In article , Adrian C
scribeth thus
On 11/07/2011 13:41, alexander.keys1 wrote:
I've just installed Ubuntu Linux 11.04, because Windows kept crashing,
and we didn't get a backup disc with our PC.

There are two problems so far: the 'Time and Date' dialogue box will
not appear, Ubuntu's website is useless as it says you need to get the
box up first to enable time setting... obviously they're staffed by a
typical incompetence of engineers, telling you their product does
something when it plainly doesn't.


From the tone of that, I'd suggest you visit a computer shop and simply
buy a PC that has the operating system already installed, or just *pay*
someone to find the PCs original windows software (or Linux if you are
keen) and install properly it for you. Wasting your time otherwise.

Distributions of Linux are made for technical fiddlers who enjoy and
share their experiences of experimenting at the (b)leading edge of tech.
Ubuntu 11.04 has a new desktop to it and unavoidably new bugs. It is not
an out of the box experience that can be compared to switching on a
computer that has been bought from a shop. Maybe Ubuntu 10.04 LTS could
be for you but the coders of that work for free, calling them
"incompetant" from your perspective of a spoilt spoon fed windows
consumer is not nice ...

Last line of Dirty Harry,

A man's got to know his limitations....


FWIW..

Older daughters notebook developed a nasty virus botnet thing and
nothing it seem shifted it so decided to wipe the hard drive and do a
re-install. Couldn't find the original Windows 7 installer might have
been via the USB as its not got a CD drive;!

She managed to download Ubuntu onto a USB stick and did the install
after flatting the hard drive. No problems at all apart from the
wireless driver which was noted and fixed on the Ubuntu website support.

Libre office suite installed c/w Firefox and Thunderbird and some odd
media player and she reckons its fine, and does everything that Windows
did and in a way she seems to like better;!..
--
Tony Sayer