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From: Mark Warner on 2 May 2010 20:39 Why Tea wrote: > > Let's help BB out a bit to find the simplest way to > get into Ubuntu. I think BB should probably try the > portable Ubuntu first as it is run as a Windows app. > From there BB will have access to whatever network > interface on his notebook, and then he can start > learning Linux.Make no mistake, it'll take a bit of > time for BB to get used to Linux; just like Unix > users will take some time to get used to Windows. You mean Wubi? I really hate that. It just reinforces the whole Windows-think that Linux is another *program* that you run on your computer, since the Windows mindset is "Computer=Windows". Not to mention the fact that it doesn't allow for one to use separate partitions for "seemlessly" segregating /home and the like -- one of desktop Linux's strongest attributes. -- Mark Warner Ubuntu Linux Registered Linux User #415318 ....lose .inhibitions when replying
From: Why Tea on 5 May 2010 20:53
On May 3, 10:39 am, Mark Warner <mhwarner.inhibiti...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Why Tea wrote: > > > Let's help BB out a bit to find the simplest way to > > get into Ubuntu. I think BB should probably try the > > portable Ubuntu first as it is run as a Windows app. > > From there BB will have access to whatever network > > interface on his notebook, and then he can start > > learning Linux.Make no mistake, it'll take a bit of > > time for BB to get used to Linux; just like Unix > > users will take some time to get used to Windows. > > You mean Wubi? I really hate that. It just reinforces the whole > Windows-think that Linux is another *program* that you run on your > computer, since the Windows mindset is "Computer=Windows". Not to > mention the fact that it doesn't allow for one to use separate > partitions for "seemlessly" segregating /home and the like -- one of > desktop Linux's strongest attributes. > > -- > Mark Warner > Ubuntu Linux > Registered Linux User #415318 > ...lose .inhibitions when replying Mark, I'm not familiar with Wubi. But a search with Google tells me they are different and apparently Portable Ubuntu is even simpler than Wubi. That makes me believe even BB can now run it and experience Ubuntu with leaving his comfort zone of Windows. I understood the PC=Windows mentality. They think there must be a C: drive in an OS and Ctr-C/V/X must be copy/ paste/cut, etc. They have no ideas about the Unix file system and why there is no C: drive there, leave alone the concept of mount-ing, super/root user, etc. But Linux has come a long way, once set up even someone like BB can drive it without any problems. |