On Tue, 2002-10-01 at 22:19, Peter Christensen wrote: > As a newbie I hesitate to get involved here, because I know nothing about the > other versions of Linux. But after reading through countless problems and > their solutions on this mailing list, maybe it's refreshing to hear about > someone's positive experience. > > I chose Debian because I was attracted to its non-commercial nature. A few > years ago I tried Slink, but gave up after many problems. So I did have a > tiny bit of experience when, a couple of months ago, I ordered Woody on CD. > It installed so easily, seemed much more streamlined than my recollection of > Slink. Somewhere I read that KDE was an easy transition for Windows users, > so I chose it in the install. I would highly recommend it to anyone moving > from Windows because it gives a complete working environment (that has a > familiar look and feel) from the start. AND the printer was so easy to > install in KDE using CUPS. [snip]
IMHO, any newbies should really try Libranet or (dare I say it), maybe, possibly even, <deep breath> Lindows 2.0. I *know* that Libranet is newbie-oriented Debian, and pointing your sources.list at Debian mirrors works. I've heard that, deep down, Lindows is Debian, and that pointing your sources.list at Debian mirrors should work. Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with http://www.libranet.com but am a satisfied user. -- +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | "What other evidence do you have that they are terrorists, | | other than that they trained in these camps?" | | 17-Sep-2002 Katie Couric to an FBI agent regarding the 5 | | men arrested near Buffalo NY | +------------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
