all of the Classic Ubuntu Features back with some cool animated .
graphics.
There are free and paid versions...
Perfect for the Linux Newbie, the only thing I have noticed (In the free
versions) are some limited networking support.
You can still connect to remote file systems via sshfs and samba, so not
a problem if you are comfortable with the command line.
- Tad
On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 04:20 +0000, iloveubuntulinux wrote:
>
> I have been teaching intro to Linux at a local community college since
> 2005 and I have been using Ubuntu as the example mostly. However now
> that Ubuntu has gone to Unity, which I really don't like, I have
> decided to teach the class using several distros including Fedora,
> Knoppix, Ubuntu, openSUSE and DSL.
>
> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Scott <scottro@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 09:49:56PM -0500, g.linuxducks wrote:
> >
> > > All of Linux distros are "Live Distros" meaning they all pop in
> and run
> > > only the demo mode without installing anything and allow you to
> use
> > > Linux in a limited fashion to decide whether to install it right
> from
> > > the demo ' "Live Distro". It is not only Puppy that does that -
> all of
> > > Linux distros do that in other words. (Either from CD/DVD or from
> USB
> > > Drives and those also for Netbooks).
> >
> > Not all. Most do, but not all. Or, their live version will be
> somewhat
> > limited, just a demo.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I believe Ubuntu Linux is the best "presentation" of Linux and
> > > especially for Windows lovers. These want a system that can do
> > > everything that Windows does and better. Showing these Users a
> limited
> > > Linux distro is certainly NOT turning them onto Linux as you
> think. In
> > > fact they will laugh at you. If those are not presented with good
> cause
> > > to leave Windows or add Linux they WILL go on their merry way
> with
> > > Windows with the impression from a stripped down version rather
> than a
> > > full blown does everything version.
> >
> > With Unity, a lot of people are now turning to Mint for that. I
> really
> > don't know, with Unity, I hit ctl+alt+T and with Mint I do alt+F2
> and
> > type in xterm--I seldom use a mouse. Not that this is good or bad,
> > simply saying that I don't personally know if Unity is bad as some
> folks
> > say, or not.
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > This is very simple. I can log onto Ubuntu Linux and check just
> about
> > > all of several email acounts in the same amount of time it takes
> Windows
> > > to fully load ready for use. That is NO exageration at all from
> myself
> > > as a Windows lover since year 2001 (XP then Vista).
> >
> > Quite true. Gets even less if you use mostly command line versions,
> > such as mutt. There are exceptions, and I won't say that your
> > experience is always the case, especially these days with some of
> the
> > more newcomer friendly, MS/Apple like distributions, but in many
> cases,
> > yes.
> >
> > >
> > > I think you would want to show that and a full blown Linux that
> rivals
> > > Windows. Take it from a Windows diehard.
> >
> > Hard to say--Ultimate, which I think is mostly Ubuntu with lots of
> extra
> > codecs and eyecandy, can impress people. One of my co-workers has
> > really done up his Ubuntu workstation, with all the compiz eye
> candy,
> > but in a quite useful way. He thinks I'm the geek with my openbox
> and
> > xterm, and I think his desktop may, despite eye candy, be more
> > practical--his is certainly more likely to impress a newcomer.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott Robbins
> > PGP keyID EB3467D6
> > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 )
> > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6
> >
> > Willow: I knew it! I knew it! Well, not in the sense of having
> > the slightest idea, but I knew there was something I didn't know.
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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