Install Ubuntu. It's easy to use, and doesn't need to be configured so much. It's also friendly for beginners and has lots of references on the web if something break. Also, it's normal look is prettier then Debian.
Érico V. Porto On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 10:58 PM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dale wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> This is maybe a bit off topic but here goes. I want to install Linux on >> my brothers rig. The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type. I don't >> want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig with a slow >> CPU and not a lot of ram either. So, what is a easy to install distro that >> has KDE4, Seamonkey, gtkam, GIMP and such? I want something easy because I >> want to install and leave it be until he can get a new rig built. Then >> I'll be installing Gentoo for a more permanent install. >> >> I looked at Kubuntu, Ubuntu and tried to install Mandriva. Mandriva got >> to a point and just froze up on me. I tried three times and it did the >> same thing each time so no clue what is going on there. >> >> Ideas? >> >> Dale >> >> :-) :-) >> >> > > One more question. What is a easy to install but WELL tested and STABLE > binary distro? I'm thinking something that needs a update 2 or 3 times a > year or something. My brother is liking Linux a lot. No more Norton to > pop up and aggravate him and he can just surf wherever he wants for the > most part. Once I get his emails moved over, windoze is going to take a > loooooong nap. ;-) When I plug up the windoze drive, he dreads it. > > My sis-n-law is liking Kpat and I installed pysol today. She likes > farming on facebook and card games. I think those two alone will keep her > happy a long time. > > Thoughts? > > By the way, I have read some of the other messages but holding off on a > reply in case something doesn't work like I want. I did get grub to come > up when booting by hitting the shift key. Progress. I forgot my notes > tho. lol > > Dale > > :-) :-) > >
