On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 09:40:22PM +0530, AP wrote: > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:50 AM, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote: > > > You are going to get a lot of opinions here, and as a result you may be > > just as confused as you are now! > > Yes, but I guess reading the great experiences would just create a > broader picture in my mind. Though it is true that confusion could get > generated but still I would manage with one distribution to start with > and eventually see the LIVE CDs of all. > > > But here are some points to consider: > > You're right that the kernel is just about the same for all. It's the > > realization of the system, > > Ok. And I guess it is the "kernel" which is Linux. You *guess*? You still won't do any reading? How many times do you have to be told? So far you've had your hand held on 3 different lists, bikeshed, fedora-users, and now debian-users. > > > mainly two particulars, that distinguish each from another. The two are the Graphic User Interface (GUI) and > > the package manager. > > > The GUI is responsible for much of the system requirements. You will > > be much better off using LXDE or XFCE as a GUI, since their system > > requirements are the lowest. You should not be looking at GNOME, > > in any of its variations, or KDE, with your low-end hardware. > > Low-end hardware probably means the end users' hardware... Hardware is always the end users'. Low end means the lowest in terms of price. Usually junk. > > > PCLOS has an LXDE version which I have tried, and it works fine, altho I > > use its big brother KDE. But I have the hardware to do so. > > LXDE looks somewhat like Windows, so it should be easy to adapt to. > > Well, and also I heard it is light weight. He already said that. Read. "since their system requirements are the lowest" > > > The other differentiator is the package manager. I have a very strong > > opinion here: the package manager MUST display the available programs > > that you can choose from. If it doesn't, you will have to have a list > > from somewhere. The idea of using "apt-get-install filename" is just > > beyond my belief. So you need some kind of file manager that displays > > all available files, and you just highlight one and tell it install. > > I am partial to Synaptic, which is available on Mint and PCLOS, and I > > don't know what else. > > Oh. > > > That said, for the user, there is not much to choose between deb and > > RPM. I haven't tried to create either of these from scratch, altho I > > have looked at the creation of RPMs, and it looks hairy. If you need > > to obtain some software that is not in the distro's repo, (they all > > tell you not to, but sometimes you must) most manufacturers who > > supply apps in deb also supply the same apps in RPM. Some don't > > supply either, and you have to unpack, compile, and install yourself, > > but that is not difficult. > > > Now let the fur fly! > > Well, thanks for this explanation. You mean for end users, it won't > really matter much which one to use. Just use one and get started! Make your choice from using a variety of live cds. When using a live cd make sure your sound works, that you can get an internet connection, and your monitor displays correctly. Beyond that flip a coin. -- Bob Holtzman Your mail is being read by tight lipped NSA agents who fail to see humor in Doctor Strangelove Key ID 8D549279
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