Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop

From: "Gábor Farkas" <gabor@××××.net>
To: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't?
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:17:48
Message-Id: 1097047439.20719.1.camel@dubb
In Reply to: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't? by Donnie Berkholz
1 On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 13:44 -0700, Donnie Berkholz wrote:
2 > One of my goals as manager of the desktop project is to get things to
3 > "just work." Once they're emerged, just run them and things are good to
4 > go.
5 >
6 > Since I can't try everything, I need some feedback from you guys. What
7 > already does a great job at this? What stands out in your minds as being
8 > forgettable because of the lack of set-up effort?
9 >
10 > On the other side, what is really hard to configure? Where can we
11 > improve how we set things up when programs are emerged?
12
13 set up a printer in gnome.
14
15 i must admit, maybe i just don't know how to do it.
16 i usually emerge kdebase, and use kcontrol (kde control center)
17 to add a cups printer.
18
19 so, if there's a normal way to add a printer in gnome, tell me.
20
21 gabor
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't? Lindsay Haisley <fmouse-gentoo@×××.com>
Re: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't? Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>