How to get photos off a USB stick

[Rashkae]

Nigel Henry wrote:
> A friend has taken some photos of some stuff I want to sell, and is going to 
> bring them back on a USB stick (he's a windows user).
> 
> Not wishing to look a complete idiot, possibly discrediting Linux at the same 
> time, how do I get the photos off the USB stick, and onto the machine. I've 
> never used a USB stick before.
> 
> I've had a look at Gthumb, and F-Spot, but they seem to be for working with 
> the photos once they are on the machine.
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Nigel.
> 

Assuming you have a recent version of Ubuntu and a full gnome (or KDE
desktop, though I haven't looked at those in a while) just plug the usb
stick in your computer.  I think you'll find Ubuntu credits itself very
well.