Message: 7
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:36:42 +0530
From: "Desi Penguin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Distro selection
To: "Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List" <plug-mail@plug.org.in>
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On 8/3/06, Aditya Godbole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I'm a bit out of touch with the latest and greatest distributions out
> there. I would like suggestions for a distribution that meets the
> following criteria -
> 1. For desktop use, for folks who cant use the CLI.
> 2. Machine - Intel hyperthreading, 512 MB RAM, about 10G of disk space
> available for the system, no other fancy hardware. Net access via
> PPPoE.
> 3. GUI based tools for system configuration.
> 4. Importing existing users during installation would be a great.
> 5. Option to skip bootloader installation.
> 6. No broadband access, so all software thats required should be there on
> discs.
>
> I hope I'm not expecting too much :)
>
Not sure I understand #4. Are you upgrading an existing linux system ?
About rest of the requirements, most modern distro support all of these.
Ubuntu, SuSE, Mandriva, Knoppix .
Hi Aditya,
I don't know much about the other distros but few things about
Ubuntu :-
1. Ubuntu works for the 1st 3 criteria without any issues. The only
thing is somewhat with SATA hdd's or so it seems.
Also whether it's a SATA-2 issue or SATA-1 also I've yet to get
it clarified.
2. The bootloader installation is done automatically with the live cd.
The only way to not go tht way is with the 'alternate '
installer .iso. I do have a copy mail me if needed.
3. There is also a DVD that Ubuntu has, unlike the other distros, there
is no 1-5 CD although I'm sure that could be done.
I don't have a DVD-writer hence didn't download tht one.
That's it from me.
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