> While it's true that full Debian installs are not for the fainthearted, > what about a slimmed Debian (1 CD) with a simple, foolproof install? > ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/libranet/2.0/ > ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/libranet/2.0/ > > Finally, what about the *truly* clueless (but willing) newbies? Is it > perhaps worth trying Lycoris as a sort of "training wheels" until they > can stay upright by themselves on a serious distro?
David dear, Libranet is what I hardly call a "friendly" install - it only detects few hardware devices (try it with GeForce 3, and most of the USB hardware - it won't detect any of them).. Libranet 2.7 is another story - but at the moment it costs money and they haven't proved themselves compared to Mandrake or Red Hat in terms of end usersness. This is just like STUPID advices that I hear in many forums and in IRC to newbies "yeah, go install Debian/Slackware/Gentoo" - I would NOT recommend an end user who never had any experience in Linux to use those distro's! Start with Mandrake, SuSE or Red Hat. Want something tougher? go Debian / Slackware/ Gentoo ONLY if you have someone that is willing to help you because the thing that you get "spoiled" by the friendlier distribution won't be on those fully-volunteered based distributions.. What next? give an end user who don't know shit a Solaris 2.5 to install? SCO Unix maybe? Thanks, Hetz ================================================================To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
