From: "Sla#s"
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Subject: Re: Where to start?
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:47:49 -0000
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devlin wrote:
> Sla#s wrote:
>
>>
>> As I have an old PC (900mhz, 512mb etc) I though a good project
>> would be to turn it into a media centre - so got hold of Ubuntu
>> Media Centre and tried to load that ... But it didn't and as I
>> became engulfed in heavy duty (to me) command line stuff I realised
>> I better start with something easier.
>
> Where did you find a copy of "Ubuntu Media Centre"? I've never come
> across this edition.
That should have read Ubuntu 'Multimedia' Centre:
http://ubuntummc.com/
>> Is there a site, book, version you would care to recommend to learn
>> the basics?
>> (I went ordered The Official Ubuntu Book - then realised I should
>> have asked here first.)
>>
> Great book for starting BTW. I wish I had it when I first ventured out
> into the Ubuntu/Kubuntu world. It would have made life a bit easier. I
> have it now due to my daughter seeing me spend hours reloading
> because I made changes I couldn't figure out how to undo. Was a
> welcome Xmas present indeed!
Thanks - Makes a change getting the right book first time :-)
Slatts
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