> My Linux user group is setting up one desktop computer and one laptop > computer for lending to our local library as an educational resource for > folks who want to explore what Linux is all about. We are using Debian 9 > for now. The first think is to realize that Linux is a kernel, not an operating system. A more appropriate name for the OS is GNU/Linux. Moreover, that is the name Debian uses for its GNU/Linux versions (it also has other kernels available). >I am open to any suggestions for standard packages we should add. I have already installed gcc and friends as well as Scilab, R, Perl 6, and some other stuff, including emacs. Useful suggestions can not be given in this regard because it dpeneds on what the users are going to do with the computer. Just leaving a computer with GNU/Linux is not a good idea to teach people about GNU/Linux. You should have a person there to show them the system and talk about free software. On 02/09/17 13:34, Dejan Jocic wrote: > You can set up both Vim and Emacs as powerful programming editors. These are the *worst* possible suggestions. Both of these editors require a lot of learning to even use them at all. If the OP follows your advice, his users will have the impression that all software in GNU/Linux is as arcane and difficult to use as GNU Emacs and Vim are. -- Do not eat animals; respect them as you respect people. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=how+to+(become+OR+eat)+vegan
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