On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:09:29 +1100 Jacinta Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ben wrote: > > > installing automatix in Ubuntu is very easy (no command line needed) > > and addresses all the non driver, free like beer stuff. > > > > I've heard nasty reports about it, but it's been fine on every > > system I've put it on (four so far with Ubuntu 6.10), and probably > > is only an issue if you're doing custom setup of stuff - so should > > be ok for any non-geek. > > I've heard nasty reports too. The new poster child for this > functionality is "EasyUbuntu" http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/ > which has a very nice gui, simple instructions (some command line > needed at the start -- just cut'n'paste) and further adds itself to > your Applications menu for future access. > > As far as I know they have roughly the same functionality, although > Easy Ubuntu has the big plus of being much easier to find when doing > a basic web search. ;) I've just been having a look at the new Feisty Fawn (groan!) version of Ubuntu. In the Add/Remove programs options, there is a one-stop version of installing restricted software. It seems to be a replacement (or more likely, an incorporation) of Easy Ubuntu. As I mentioned earlier, I have been trying to set up my friend who is an ex-Windows person. Just doing the Easy Ubuntu installation was not enough on his machine (or mine) to get everything working. I followed the routine here http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2812/how-to_setup_debian and most video and sound file formats seem to play automatically. This route worked on my Debian Sid, my Feisty Fawn and an older Ubuntu Dapper. Cheers, Alan > > All the best, > > J > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: +61 2 4782 2670 Mobile: +61 427 486 206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
