Subject: RE: Linux in the NY Times today
From: Greg Madden (pabi@gci.net)
Date: Thu Sep 05 2002 - 15:36:55 AKDT
On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 14:55, Tom wrote:
>
> On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, James Zuelow wrote:
> [snip the *real* message]
> > *[Offtopic]
> This might be a good time to bring this up: Suggestions for a good distro
> to use to replace Windows? Something as close to a Windows install as
> possible - I know the hardware, but something that will install quickly
> and easily off CD, let me easily configure X (probably with KDE, but
> something with a Windows theme would be fine) and just *work*. I use
> Debian, which is *not* the right distro to use in this case (as much as it
> hurts to say that!).
>
> Suggestions? The hardware is 99% generic Dell or Gateway - ATI,
> Matrox or Nvidia video, SB16 PCI or ISA sound, 3com NICs, so very
> supported...
Ouch :) There is a good Debian based Distro out there.
http://www.libranet.com. The have added some of the gui tools to make it
easier 9for some) to use. It is based on Woody so Debian sources work.
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