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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 jon.davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Neil Smith writes: >> Hi, >> I was going to attend on Saturday. >> I am new to the group and will be coming from Taunton, should anyone >> need a lift I will have some space in my car. >> I am not a programmer but a very keen computer user who works via the >> internet from my home. I was introduced to Ubuntu the other year but >> only had a very short time to look at it and no time to practice. I have >> installed it on my laptop but can't get it configured properly and don't >> really understand how it works, so don't use it. >> I was hoping that by joining the group and attending the meeting I might >> get my laptop set up properly, as I have no sound with Ubuntu, and would >> get to know how to use the various linux software as I have only ever >> used windows. >> >> Neil >> >>> Hi >>> >>> Just wondered who was actually going to the meet saturday, apart from >>> myself, I am still going >>> >>> Paul >>> - -- >>> Paul Sutton >>> www.zleap.net >>> Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf >>> http://www.odfalliance.org >>> Next Linux User Group meet : Feb 7th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) >>> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > ...I know this probably won't be of much help to you but I used a cover disk > of ubuntu from linux format megasine and it worked/is working with very > little configuration on my laptop. All I had to do was install some java > packages from synaptic to get youtube working. > It shouldn't really be too dificul of a transition from Windows. What you > might require is a slight perceptual shift about what an OS is and how it's > licenced/developed and distributed though. > Cheers, JonDavey > I will have a few ubuntu 8.10 desktop cd's at the paignton meet, i was going to give some to Rob to take over to exwick but he didn't havce time to pick them up, not sure if anyone going to exwick will have a few copies, they may do Paul - -- Paul Sutton www.zleap.net Support Open and ISO standard file formats ISO 26300 odf http://www.odfalliance.org Next Linux User Group meet : Feb 7th : 3pm, Shoreline Cafe Paignton -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkmNgRkACgkQaggq1k2FJq2VdwCZAStz9QOOGcgU9E+A4h0q5P49 8JEAniLTffCeMr71tWUWGE/YOdubHF/H =MB5Y -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- 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