Comments on: Making My Grandparents Leet Linux Users – Part 2 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/ News, Tips, and How-Tos for Ubuntu Linux Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marden http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-168281 Marden Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:58:02 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-168281 Grade A stuff. I'm unuqetsioanbly in your debt. Grade A stuff. I’m unuqetsioanbly in your debt.

]]> By: pipi http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-62530 pipi Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:13:30 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-62530 WHAT??? "Shutdown and restart were disabled in the default Xfce" How do you shutdown by default? ------- WHAT is the exact meaning and purpose of: %users ALL = NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper One line explanation saves a lot of unpleasant research ------------------- WHAT is the exact meaning and purpose of: gpasswd -a yourusername users Again, one line explanation saves a lot of unpleasant research ---------------------- "It could be replaced with a dialog asking, “Are you sure you are ready to shutdown?" .....YEAH! HOW? WHAT???

“Shutdown and restart were disabled in the default Xfce”

How do you shutdown by default?
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WHAT is the exact meaning and purpose of:

%users ALL = NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper

One line explanation saves a lot of unpleasant research

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WHAT is the exact meaning and purpose of:

gpasswd -a yourusername users

Again, one line explanation saves a lot of unpleasant research
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“It could be replaced with a dialog asking, “Are you sure you are ready to shutdown?” …..YEAH! HOW?

]]> By: Knuddelsearch http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-522 Knuddelsearch Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:58:05 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-522 Again a nice article. I like this blog. Keep on the good work. Thanks Again a nice article. I like this blog. Keep on the good work. Thanks

]]> By: ComputerBob http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-250 ComputerBob Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:23:20 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-250 j said, "you should consider packaging this as a distribution of linux (ex: “ubuntu - grandparents edition”)" How about "Oldbuntu?" j said, “you should consider packaging this as a distribution of linux (ex: “ubuntu – grandparents edition”)”

How about “Oldbuntu?”

]]> By: j http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-247 j Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:47:24 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-247 you should consider packaging this as a distribution of linux (ex: "ubuntu - grandparents edition") that would be awesome! you should consider packaging this as a distribution of linux (ex: “ubuntu – grandparents edition”)

that would be awesome!

]]> By: Trevor http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-245 Trevor Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:10:23 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-245 This is a great series! I love it. I just may try to convince some family members to let me get it going. Make sure that you cover how to customize my own install CD, so that I can take all these great grandparentized features and easily duplicate them. This is a great series! I love it. I just may try to convince some family members to let me get it going.

Make sure that you cover how to customize my own install CD, so that I can take all these great grandparentized features and easily duplicate them.

]]> By: Doug http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-243 Doug Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:25:22 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-243 Nice series. Minor suggestion: have each installment link to the previous ones so that a single perma-link will get you the entire series. Nice series. Minor suggestion: have each installment link to the previous ones so that a single perma-link will get you the entire series.

]]> By: CJ http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-242 CJ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:52:01 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-242 If you're looking for some lightweight e-mail clients, check out <a href="http://www.claws-mail.org/" rel="nofollow">Sylpheed Claws</a>, <a href="http://balsa.gnome.org/" rel="nofollow">Balsa</a>, or <a href="http://www.collaboration-world.com/gnumail/" rel="nofollow">GNUMail.app</a>. If you’re looking for some lightweight e-mail clients, check out Sylpheed Claws, Balsa, or GNUMail.app.

]]> By: gouki http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-241 gouki Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:51:40 +0000 http://tombuntu.com/index.php/2007/08/19/making-my-grandparents-leet-linux-users-part-2/#comment-241 Really enjoying these series. Looking forward for part 3 :) Really enjoying these series. Looking forward for part 3 :)

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