Wolfmanz Bytes: Old Timers and First Timers

[ Thanks to wolfmanz for this link. ]

"I think one of the most interesting times I have had using Kubuntu is watching in the Kubuntu chat channel how people respond to new users using Kubuntu. Countless times I have seen new users come into the chat room and ask why they can't play media files, and usually the first thing I see is someone telling them to go into console and type up loads of commands in order to get the required codecs installed.

"Often times when I have seen someone ask about the codec issue I tell them to use Easy Ubuntu and that will sort out most of the codec issues..."

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