Happy newbie here.

[Guest]

First of all sorry for my poor english.I came to use Kubuntu by luck 4 weeks ago.The computer of my daughter was not able to boot Windows so i decided to try Ubuntu on it just for fun.I was sure that after a couple of hours i would unstall it.After all Linux was all about command lines right and i HATED THE DAYS OF DOS.Man was i wrong..I first install Ubuntu,discover a whole new world of doing things and frankly speaking having a blast learning to work with Linux.Oh sure at first there was a lot of WTF,a lot of `ohhhhhhhhhh so that is how you...`a lot of `are they kidding me`.Im not doing anything meaningful mind you right now,just a lot of exploring.Gave a shot to Kubuntu which i prefer to Gnome.Wine is actually pretty good patching things where only Windows programs are fit to my needs.Im a chess addict and both Chessbase and Playwitharena plays as good as in Windows.To tell you the truth i just cant wait coming home from work and exploring and learning about KDE AND kUBUNTU.Right now i would not mind wearing a t-shirt with a huge Kubuntu logo on it...lol...I put Kubuntu on my computer also using Wubi for now...Anyway keep up the good work.You seem to have a nice community in here

[Snowhog]

Re: Happy newbie here.

Welcome to KFN and the world of Linux. Happy to hear that your foray into Linux via *buntu was a pleasant suprise.

You will find that KFN is a wonderful resource for Kubuntu. Plenty of people here, with varying degrees of experience and ability, but all with a desire to use and help others to use, Kubuntu.

[MoonRise]

Re: Happy newbie here.

Welcome!

[verndog]

Re: Happy newbie here.

ahmn, welcome here. Lots of friendly folks here. Regarding your English. You express yourself better than a lot of native English speakers. I like chess also. Thankfully you don't need Wine for that.

You can browse our documentation and HowTo's found HERE.

[GreyGeek]

Re: Happy newbie here.

Welcome aboard!

There are PLENTY of educational packages for your daughter in the repository! DreamChess is in the repository, too!

[ardvark71]

Re: Happy newbie here.

Hello and welcome

[Guest]

Re: Happy newbie here.

I am also new here. Looks to be a good forum where I can learn a lot.

[Jonas]

Re: Happy newbie here.

Welcome to KFN1

I first install Ubuntu,discover a whole new world of doing things and frankly speaking having a blast learning to work with Linux.Oh sure at first there was a lot of WTF,a lot of `ohhhhhhhhhh so that is how you...`a lot of `are they kidding me`.

I remember those feelings, a rollercoaster with 'doh!' and 'ahh'.I gave Unity a try, and liked it, with 11.04, and belived they would 'fix' it, I was wrong. I'm slowly starting to hate Ubuntu/Unity now - with unity it feels locked into one way of doing things, anything they do with unity it's possible to do with KDE plus more.

Im a chess addict and both Chessbase and Playwitharena plays as good as in Windows.To n here

Not that I say you should ditch Wine+Win.apps just for the sake of it, but you may find Knights interesting (it do have some bugs however). I enjoy playing chess but I'm not really good at it, it's a good way to let your mind off work for 15 mins

Knights - http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=122046
It's also in the repositories

You seem to have a nice community in here

It's the best!

B.R

Jonas