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:DesktopLinux: What's the Best Linux for Beginners?
DesktopLinux: What's the Best Linux for Beginners?
Oct 11, 2006, 01 :30 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (8472 reads)

(Other stories by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols)

"I recently received a letter from a computer pro who's nearing 80. He's disgusted by 'how [Microsoft] things have developed, and how most software is put out there full of errors and omissions. Help is virtually none existent. One really has to dig to find answers."

"'So I am interested in learning more about Linux and Firefox, and what it entails to switch from MS and their assembled products. I am sick of the constant vigilance it takes to keep from being attacked and destroyed. But I need something less complicated, and requiring less diligence to keep things running. My needs are not great, but I do spend a lot of time on the computer...'"

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
You Want To Do.For a rank beginner who w ...   Depends on What   
Stomfi
Oct 11, 2006, 03:04:47
 
Just make sure that he gets Hercules ins ...   Old Pro   
Lou
Oct 11, 2006, 10:50:22
 
At the moment, I honestly think that PCL ...   At the moment PCLinuxOS   
Roger Moore
Oct 11, 2006, 15:10:05
 
SUSE and Ubuntu are the top beginner dis ...   Forget the rest, these are best   
Gary
Oct 11, 2006, 15:57:17
 
 SUSE and Ubuntu are the top beginner di ...   Re: Forget the rest, these are best   
GreyGeek
Oct 11, 2006, 17:53:32
 
The widest used distros are the best sup ...   Re: Re: Forget the rest, these are best   
Gary
Oct 12, 2006, 05:05:42
 
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