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I just completed my first year as a Ubuntu user and was asked to write an article about my experience. The invitation to write caused me to look back on the year and ask myself, what have I done this year? Well, the first year has taken me through three different Ubuntu operating systems starting with 9.10 and ending with 10.10. Not knowing much about the terminal when first using Ubuntu I focused on the GUI. As I learned how to install themes and customize the Ubuntu desktop, I began to help other new users with this process. The task of figuring what packages need to be extracted, how and where they are installed is simple after you’ve done it, but potentially confusing to a new user.
Je viens de terminer ma première année en tant qu'utilisateur d'Ubuntu et on m'a demandé d'écrire un article sur mon expérience. L'invitation à écrire m'a fait repenser à cette année et me demander, Qu'est-ce que j'ai accompli ? Eh bien, la première année m'a amené à expérimenter trois systèmes d'exploitation Ubuntu différents, à commencer par 9.10 et terminant avec 10.10.
Puisque je ne connaissais pas grand' chose au terminal quand j'ai commencé à utiliser Ubuntu, je me suis concentré sur l'interface graphique. Lorsque j'ai appris, au fur et à mesure, à installer des thèmes et à personnaliser le bureau d'Ubuntu, j'ai commencé à aider d'autres nouveaux utilisateurs avec ce processus. Comprendre quels paquets doivent être extraits, où et comment les installer est simple une fois que vous l'avez fait vous-même, mais pourrait troubler un nouvel utilisateur.
I would like to mention the sticky in the desktop environments section of Ubuntu Forums as it is a nice list of resources for new users interested in customizing their desktops [1]. I mention this because many of the questions I have answered could have been avoided by using this resource. It’s great feeling to help another Ubuntu user and when they proudly post a screenshot of their personalized desktop or send a thank you it's even better. Frogs Hair [1]: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=809695
J'aimerais mentionner la FAQ dans la section d'environnements de bureau d'Ubuntu Forums, puisque c'est une bonne liste de ressources pour les nouveaux utilisateurs désireux de personnaliser leur bureau [1]. J'en parle parce que beaucoup des questions auxquelles j'ai répondu aurait pu être évitées si les gens s'étaient servi de cette ressource.
On se sent vachement bien quand on aide à autre utilisateur d'Ubuntu et quand ils sont fiers de mettre une capture d'écran de leur bureau personnalisé en ligne ou vous envoient un message de remerciements, on se sent encore mieux.
Frogs Hair
[1]: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=809695. [Ndt : ce lien est en anglais. Les francophones pourraient consulter http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org, section « Environnements et accessibilité ».]
I have been using Ubuntu for more than 3 years and am almost completely Window's free and cannot speak highly enough of Ubuntu.
Pretty much all computers are sold with Windows pre-installed and if you want to use a Linux distro you have to install it with a dual boot or completely remove Windows. I tried a dual boot at the onset of my incursion into the world of Linux and was not happy with the problems that appeared. A full Ubuntu installation is definitely the way to go. Under Windows, I used several programs that will not work in Ubuntu (not under WINE either) but have all but conquered this annoyance by using similar Ubuntu software and some web based applications that do the job just as well and, in some cases, better.
There is a stigma attached to Ubuntu and Linux users in general; that is to use it you have to be a computer expert to get it to work. If you check computer hardware supplier's websites the majority state that Linux is for computer experts, implying that Windows is simple. There is no mention of the extra software you have to install and pay for to stop an attack from the Internet.
The Linux stigma is therefore unwarranted. I do not consider myself to be a computer expert and am made to accept this fact by some FCM articles that go over my head. What one does have to accept is that there is a distinct learning curve. I remember my very first Ubuntu installation and the message that I needed to run a command in a terminal. At the time it was baffling but is not a problem now.
In the February edition of FCM the article about LibreOffice was of great interest. I had actually installed it prior to reading the article. It is a lot faster and a has a lot of features that OOo does not have. I highly recommend it. It is being supported by Canonical so it is the way to go.
I have tried, on many occasions, to convince my work colleagues to use Ubuntu but they have their head in the sand and stay with XP. However, recently my grandson showed me an article that had been presented at his school related to Linux. It was extremely well written and listed the advantages of Linux in the classroom. I was very surprised to read such an article and asked who had written it. It was amazingly my grandson which was all the more surprising as he is only nine years old.
Allan Hambidge