ubuntu-tweak

[David W King]

My guess would be that *most* ubuntu users aren't noobs.  While that 
doesn't make it as easy for noobs to get used to the system it does 
prevent the rest of us from spending the time purging those packages 
right after a clean install.  It might be worth while for the ubuntu 
team to put together an ubuntu-noob virtual package (or something like 
it) which installs all these "helpful" packages and tell people about it 
on the download site.  The other alternative would be to assemble a 
"noob" iso in addition to the standard iso.

MOTS...I'm glad it's not included in the base install but I agree there 
could be ways to make a base install more accessible to noobs (and who 
among us doesn't remember when we were at that stage).

Those are my ramblings...take them for what they're worth.

David King
Goshen College ITS
davidwk at goshen.edu
574-535-7726


On 05/02/2010 08:42 PM, Fred A. Miller wrote:
> On 05/02/2010 08:21 PM, Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 9:02 PM, Fred A. Miller<fmiller at lightlink.com>   wrote:
>>
>>> I am interested to know why ubuntu-tweak isn't included IN the "base"
>>> 32-bit and 64-bit releases. It's a very worthwhile application for any
>>> user, but in particular for those new to Ubuntu.
>>>
>> I guess the reason is that most tweaks are already available in a
>> standard system, if you just care to look for them.
>>
>
> Many are hidden, and newbies AREN'T going to find them easily. There's not
> a good reason not to include it that I can think of.
>
> Fred
>