Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?
Date	2016-12-20 23:00 +0100
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On 12/20/2016 10:25 AM, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 December 2016 12:25:52 Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 12/19/2016 5:28 PM, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
>>> [1] Actual case. Thinks she is using Windows because she has
>>> LibreOffice. Certainly not representative of all grandmothers.
>>
>> I suspect the User Experience is as important as Application
>> Software.
>> Do you know which desktop is being used?
>>
>> I've been recommending Debian to an elderly friend who has
>> expressed annoyance with current version(s) of Windows. He has
>> sent me an old laptop with an implied "put up or shut up". I want
>> to put together a demo system that will be attractive to him. I
>> currently planning on Mate as the desktop. We live 1000 miles
>> apart so can't just drive over to show him what I use. Comments? TIA
>
> http://www.portsmouth.lug.org.uk/talks/201211.html
> http://www.portsmouth.lug.org.uk/talks/201211.pdf

The later is a fascinating read.
And not only because he agrees with me!

Should be required reading for ALL introductory Comp Sci 
curricula ! !! !!!!!


>
> Initially it was called Debian Adapted for Dad.  The name was changed as it
> got more publicity, since it is the desktop layer that Adam's father actually
> sees.
>
> It was originally done on KDE 3, because it is so configurable.  And that is
> why I use TDE, KDE 3's successor.
>
> Lisi
>
>

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Why I can not install software on debian easily?  john cusey <john_cusey@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-19 03:20 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2016-12-19 03:30 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? emetib <chadbrabec@gmail.com> - 2016-12-19 04:40 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-12-19 05:00 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2016-12-19 06:20 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2016-12-19 08:40 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Nemeth Gyorgy <friczy@freemail.hu> - 2016-12-19 10:50 +0100
    Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2016-12-20 00:30 +0100
      Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-12-20 10:00 +0100
        Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 11:30 +0100
          Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-12-20 21:30 +0100
      Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 11:30 +0100
      Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-20 13:30 +0100
        Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 17:30 +0100
          Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 18:10 +0100
          Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-20 23:00 +0100
        Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-20 17:50 +0100
          Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-12-20 18:20 +0100
            Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 18:40 +0100
            Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-12-20 18:40 +0100
            Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? emetib <chadbrabec@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 19:10 +0100
            Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-12-20 21:50 +0100
        Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2016-12-20 20:30 +0100
        Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-12-20 21:20 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily? Steven Mainor <steve@degga.net> - 2016-12-19 11:40 +0100
  Re: Why I can not install software on debian easily?  Floris <jkfloris@dds.nl> - 2016-12-19 14:40 +0100

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