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Ubuntu 9.04 For the Windows Power User

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-you-can dept.

crazipper writes "Know a Windows power user who is (honestly) good with technology, but hasn't yet warmed to Linux? Tom's Hardware just posted a guide to installing and using Ubuntu 9.04, written specifically for the MS crowd (in other words, it talks about file systems, mount points, app installation, etc). Hopefully, by the end, your 'friend' will realize just how easy Ubuntu can be to use and start down a long path of exploration with a new operating system."

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  1. Re:-1, Troll by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you are too dumb to install Ubuntu, you're exactly the sort that SHOULD be using it.

    That or MacOS...

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  2. Re:Important question... by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How about "Play games on your xbox. Don't buy or install the suckfest that is Vista or 7. Don't have to reregister with MS every time you change your motherboard."

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  3. Re:"Power Users"? I don't think so... by geraldojames · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    but you'd think that most power users would at least be familiar with Start | Run | "cmd" | "ipconfig".

    You overestimate the skills of a Windoze "power user". They are usually hardly more skilled than a 12 year old script kiddie.