Re: Debian install for beginners?

["Sridhar M.A." <mas@uomphysics.net>]

On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 02:57:58PM +0000, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
   > 
   > - Icewm - not gnome. (it seems lightweight) Alternatives welcome.

Try fluxbox. It is fast and light. I particularly like its tabbed
window arrangement.

For a file manager, use rox. If your friend is comfortable with a text
interface, emelfm should be very good.
   
   > - Mail client - sylpheed? (there was a discussion on debian-user about
   >   this recently. I need to read up on that)

Why not mutt?
   
   > - Gnumeric
   > - Abiword: I think staroffice will be too much for the machine. Any
   >   alternatives?

Should be good.
   
   > - Browser? Will mozilla be too heavyweight? I like mozilla myself...

Try galeon. 
   
   > - FreeAmp

xmms could be choice. Again, mp3blaster in an xterm would suck less.
   
   > I'd like to install gtcd as well (part of the gnome-media package), so
   > they can turn CDs into MP3s, but that will pull in most of the gnome 
   > libraries. 
   
You do not need gtcd to rip cd's. Install cdparanoia and lame
(unofficial package). That should do the trick without pulling in the
gnome libs.
   
Regards,

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Sridhar M.A.                                mas at uomphysics dot net

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