Comments on: Two hours after trying Ubuntu http://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/ Oh damn, I need a better tagline than this. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:22:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SuperAnthttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-152622 SuperAnt Tue, 27 May 2008 13:37:40 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-152622 I do agree with almost everything. I have been working in IT on mostly Microsoft for 4 years. I have also just tried Ubuntu (SUSE first and then UBUNTU) I found the GUI really nice an neat and enjoyd learning a different way of doing things. I was wondering if it was me who is so used to Microsoft way or if it was UBUNTU being less user friendly on installing software. I had to get my head around the conecpt of repositories and a menu of available software. I also struggled to get wireless working. I will play some more and wait before i make a decision. Many things I like but many things that are not quite Microsoft.Ant I do agree with almost everything. I have been working in IT on mostly Microsoft for 4 years. I have also just tried Ubuntu (SUSE first and then UBUNTU) I found the GUI really nice an neat and enjoyd learning a different way of doing things. I was wondering if it was me who is so used to Microsoft way or if it was UBUNTU being less user friendly on installing software. I had to get my head around the conecpt of repositories and a menu of available software. I also struggled to get wireless working. I will play some more and wait before i make a decision. Many things I like but many things that are not quite Microsoft.

Ant

]]> By: Mr. Dewhttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-82089 Mr. Dew Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:20:56 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-82089 Thanks for all your suggestions and comments. They've been really helpful! Thanks for all your suggestions and comments. They’ve been really helpful!

]]> By: Dianwenhttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-82077 Dianwen Sat, 25 Aug 2007 20:43:16 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-82077 Well, if you really want good looks and animations, you can try Beryl. Its a desktop manager. Well, if you really want good looks and animations, you can try Beryl. Its a desktop manager.

]]> By: Johnmchttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-81773 Johnmc Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:27:42 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-81773 Want more of a Win feel to the desktop? Try Kubuntu, Ubuntu's smaller brother. You get all the Ubuntu features you like but with a KDE flavor. It looks and acts more like Windows. Try it, you'll like it. Want more of a Win feel to the desktop? Try Kubuntu, Ubuntu’s smaller brother. You get all the Ubuntu features you like but with a KDE flavor. It looks and acts more like Windows. Try it, you’ll like it.

]]> By: Dmitriy Kropivnitskiyhttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-81772 Dmitriy Kropivnitskiy Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:25:13 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-81772 Well, there are a few players out there which are comparable with iTunes as far as organizing and listening to music goes. As a digital music store I honestly think people are better off without it :) To point you to a player, try banshee and/or amarok. Gimp is definitely not photoshop, albeit it does a lot of simpler stuff. I only do fairly simple photo processing and color corrections, so I never hit anything gimp cannot do for me (actually I never used photoshop, so maybe I am missing something, but it is too expensive to try). I think openoffice is a reasonable replacement for MS office. What functionality of MS office are you missing? Windows Live Messanger? Is that on MSN IM network? If so, you should be able to connect to it using Pigin universal IM client. Well, there are a few players out there which are comparable with iTunes as far as organizing and listening to music goes. As a digital music store I honestly think people are better off without it :) To point you to a player, try banshee and/or amarok. Gimp is definitely not photoshop, albeit it does a lot of simpler stuff. I only do fairly simple photo processing and color corrections, so I never hit anything gimp cannot do for me (actually I never used photoshop, so maybe I am missing something, but it is too expensive to try). I think openoffice is a reasonable replacement for MS office. What functionality of MS office are you missing? Windows Live Messanger? Is that on MSN IM network? If so, you should be able to connect to it using Pigin universal IM client.

]]> By: nosrednaekimhttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-81765 nosrednaekim Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:07:12 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-81765 You should be able to get a 1440x900 resolution.The procedure should be quite easy, just google your video card type and linux drivers, or come up to #ubuntu on IRC. You should be able to get a 1440×900 resolution.

The procedure should be quite easy, just google your video card type and linux drivers, or come up to #ubuntu on IRC.

]]> By: Poiemahttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-81763 Poiema Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:45:29 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-81763 For themes and customizing Ubuntu's appearance try Art Manager or GNOME Art as itâ??s also known. This program is available for download via Synaptic. For themes and customizing Ubuntu’s appearance try Art Manager or GNOME Art as itâ??s also known. This program is available for download via Synaptic.

]]> By: Poiemahttp://beconfused.com/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-81758 Poiema Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:37:44 +0000 http://beconfused.com/blog/2007/08/21/two-hours-after-trying-ubuntu/#comment-81758 Considering that Ubuntu has only been around about 3 years..... Take a look at Ubuntu 4.10 then 7.04 ad see how far they've come. And CNR functionality is just around the corner for downloads more like Windows. Linux Mint also offers mintInstall which is similar to CNR. As far as graphical appearance, many other options are available that can make Linux look like about anything you want including Mac and Windows. Considering that Ubuntu has only been around about 3 years….. Take a look at Ubuntu 4.10 then 7.04 ad see how far they’ve come. And CNR functionality is just around the corner for downloads more like Windows. Linux Mint also offers mintInstall which is similar to CNR. As far as graphical appearance, many other options are available that can make Linux look like about anything you want including Mac and Windows.

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