On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 02:28:38AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: Loren M Lang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian-User Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Good Debian-based distro > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'm looking for a good debian-based distro with a good and user friendly > install program. I love debian much better than redhat based distros > mostly for the packaging system, especially all those apt-* commands. > Though for my less linux experienced friends, I have to install debian > for them if I want to get them to use it. I've heard of Libranet, Corel, > and Xandros OS that are debian based but haven't tried any of them. Any > recommendations or should I just have them use redhat or mandrake? > Corel - dead. Replaced by Xandros. The "old" Corel distribution, should you find it somewhere, can be upgraded to Debian but is basically unsupported.
Libranet - small Canadian company. Well packaged as I understand it. Xandros - Successor in title to Corel. Well packaged, relatively complete desktop system as I understand it. Fairly high cost. Lindows - ask others opinion on this one. Well packaged but high priced. All of the above are commercial distributions with their own agendas. You might want to try burning them a copy of Knoppix and giving it to them to play with. Knoppix is essentially Debian unstable + a small amount. Runs in RAM from CDROM. Pros: Very full featured. One man's distribution for himself - put together exceedingly well. Hardware autodetection excellent. Usability good. Regularly updated. The basis for Morphix and a whole host of other "live" CD's. Contains about 2.8 GB on a 700M CDROM. Will install to hard disk with one command, taking with it all the X settings etc. that have been autodetected. Cons: Be aware that you run as root initially. No clear upgrade path, though possibly direct to Debian unstable. (Knoppix today is actually slightly ahead - XFree 4.3 is in there). Free in cost - it may contain a small amount of what Debian would consider non-free All the above IMHO - I also help maintain the Distributions HOWTO in English so would appreciate any Debian based distro's I've missed. Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
