Re: desktop Linux for a debian user?

[richard lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

On Thursday 03 June 2004 12:07, S.D.A. wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 03:01:02AM -0400 or thereabouts, Silvan 
wrote:
> > One of the other Rosegarden developers keeps trying to get me to
> > buy a copy of SuSE, so I can get a "right and proper" distro.  No
> > thanks...
>
> One pretty decent "Desktop Linux" based on Debian is Libranet;
>
> <http://www.libranet.com/download.html>.
>
> The past version is always free, with the current version being the
> "Flagship Editon". A novice user will find the kernel rather
> current, and the installer very easy to use. It also has all the
> GUI wizards, "desktop" users tend to like.

And have a look at Mepis.  Similar arrangement when I last looked, but 
modestly priced even for the latest version.  Seems to be good on 
hardware recognition and very stable.  The graphic style is less 
flamboyant that Knoppix, and the installer a bit slicker.

http://www.mepis.org/

-- 
richard