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I remember windows 2000 and XP had this and my parents loved it. It told them what all the buttons do. How to update the computer, how to get at the internet and much more.
A little guided tutorial that comes up on the screen which shows where the terminal is and what it does, what sudo means, what the packet manager is and thing like that.
I think this would go very far to teaching newbs and getting them over the first hurdle. It would definitely make Linux less scary the first time through.
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Fabian.hernalsteen wrote on the 5 Mar 08 at 20:46
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It is a good idea for newbies indead, but i think this is a duplicate idea (someone proposed to make some kind of slideshow during install to help out new users). Anyway, to lazy to look it up now
+1 for the good idea, and i hope it gets merged with the other one
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tbrminsanity wrote on the 5 Mar 08 at 21:23
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I hated that feature in Windows 2K and XP with a passion. I would rather suggest that a tutorial is but in the system help app and a simple one time only info pop-up message comes up the first time a person logs in to tell them where to find the tutorial.
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afuchs wrote on the 5 Mar 08 at 22:57
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The menus, as they are in the default install, are difficult for new users to find. There is nothing that indicates one should click on "Applications" in the upper left corner of the screen to bring up a menu that launches programs. I have had to point this out to various people on various occasions. A short tutorial could possibly help alleviate this problem.
As tbrminsanity wrote, presenting the user with a dialog could annoy them. This could possibly be overcome by using notification-daemon to draw attention to a launcher on the panel. (notification-daemon makes those 'speech bubbles' that pop up telling you there are updates to install)
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cheesehead wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 00:38
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Awful Idea!
The first thing my mother wanted to know was how to launch the web browser and set up her e-mail and change the volume.
Do NOT send them wandering onto intermediate topics (Package Manager, Terminal, endless customizing options) on the first day.
The web page default and built-in help browser are already there. Build on those.
If you insist on forcing endless tutorials on my poor mother, at least make it a 'tool-tip' style with just one easily-digestible fact daily and the easy option to turn it off.
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fritobandito wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 00:55
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hmmmm... im new to Linux and I was really confused by things such as sudo and the terminal in general.
I thought the screen just popping up once wouldn't annoy anyone but I like the notification-daemon if people feel that way.
When I first booted up Linux I was so lost (2 weeks ago :P) I think there definitely needs to be something where people can sit down and learn the basics.
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mribecky wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 08:54
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I agree with cheesehead in the fact that theres more basic things the newcomer should learn. But the first time tutorial is a grate idea. Maybe at the end of the basic tutorial it could have instructions on how to find tutorials on more advanced topics.
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arand wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 09:37
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@ mribecky: Yes Definitely!
To make a beginners tutorial first cover things like the terminal, sudo, etc. sounds like a very bad idea.
As people before me have described, there should be a notification, "Click this icon for guides on how to get started with Ubuntu"
Then there should be somethign like:
1. Beginners Guide:
How to get on the internet, start programs, send mail, install new programs (only describing the simple add/remove system), find files (describing your home directory & tracker),
etc.
2. Intermidiate Guide: Mounting filesystems, advance d installing of programs, filesystem structure & security explained briefly, drivers, terminal made easy, sudo
etc.
And maybe an advanced section, which is basically just a terminal-fest.
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fritobandito wrote on the 6 Mar 08 at 22:31
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yeah i really like that idea arand
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jespdj wrote on the 8 Mar 08 at 08:04
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I think it would be a good idea to have a "Start Here" icon on the desktop right after installation, so that inexperienced new users can click it to start learning about Ubuntu.
But I would not want a tutorial to start automatically when you login to Ubuntu for the first time.
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