Debian workstation (desktop) solution

["Fred Zinsli" <fred.zinsli@shooter.co.nz>]

Hello all

I have been usind Debian for some years now, but exclusively as a server
platform.

My partner has a VISTA machine and she is always having problems with it.
No surprises there I guess.

I am wanting to offer her a Debian solution in pace of her windowz
solution but I thought I would ask some questions first.

Apart from the basic web surfing and email stuff I asked her what else she
really must be able to do.

They are:
1. Rip (copy) DVD movies. We copy every single movie we own and only play
the copied movie. This includes copywright movies. I won't get into the
discussion over copying our movies.

2. Play her games. They are all windowz based games like call of duty and
the like.

Can I meet the above requirements in either etch or lenny and if so can
someone please point me to where I can get the information to allow me to
setup the new platform to meet those requirements for her.

Many thanks in advance for any comments.

Regards

Fred