Hello all!
A little introduction is in order: I am a 28-year old guy from Norway who is totally new to Kubuntu, and I have only had random, beginner-level experiences with other distros: Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSe and Ubuntu. Of all of them, I found Ubuntu to be most appealing to me, albeit a bit too "boring", and I kept discovering little anomalies in the user interface that aggravated me.
I have recently found out that there are two major user interfaces (if that is the correct term) for Linux: Gnome and KDM. (That should tell you how much of a beginner I am). I also found out that there exists an Ubuntu-version that utilises KDM; namely Kubuntu.
After one week of using Kubuntu, I can only say this: I am utterly and completely impressed! I am just in awe. The interface is customizable and behaves precisely how I want it to, and the applications are just phenomenal. I have to specifically mention Amarok, which in my opinion is the greatest music player out there. What a feat!
I am introducing my self because this is the first time that I have felt compelled to join and possibly, if I become knowledgeable enough, to contribute in some way to this outstanding community.
That was the happy bit.
Now for the technical question:
I am unable to connect to MSN with Kopete. Google Talk (Jabber protocol) works just fine, and Gaim works fine both ways. I do not have any problems with Kopete and MSN on my other Kubuntu-PC.
I am guessing I am just being a complete (komplete, as it were) beginner and there is something I have overlooked.
Sorry about the long post, but I just had to get that out.
The best of days to you all!
- S
A little introduction is in order: I am a 28-year old guy from Norway who is totally new to Kubuntu, and I have only had random, beginner-level experiences with other distros: Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSe and Ubuntu. Of all of them, I found Ubuntu to be most appealing to me, albeit a bit too "boring", and I kept discovering little anomalies in the user interface that aggravated me.
I have recently found out that there are two major user interfaces (if that is the correct term) for Linux: Gnome and KDM. (That should tell you how much of a beginner I am). I also found out that there exists an Ubuntu-version that utilises KDM; namely Kubuntu.
After one week of using Kubuntu, I can only say this: I am utterly and completely impressed! I am just in awe. The interface is customizable and behaves precisely how I want it to, and the applications are just phenomenal. I have to specifically mention Amarok, which in my opinion is the greatest music player out there. What a feat!
I am introducing my self because this is the first time that I have felt compelled to join and possibly, if I become knowledgeable enough, to contribute in some way to this outstanding community.
That was the happy bit.
Now for the technical question:
I am unable to connect to MSN with Kopete. Google Talk (Jabber protocol) works just fine, and Gaim works fine both ways. I do not have any problems with Kopete and MSN on my other Kubuntu-PC.
I am guessing I am just being a complete (komplete, as it were) beginner and there is something I have overlooked.
Sorry about the long post, but I just had to get that out.
The best of days to you all!
- S
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