[kwlug-disc] Sault Ste Marie Linux?

[Ron Singh]

Agreed -- back in November 2016 when I decided to try this Linux thing my
only visibility into Linux was a Live Ubuntu 10.04 cd that I booted, stared
uncomprehendingly at for a few minutes and went back to my Windows XP. That
was 8 years ago.  Flash forward to late 2016 where I tossed distro after
distro, at least 40 onto 3 low-cost laptops to see which one(s) fitted my
sensibilities. It was a HUGE learning opportunity for me, not just from a
for and fit standpoint, but something of the innards of the Linux
communities online.

I settled on Mint 18.2 where *nothing* is broken and OpenSUSE 42.3.

Not sure if it's me and my very limited knowledge, but I have a number of
frustrations with anything based off Ubuntu 18.04, seems like the early
point releases of Debian 9-based distros and distros built on Ubuntu
16.04.1/.2/.3 have fared well for me. Fedora made me cry,  too many
barriers to entry for me,

So, as a 22-monto noob, I would highly recommended Mint 18.2 preferably
with Xfce. Cinnamon is quite appealing too and would be an excellent
desktop if he has a laptop/desktop from a recent vintage.


Thanks,

Ron Singh


On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:53 PM, William Park via kwlug-disc <
kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:

> I think the best way to start learning Ubuntu (and Linux) is by using
> it.  Pick a task he would do in Windows, and try doing that in Linux.
> --
> William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
>
> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 10:01:32PM -0400, Daniel Allen wrote:
> > Hi folks. I have a friend who is moving to Sault Ste Marie (to start at
> > Algoma) in a few weeks. He's also just now deciding he'd like to switch
> > from Windows to Ubuntu. There doesn't seem to be any LUG in the Sault.
> But
> > does anybody happen to know any LUG-type people up there?
> > I'm not sure what to advise him about starting with Ubuntu- he might be
> > able to get himself up and running ubuntu himself, but it'd be easier
> with
> > some community...
> > Thanks for any contacts I can pass along.
> > -Daniel
>
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