[kwlug-disc] Sault Ste Marie Linux?

[doug moen]

This is the best review of 18.04 I've seen so far, from a cranky old guy
perspective:
http://blog.bityard.net/articles/2018/April/in-beaver-we-trust-a-lengthy-pedantic-review-of-ubuntu-1804-lts.html

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On 15 August 2018 at 13:26, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I did load up Xubuntu 18.04.1 in a TP X230 and the mouse is too fast with
> no controls over speed or acceleration.
> I did hit upon a possible solution mucking around with xinput values. I
> will tray that in the next few days to see how I fare.
>
> Interestingly, I am not the only one as per this bug report --
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-settings/+bug/1758023
>
> I will follow that report a bit closer in the next few days to see if
> anything did come from it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Singh
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 1:12 PM, doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:
>
>> Ron said: "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."
>>
>> Ubuntu 18.04 just became stable two weeks ago with the release of 18.04.1
>> LTS. I just got notification today that I can finally upgrade from 16.04.5
>> LTS. The April release of 18.04.0 was for early adopters, and many bugs
>> have been fixed since then--that's normal for an LTS release.
>>
>> I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade to Ubuntu 18.04.1. What problems
>> will I encounter? I haven't found any showstoppers reported on the web yet,
>> but I'm interested in the experience of KWLUG members.
>>
>>
>> On 15 August 2018 at 10:18, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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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