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| I've been playing with Linux for about three years now. First I tried and failed to install the set of 7 Debian CDs I bought. A linux system administrator came to help me and gave up. I hope they've sorted out their useless installer! So he gave me a Fedora Core 2 CD set, and that worked fine, but was not something I would ever try and get friend or my mother to use. Because I want to be able to recommend Linux to others I had a look at Ubuntu, and think it's the best balance between user friendliness and the GNU ethos. I'm hoping to be part of making Ubuntu a real pleasure for the desktop home users, and if I get time I'd love to work on the GUI missing for several good apps. | I've been playing with Linux since about 2002. |
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| If you want to pester me with email you can try: | First I decided Debian had the best philosophy, so I bought the set of 7 Debian CDs. I couldn't install it. A linux sys-admin from the local university came to help me, he gave up as well. I hope they've sorted out their useless installer since then! |
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| duncan at lithgow-schmidt dot dk | The sys-admin gave me a Fedora Core 2 CD set, and that worked fine becasue I was patient and read eveything carefully. I would never give that to an average PC user and expect them to be able to install and configure it. I hope they've improved their installer! |
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| I have a website at: http://lithgow-schmidt.dk full of stuff, but nothing Linux related (yet) | Because I want to be able to recommend Linux to others I had a look at Ubuntu, and think it's the best balance between user friendliness and the GNU ethos. |
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| Bye, Duncan | My contact details are on [[http://lithgow-schmidt.dk|my website]], on the [[http://lithgow-schmidt.dk/tiki-index.php?page=Contact+Duncan+Lithgow|contact Duncan lithgow]] page. |
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| == My Bookmarks == [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/CompaqEvoN150 My Compaq Evo N150] | [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HP_Pavilion_DV8220EA My HP Pavilion dv8220ea] | WikiIndex | UserDocumentation ["UserDocumentationDraft2"] | DocumentationTeam | ["Firewire"] | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsCardReaders | |
Cheers, Duncan |
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| [https://bugs.launchpad.net/~duncan-lithgow/+reportedbugs Bugs reported] | = Todo = == LaptopTestingTeam == * Update: [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/CompaqEvoN150|My Compaq Evo N150]] * Update: [[http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/HP_Pavilion_DV8220EA|My HP Pavilion dv8220ea]] * Work on a new template or a better system generally == Community Ubuntu Documentation == * Separate Ubuntu from its variants in the community docs * Find out how to lock some page content so we can have static contant * Rationalize the Category system. * Finish another section of the 'Find software by menu location'. * Make a simple rationalized map of all CUD * Finish the find software by '*' page * Can there be a 'find software by question' page? Maybe use Launchpad FAQ or the Questions lists Matt sent me. * Write blue print for usage survey to improve structure of the documentation both online and offline == See also == WikiIndex | UserDocumentation [[UserDocumentationDraft2]] | DocumentationTeam | [[Firewire]] | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsCardReaders | [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/~duncan-lithgow/+reportedbugs|Bugs reported]] |
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| == Cut'n'paste bugs texts == Thanks for your bug report, maybe this has been fixed in Ubuntu 7.04. Could you please try the latest version of Ubuntu and update this bug? |
= My bugs = * [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/97206|fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/sdb6]] * [[https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/256642|The documentation server is sometimes very slow (help.ubuntu.com/community)]] |
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| Thanks for reporting this bug. I am closing this bug report as it lacks the information asked for earlier, so no-one can investigate the problem further. But please reopen it if you can give us the missing information and submitting those bug reports. | = Cut'n'paste bugs texts = |
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| Thanks for this bug report, it seems to have helped fix the problem. On my install of Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) this bug no longer exists. Please reopen this bug if you disagree, and keep the bug reports coming in. I'm marking this bug as 'Fix Released'. | == Old bugs == Thanks for your bug report, it's a bit out of date now and might have even been fixed. Could you please try the latest version of Ubuntu and update this bug? See http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu Thanks for your bug report, it's a bit out of date now and might have even been fixed. Could you please try the latest live CD version of Ubuntu and update this bug? CD images of today's build of Ubuntu are here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/ == Orphaned bugs == Thanks for reporting this bug. I am closing this bug report as it lacks the information asked for earlier, so no-one can investigate the problem further. But please reopen it if you can give us the missing information. Feel free to keep submitting other bug reports. I've marked this bug as 'Invalid'. Thanks for this bug report, it seems to have helped fix the problem. On my install of Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) this bug no longer exists! Please reopen this bug if you still have this problem, and keep the bug reports coming in. I'm marking this bug as 'Fix Released'. = Blueprints and specs = Specs to follow up: https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/welcome-window https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/automated-localization-download (should be removed) https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/localization-preferences (link to my bug report) |
Hi I'm Duncan Lithgow.
I've been playing with Linux since about 2002.
First I decided Debian had the best philosophy, so I bought the set of 7 Debian CDs. I couldn't install it. A linux sys-admin from the local university came to help me, he gave up as well. I hope they've sorted out their useless installer since then!
The sys-admin gave me a Fedora Core 2 CD set, and that worked fine becasue I was patient and read eveything carefully. I would never give that to an average PC user and expect them to be able to install and configure it. I hope they've improved their installer!
Because I want to be able to recommend Linux to others I had a look at Ubuntu, and think it's the best balance between user friendliness and the GNU ethos.
My contact details are on my website, on the contact Duncan lithgow page.
Cheers, Duncan
Todo
LaptopTestingTeam
Update: My Compaq Evo N150
Update: My HP Pavilion dv8220ea
- Work on a new template or a better system generally
Community Ubuntu Documentation
- Separate Ubuntu from its variants in the community docs
- Find out how to lock some page content so we can have static contant
- Rationalize the Category system.
- Finish another section of the 'Find software by menu location'.
- Make a simple rationalized map of all CUD
- Finish the find software by '*' page
- Can there be a 'find software by question' page? Maybe use Launchpad FAQ or the Questions lists Matt sent me.
- Write blue print for usage survey to improve structure of the documentation both online and offline
See also
WikiIndex | UserDocumentation UserDocumentationDraft2 | DocumentationTeam | Firewire | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsCardReaders |
DanishTeam | http://ubuntudanmark.dk | http://www.gnome-look.org |
My bugs
fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/sdb6
The documentation server is sometimes very slow (help.ubuntu.com/community)
Cut'n'paste bugs texts
Old bugs
Thanks for your bug report, it's a bit out of date now and might have even been fixed. Could you please try the latest version of Ubuntu and update this bug? See http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu
Thanks for your bug report, it's a bit out of date now and might have even been fixed. Could you please try the latest live CD version of Ubuntu and update this bug? CD images of today's build of Ubuntu are here: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/
Orphaned bugs
Thanks for reporting this bug. I am closing this bug report as it lacks the information asked for earlier, so no-one can investigate the problem further. But please reopen it if you can give us the missing information. Feel free to keep submitting other bug reports. I've marked this bug as 'Invalid'.
Thanks for this bug report, it seems to have helped fix the problem. On my install of Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) this bug no longer exists! Please reopen this bug if you still have this problem, and keep the bug reports coming in. I'm marking this bug as 'Fix Released'.
Blueprints and specs
Specs to follow up: https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/welcome-window https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/automated-localization-download (should be removed) https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/localization-preferences (link to my bug report)
DuncanLithgow (last edited 2008-08-20 13:05:31 by 1704ds1-sd)