntu-linux-guide,2293.html >>> ( -or- http://bit.ly/s8uba ) >> Well, he's right. I dallied with Debian 5 for a month last week and >> couldn't get firefox or thunderbird to install. The clones of these on >> the D repositories just don't get it at all. Ubuntu 9.04, however, is >> stunning. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
