Barry Titterton wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm a brand new Ubuntu user who lives in Belper in Derbyshire. I have only > been using Linux for a few weeks and am still rather lacking in confidence > with the system, particularly the terminal window, as I have spent all of my > computer using life in a battle with MS of various forms. Linux was > recommended to me by a work colleague but it took me six months to pluck up > the courage to give it a try. So I bought an elderly second hand laptop off > eBay and took the plunge. I chose the Ubuntu distro as it seemed best suited > for absolute beginners like me. I also invested in the book "Ubuntu for > Non-Geeks" which has been a great help. I have had several problems but I > have been able to solve all of them using the various forums. The system is > now working well and I am impressed by its stability and the ease of adding > new software. Even my wife is happy to use Ubuntu, but is rather addicted to > Frozen Bubble. > > Does anyone know of a LUG that meets on a regular basis near Derbyshire? I > have tried the LUG UK website but have not had any response. I would like to > meet some fellow users face-to-face to get some inspiration from how other > people are using their systems. > > Cheers, > > Barry > Hi Barry,
First of all welcome to the list. Good to see you're getting on well with Ubuntu. There's a load of us on the list who are always happy to lend a hand if someone gets stuck. With regards to a local LUG, I never was very good with geography so it might not be of much use but when I was living in Derby a couple of years back there was a Derby LUG (albeit I can't seem to find them now). I also found a South Derby LUG (not sure if it's the same one) which you can find the mailing list for here: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sderby/ Hopefully this will give you something to go on. Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
