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> Why ever it was found necessary to name the partitions and drives in a different > >manner to Windows also eludes me. Not an expert but I suspect that the directory structure on Linux systems predates MS Windows, and so the questions should be: why did Microsoft feel the need to use a different system? Although, I feel you have a fair point with regard to the naming of directories - at least out side of the home folder. > The various books on Ubuntu and Kubuntu spend a lot of time telling about how they > >came about and how to install the OS. They all seem to skip the important part > namely >how to save and retrieve files. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this, but I'll take a stab: On Linux you generally save files to your home folder, i.e. /home/jon/ in my case. You can add whatever number of subdirectories you wish to this, such as Documents or Videos. Each user on the computer (each person with their own username and password) also gets their own Home folder, which is private to them. The rest of the folders on the system, /etc/ /var/ /opt/ etc are best ignored. They usually require root privileges to edit anything in them, and with good reason too: these are mostly system configuration files and updated automatically by various programs. > My other concern is that many Windows programmes that I use regularly do neither > run >under Kubuntu nor do they seem to have equivalent programmes into which I can > >transfer existing files. If you could let us know which programs it is that you would like to use, what their purpose is, then we can try and suggest alternatives that would work with your windows files :D. Most applications, unless very specialised, have an alternative, and a lot of them interoperate well... > One thing I would greatly like is a one day course covering the basics but > excluding >installing the OS.The manuals/books go into too many details rather > than how to do >simple tasks. I think this would be a great idea! Where are you located? We could try and organise something? There have been discussions on the list recently about a beginners event in Penzance, so your input I expect would be welcome! > If any of you can recommend a simple guide I would be most grateful as I am > getting >close to giving up on Linux in the form of Kubuntu. It is all just too > complicated and >difficult to comprehend and remember. I'm not aware of any, but, if you send more details about the problems you're having people here will be more than willing to help out! If my explanations earlier were no good, let me know (possibly with a few more details) and I'll have another crack at it :D Jon > John > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Generated by the contributors page > in the members area at D+C GLUG > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/members/list.php > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html