** Description changed: - Some Windows users who try to switch to Ubuntu have a hard time because - of lack of knowledge about the OS and the attitude of not being willing - enough to learn. + When a user boots Ubuntu, whether he is experienced with Ubuntu or not, + he will see the default Ubuntu desktop which is not different from what + experienced users see. I believe that there should be a different world + for beginners. - I do not know what exactly can fix this but I think, what New Linux - Users need is a very very very comprehensive switch guide. + The best solution I can think of now is to have an application which + will be the first thing that a user will see immediately after he + installs or boots Ubuntu. That application will ask the user if he is a + beginner or is already experienced with Ubuntu. If the user states that + he is a beginner, the application will guide the user in order for the + user to do the first things first. I presume that the first thing the + application should point to the user is the documentation. Yes, it is + easy to access the documentations in our point of view, but in the point + of view of the new user, he could panic if he has to figure things out + by himself especially if he is not a resourceful person who maximizes + search engines. - Edit: - Many users, after downloading the ISO and installing Ubuntu post in the Absolute Beginner talk Forums for the most basic things. - - If after downloading the ISO file from Ubuntu's Official Site, they will - have an access to just about everything a new user needs, then, New - Users will find the switch easier. - - In my case, it took me weeks before I found out about good guides for - beginners. I believe that it is because of not getting used to - researching online how to use an OS since I never searched online how I - should use Windows. + Also, if the user states that (s)he is a beginner, every application in + Ubuntu should also treat the user as a beginner. Not all beginners are + resourceful enough to consult the documentation, so I suggest that, + every application that the beginner opens will point him to the + application's documentations. Not all users know where the + documentations are and not all users who know where to find them do read + them.
-- Some New Users have a hard time switching to Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83045 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
