Re: Debian Desktop for a Joe Average
On (28/09/03 00:39), Peter Nuttall wrote:
> On Sunday 28 Sep 2003 12:19 am, Edward Murrell wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > A friend of mine has had Windows installed for over a year. He's getting
> > somewhat sick of it due to the recent spate of virus and spyware that's
> > rendered his machine unusable. He's asked me to reinstall Windows, and
> > Linux in a dual boot configuration.
> >
>
> I tried this when I put together my mechine and I just stopped using windows
> after a while.
>
>
> > The problem is this; while I've been running Debian on the desktop for
> > over two years, a large proportion of the average Joe desktop stuff has
> > never graced my machine. I've never seriously looked at any hotplug,
> > automounting, gui configuration tools, hardware auto-detection, or any
> > of the other little things that make an OS 'easy' for non-tech people.
> >
>
> If you are looking for these things, could I recommend mandrake linux over
> debian. IMHO debian is for the power user who is ready to fiddle with text
> files and the shell. Mandrake is good for people who just want it to work.
People seem to have good things to say about Libranet which is Debian
based but with much of what you are looking for. Or you could look at
Knoppix.
Other people on the list could tell you more
Regards
Clive
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