Re: [Pan-users] Pan crashes on start of program

[Ron Johnson]

On 2009-08-08 22:08, Doug Saylor wrote:
>  UNR = Ubuntu Netbook Remix

Ok, ok.

> CLI is something I choose to stay away from.

Closed minds use Windows.

>                                              One could go on & on about
> how great it is, I know. I actually understand the benefits, but my
> carrer is not computers.

Irrelevant.

>                          When I was 10 I had a Vic 20 & remember all that
> brain damage... jeez it was YEARS before I got back into computers. Wana
> scare 99.99% of people away from computers, send 'um over to the CLI.

Good.  Most people shouldn't use computers.

>                                                                        I'm
> not against learning it now, but it does seem to be a lot to learn.
> Windows mentality -- yeah, GUI, things work, reinstalling WORKS, less
> brain damage then having to lean the WHOLE CLI stuff.

Don't be stupid.

>                                                        I mean are YOU
> going to help me go step by step with the CLI? If so, I'm here to learn.

Excellent!

Open a command window and type the word "pan" (no quotes), then 
press the <Enter> key.

> But if I'm expected to choose between learing the entire CLI before I can
> ask a question or reinstalling, I'll reinstall, solve my problem & my
> head won't hurt. I've choose to learn Linux because of the "free" spirit
> & simplicity.

General purpose computers are *not* simple.  Never have been, and 
never will be.

>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Ron Johnson"
>   To: address@hidden
>   Subject: Re: [Pan-users] Pan crashes on start of program
>   Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:43:36 -0500
>
>
>   On 2009-08-08 20:52, Doug Saylor wrote:
>   > Running Ubuntu 9.04 UNR. I can barely make out, "Thank you for
>   trying
>
>   UNR?
>
>   > Pan. To start newsreading you must add a sever" I hear a "dink"
>   then Pan
>
>   Have you tried running it from the CLI, to see if there are any
>   messages?
>
>   Also, have you renamed .pan2?
>
>   > shuts down. I've been using this program for over a month, so
>   > obviously I already had a sever set up. Un-installed, rebooted,
>   > reinstalled,
>
>   Reinstalled Ubuntu????
>
>   > rebooted, nothing works. Very frustrating! I'm hoping fixing this
>   > problem will teach me more about Linux rather then just
>   > reinstalling the whole OS.
>
>   Hopefully, because you obviously still have the Windows mentality...


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