Re: Musings on debian-user list

Good point, maybe I'm in the minority of Debian users as I'm not a
programmer. Anywho, I'm just trying to make the Linux desktop environment
as comfortable for my friends as possible, and they've already used my
Clearlooks desktop so I try and keep their setup the same.

When I feel adventurous one weekend I'll try a Debian install without the
desktop environment. I think this email list is filled with people very
comfortable using no desktop environment, but for those of us raised on
Windoze it takes some time to transition over. :)

Mark

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Michael Pobega <pobega@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

On 0, Mark <mamarcac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If it's any consolation, I'm a newbie and I actually chose Debian as my
first
real Linux install even though I heard it was tougher for newbies to
learn.�
To me it represented one of the purest distros of Linux and I don't mind
putting in the time/research.� A few days ago I installed Ubuntu on the
girlfriend's laptop and my (admittedly very limited) Debian knowledge
came in
handy.� I even chose "Clearlooks" under Preferences->Appearance for her
laptop, so that she gets accustomed to a standard Debian Gnome desktop
environment as it is my plan to eventually get her over to Debian.�
Muahahaha
(evil laugh).

Mark


It's not really tougher, it just takes more time to make work. Which isn't
necessarily a bad thing (the end user has a lot more say in how his system
works). But really, what does Clearlooks have to do with Debian's user
friendliness? I don't even think most Debian users use GNOME -- I know I
don't.

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