Windows look and introductory distros Re: Copy of Kubuntu/Ubuntu?

[mike shlitz]

Hi Bill,

Thanks for the info re: PCLinuxOS, and SimplyMepis...

I'll be looking at those myself, since I am always
"tinkering" with new "flavors" for fun.

Thanks again! to Kevin Clark and Ben Scott for
volunteering to drop off some discs in timely fashion
for Bruce Bateman.  Hopefully he'll join us soon on
this forum  and ask a lot of questions.

Mike  

--- Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote:

> While not being able to help with
> 
> > I had a request from a person in Barrington, NH
> who
> > wants to try Linux for the first time.  I was
> > scheduled to be in Portsmouth, NH this morning,
> for an
> > appointment, but ended up re-scheduling for next
> week.
> > Is there anyone from SLUG who might be able to get
> him
> > a cd before then?
> 
> the above request, since I'm in BLU territory,
> however I'll comment on
> the underlying request -
> 
> > He asked that the "flavor"
> > be "As similar to 'Windows' as possible..."  I was
> > going to bring Kubuntu or Ubuntu, but he isn't
> being
> > picky.
> 
> Ubuntu is pretty good as a starter / switcher
> distro. A recent UK
> "Linux Format" special issue, which may still be on
> major newstands,
> focuses on switching from Windows to Ubuntu 6.06
> "Daper Drake LTS".
> That's a keeper issue.
> 
> However, in recent UK linux magazines (Format?
> User/Pro? I grab both
> at MicroCenter, so I forget which) I've seen both
> PCLinuxOS [1] and
> SimplyMepis [2]  reviewed as being simple,
> Windows-look-alike, good
> first-Linux distros.  Mepis is now based on Ubuntu
> 6.06 instead of
> Debian.  I don't use either of these myself, but
> might try SimplyMEPIS
> for such a purpose, since I'm used to the
> Debian/Ubuntu.
> 
> [1]
>
http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=PCLinuxOS
> [2]
> http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=mepis
> 
> -- 
> Bill
> n1vux at arrl.net bill.n1vux at gmail.com


 
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