Put your program in, Pull your program out. That's what it's all about.
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| If somebody were to ask me which feature of Linux I liked the most I would
| have to say without a doubt the packaging systems that are available for it.
| The packaging systems for the biggest, baddest and best distributions would
| have to be the biggest, baddest and best difference between Linux and
| proprietary systems.
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http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/put-your-program-in-pull-your-program-out-thats-what-its-all-about-22090
Weirdly enough, that's also the most common form of FUD. It's a myth.
Mind this very new Plasma proposal for KDE:
A [KDE] Menu Proposal
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| This mockup is meant to be a concept for a menu system which would combine
| the ideas behind the efficient KDE 3.x K Menu and the multi-functional
| Kickoff while providing visual integration with Plasma.
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http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/show.php?content=74404&vote=good&tan=99041762
Related:
SYS-Linux, aka why you should leave distro-making to the pros
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| In the DistroWatch Weekly comments for this issue, I came across a
| distribution called "SYS-Linux", which is currently in pre-alpha state. It
| was an attempt to create an easy-to-use, complete distribution which assumed
| the user didn't know anything about computing. Its main claim to fame is
| apparently that it can be installed without a wizard- the user doesn't have
| to answer any questions. Wow! So the user doesn't have to set up the disks so
| that they don't lose any data, doesn't have to set up a user account for
| themselves so that the system isn't completely screwed if it's hacked, and
| doesn't even have to set up the boot loader (whatever it may happen to be)?
| Wow... A newbie's dream come true!
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http://distrogue.blogspot.com/2008/01/sys-linux-aka-why-you-should-leave.html
Installing Ubuntu, a world without Windows
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| The "Welcome" page will start. I chose English and then I clicked the forward
| button. On the Time Zone page, you click a city on the map. I clicked St
| John's, the city listed for the Newfoundland Time Zone. Click forward again.
| I picked US English keyboard and clicked forward for the third time.
|
| Now, the partition wizard starts up. Choose one of the guided installs. You
| will usually have more than one choice here and they depend on your
| particular machine. You may be able to resize your existing partition to only
| use the available space on it, or you can choose to use the full hard drive
| for Ubuntu.
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http://www.gulfnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=100109&sc=343
Ubuntu 1, Windows 0
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| I installed Ubuntu on the Toshiba laptop. Ubuntu installed in 15 minutes - 49
| for Windows XP and 125 for Windows Vista. Ubuntu's desktop came right up. I
| opened the pre-installed Firefox browser and found I could browse the Web
| immediately. Ubuntu installed a network adaptor for the Toshiba laptop.
|
| I shake my head at this Windows foolishness!
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http://linux.sys-con.com/read/458943_p.htm
The day of the Linux desktop
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| The idea here is that this is something almost anyone can do, almost anywhere
| in the world, without any central organization or, indeed, any organization
| at all. This is not Linux World or Linux Continent or Linux Country or Linux
| State or even Linux City or Linux Village. And it's not a year, a month, or
| even a week. It's just one day.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/120727
Installing A New Printer. Windows vs. Linux
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| Windows - 40 Minutes
|
| [...]
|
| Linux - 2 Minutes
|
| While I was waiting for the first round of software to install on Windows, I
| turned to my laptop running Ubuntu to see if I could get it setup to print as
| well. I launched the printing configuration tool. Clicked on "New Printer".
| Typed in the IP address I had assigned to the printer and selected the model
| number.
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http://www.thesourceshow.org/node/69
How To Install Gutsy Gibbon - A 21 Step Guide For Technical Support
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| 1. “First, insert the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 CD into your cup holder.”
|
| 2. “Press the power button on your computer, and hold it until it shuts off.”
|
| 3. “Good. Now press the power button again.”
|
| 4. “We’re going to see some white on black text fly by, please don’t read it
| to me.”
|
| 5. “Let me know when you’ve got a screen that says Ubuntu in brown and
| orange.”
|
| 6. “Ok, press the ‘Enter’ key.”
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http://www.fsckin.com/2007/09/28/how-to-install-gutsy-gibbon-a-21-step-guide-for-technical-support/
Vista Ultimate vs. Ubuntu 7.04 - Which Install Is Easier?
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| So less than 3 hours into this experiment, I have both Vista and Ubuntu
| installed and patched. Both systems are stable, more or less, but both
| systems have quirks. Neither system worked perfectly, but much to my surprise
| the Ubuntu system worked better, (once I got the keyboard working). More
| hardware worked without needing to download additional drivers. More over,
| there is moreover, the desktop that I do have is more functional -
| applications like GIMP, Open Office, and a slew of multi-media apps are far
| more useful than Wordpad, Paint and the slew of crap that Vista comes with.
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http://scitech.teambio.org/2007/08/14/vista-ultimate-vs-ubuntu-704-which-install-is-easier/
Linux is not only better than windows, it is also easier to install and
maintain
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| This post inspired me to write this comparison, side by side, specially
| where it says, that windows users says that "Linux is hard to install", so I
| wanted to test it.
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http://www.go2linux.org/why-linux-is-easier-than-windows
Linux is Easier to Install than Windows!
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| A brief, but honest description of why Linux is better than Windows!
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http://www.utopiatheory.com/index.php?id=11
[Installing Linux from Windows] Wubi Review
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| In conclusion, this tool is certainly one of the easiest ways of letting
| people try Ubuntu without removing Windows or having to partition their hard
| drive for a dual-boot. I have enjoyed this tool, and although it is still in
| beta, it works very well and is very stable. So, if you are running a
| computer with Windows and want to give Ubuntu a try, then this is the
| solution for you.
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http://jon-reagan.blogspot.com/2007/07/wubi-review.html
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