Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 12/20/2016 10:25 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote: On Tuesday 20 December 2016 12:25:52 Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. I suspect the User

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tue 20 Dec 2016 at 11:16:28 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/20/2016 10:46 AM, Joe wrote: > >On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:25:52 -0600 > >Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >>On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > >>> > >>>[1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tue 20 Dec 2016 at 05:23:05 -0500, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: > On 12/20/16, Curt wrote: > > On 2016-12-19, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > >> On 19/12/16 22:45, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: > >>> 2016-12-19 02:54 keltezéssel, john cusey írta: > Time to go back to

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tue 20 Dec 2016 at 06:25:52 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > > > >[1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has > >LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. > > > > I suspect the User Experience is as

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 21/12/16 01:25, Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. I suspect the User Experience is as important as Application Software. Do you

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

> I don't know if the laptop in question can support it, but I'll > investigate having Grub (LILO?) menu present a choice of > desktops. you should be able to change the de from your login screen, if you're not doing auto login that is. em

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:16:28 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/20/2016 10:46 AM, Joe wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:25:52 -0600 > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >> On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > >>> > >>> [1] Actual case.

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 12/20/2016 12:16 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/20/2016 10:46 AM, Joe wrote: On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:25:52 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has LibreOffice.

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 12/20/2016 10:46 AM, Joe wrote: On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:25:52 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. I

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tuesday 20 December 2016 16:25:33 Lisi Reisz wrote: > It was originally done on KDE 3, because it is so configurable.  And that > is why I use TDE, KDE 3's successor. Because it is very configurable, not because Adam used it for his Dad. Lisi

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:25:52 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > > > > [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has > > LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. > > > > I suspect the User

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Tuesday 20 December 2016 12:25:52 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > > [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has > > LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. > > I suspect the User Experience is as important as

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. I suspect the User Experience is as important as Application Software. Do you know which desktop is being used? I've

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Monday 19 December 2016 23:28:24 Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has > LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers. Glad you acknowledge that. ;-) Some of us dislike Ubuntu. ;-) Lisi

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 12/20/16, Curt wrote: > On 2016-12-19, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: >> On 19/12/16 22:45, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: >>> 2016-12-19 02:54 keltezéssel, john cusey írta: Time to go back to Windows. >>> Just do it. It will be better for everyone. >> >> Oh, have a

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 2016-12-19, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > On 19/12/16 22:45, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: >> 2016-12-19 02:54 keltezéssel, john cusey írta: >>> Time to go back to Windows. >> Just do it. It will be better for everyone. > > Oh, have a heart. :-) The guy's a troll, for Christ's sake,

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On 19/12/16 22:45, Nemeth Gyorgy wrote: 2016-12-19 02:54 keltezéssel, john cusey írta: Time to go back to Windows. Just do it. It will be better for everyone. Oh, have a heart. :-) Ubuntu is a great choice for unsophisticated users, ranging from computer scientists to grandmothers [1],

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

Op Mon, 19 Dec 2016 02:54:31 +0100 schreef john cusey : Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? first you have to install manually a program which make this happen, because not everybody wants this behavior. # apt-get install gdebi after a

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

I realize it can sometimes be frustrating to learn new things. But I assure you Linux distributions usually handle installing software differently for a reason. Installing software can damage or compromise systems very easily. Thats why Debain, its derivatives and many other Linux based operating

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

2016-12-19 02:54 keltezéssel, john cusey írta: Time to go back to Windows. Just do it. It will be better for everyone.

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

john cusey wrote: > Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? > > > I tried to install opera on Debian. > > > I have computer science degree and I still trying to do this. > LoL > > I know nobody will read this email. > LoL^2 > > Time to go back to Windows. > LoL^3

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

john cusey writes: > Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? > > I tried to install opera on Debian. Did you look at https://wiki.debian.org/Opera ?

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

john cusey writes: > Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? > I tried to install opera on Debian. I suggest that you ask for help here: http://www.opera.com/help -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

On Sunday, December 18, 2016 at 8:20:04 PM UTC-6, john cusey wrote: > Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? > linux treats executable files/programs differently than windows. thus more secure. > I have computer science degree and I still trying to do this. > a piece of

Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

john cusey writes: > Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? What kind of answer are you looking for? One correct answer would be: Because installing software is a potentially very disruptive act on a computer, so it should be done through a formal

Why I can not install software on debian easily?

Why I can not download a .deb file, click it and it installs? I tried to install opera on Debian. I have computer science degree and I still trying to do this. I know nobody will read this email. Time to go back to Windows. John