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Idea #22894: Ask which OS the user migrated from to provide a better experience for new users

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #7982: Instant migration: user interfaces mimicking Windows XP and/or Mac.
Written by toori the 10 Dec 09 at 16:59. Category: Usability. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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New users are confused by Ubuntu because it doesn't work like their previous OS
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Solution #2: Offer simple migration information depending on their previous OS.
Written by Darwin Survivor the 11 Dec 09 at 05:31.
Either through an app or a website, there should be easy migration instructions for each major OS (windows, mac, fedora, etc) that show the main differences and where things have been moved to.

Examples (windows):
-The start button is now the "Applications".
-Control panel is now the "System" menu
-My computer is now the "places" menu
-Software is installed through a package manager (with further detail)

Similar could be set up for MacOS, etc.

A good format would be side-by-side comparisons of the previous os and ubuntu. People love screenshots.

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Darwin Survivor (Brainstorm moderator) wrote on the 11 Dec 09 at 05:28
Please change your rational to a rational. The rational should be something generic about the problem "new users are confused about ubuntu's interface". The solution belongs in the solution.

jeypeyy wrote on the 11 Dec 09 at 10:43
I don't think that the position of the panel is a big problem for beginners. The problems are rather these:
*You don't install .exe's anymore
*The file hierarchy is weird
*Application XXXXX doesn't work on Ubuntu
*Grub won't work (WTF is that?)
*X-server wont't work (WTF is that?)
*etc

PS. I know what Grub and the X-server is, but newbies might react that way.

toori wrote on the 11 Dec 09 at 15:41
Yes , that is how i reacted at Grub and X-server . ( I still have no clue what those are :D )



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