Path: news.cambrium.nl!textnews.cambrium.nl!feeder1.cambriumusenet.nl!feed.tweaknews.nl!193.201.147.84.MISMATCH!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!news-out2.kabelfoon.nl!newsfeed.kabelfoon.nl!bandi.nntp.kabelfoon.nl!newsfeed2.telusplanet.net!newsfeed.telus.net!edtnps83.POSTED!0a32a07d!not-for-mail Reply-To: "Terry Dykstra" From: "Terry Dykstra" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <87hbmrqiga.fsf@rapttech.com.au> <84avetF5h8U1@mid.individual.net> <6866b058-3a7e-4608-9b01-971413dca81d@r34g2000yqj.googlegroups.com> <85b05546-a1d4-42ff-8c8b-b6447ffdb0e2@37g2000yqm.googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Ubuntu 10.4 Lines: 44 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3598 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Response X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 17:08:40 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 72.29.237.65 X-Trace: edtnps83 1273079320 72.29.237.65 (Wed, 05 May 2010 11:08:40 MDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 11:08:40 MDT Xref: news.cambrium.nl "gs" wrote in message news:cWfEn.3346$z%6.1708@edtnps83... > Carlos wrote: >> On May 5, 2:58 am, John Hurley wrote: >>> Mladen: >>> >>>> Well, yes, that is true. However, I don't think that you will find any >>>> Ubuntu servers in the Fortune 500 company server rooms, running >>>> critical >>>> services. That is still entrusted to Red Hat. >>> Not many probably ... Red Hat and OEL seem to be the only 2 flavors >>> ( one really I guess you could argue ) that we see in my area. >> >> We run SuSE ES 9 64!! ;-) >> >> Cheers. >> >> Carlos. > > As an aside, I just installed Ubuntu 10 on an older pc I am setting up for > one of my kids. This is my first linux desktop install in quite awhile > (Suse 9) and I have to say I'm impressed at how much friendlier it has > become. Connecting to internet via a wireless bridge repeater and it had > no problems finding it, wanted to put all the educational programs on it > and that was accomplished with a simple "sudo apt-get install > edubuntu-desktop" and going for a coffee while it did that. No more > installing never ending daisy chained libraries/dependencies just to > install a simple app this time. > > Is it linux for mom & pop yet? Not quite, but for my mom who uses her PC > strictly for internet browsing, scanning old pics and downloading from her > digital camera, definitely. Perhaps cut down on all the "there is this > window that tells me my computer is probably infected and offering a free > virus scan popping up, should I click ok?", or at least not worry about > them as much.. > > But getting her to install something with sudo apt-get..? nope You can install packages completely through the gui. No need for commandline stuff. -- Terry Dykstra