GUI apt-get

[stu]

If I might add a few more to the list:
	Simply MEPIS 3.3.1 - it's every bit as easy to use as Linspire, but without 
cost. I use it myself, and have started several others on it. So far, 
everyone seems quite pleased with it, even when one guy accidentally 
obliterated his girlfriend's XP partition with it. Once she started working 
with MEPIS, she didn't mind at all! Once her father saw it, he started 
running it too! Being able to run it as a Live CD is a big plus, and it 
installs from the same CD. It upgades through either Synaptic Package Manager 
or the Kpackage manager very easily. Runs very well on older computers (like 
a AMD K6) with the 2.4 Kernel option.
	Damn Small Linux - works very well, and can also be installed from the live 
CD. The whole Distro is only 50M, and can be upgraded from the DSL site. As 
already mentioned, it's similar to Puppy. Both are quite nice, fast, and 
compact.
	ARK Linux - Looks about as nice as MEPIS, but I haven't played with it too 
much yet.
	I like Ubuntu fine, but I just don't think it's all it could be, IMHO.

		Stu


On Thursday 25 August 2005 02:03, Joseph Sinclair wrote:
> If you know someone looking for a really simple system to just do email,
> internet, chat, and some word processing, then take a hard look at Puppy
> Linux. I've been really impressed at how much they've fit on a small CD,
> and how efficient and fast it is. Plus, it's one of a very few Live-CD
> distros where you can actually save your work (it creates an in-file
> filesystem on any convenient harddrive, USB disk, or even a floppy,
> everything in one file, which makes backups a breeze too) and treat it
> pretty much like a normal install. You can even install it on a USB
> keychain drive for a one-step portable environment.
>
> ==Joseph++
>
> Bryan.ONeal at asu.edu wrote:
> > Thanks, good advice on the Debian / Ubuntu
> > I think he will like Ubuntu better, but as long as he has a few office
> > apps, a web browser, and VM Ware to run his AutoCAD in, I think he will
> > be fine.  He is just sick of word, or ie, or (of all things) solitare,
> > crashing his entier system and wiping out his cad work.
> >
> > For that mater I have super intendent at work who I am convincing to go
> > lin for similer reasons...  He get boged down with viruses and all he
> > wants to do is surf, chat, and read email.. but windows seems wofully
> > inadequate for this as it keeps crashing :)
> >
> > Quoting Joseph Sinclair <plug-discuss at stcaz.net>:
> >>Linspire is not quite compatible with Debian, you have to use their
> >>repositories, and that means you have to use their GUI tool (they call
> >>it "CNR technology", and it should be on the desktop).
> >>If you want more freedom (or just don't want to pay their annual support
> >>fee), you should do what Hans does, just install Debian (unless you're
> >>running an Athlon64, in that case try Ubuntu).
> >>
> >>OpenOffice.org 1.1 is the only thing widely supported in repositories,
> >>for the betas, you'll need to go to the OpenOffice.org site, download
> >>their source, and load it manually.  Alternatively, is an unofficial
> >>.deb build at
> >
> > (ftp://ftp.linux.cz/pub/localization/OpenOffice.org/devel/680/SRC680_m125
> >/Build-1/OOo_SRC680_m125_en-US_native_LinuxIntel_install_deb.tar.gz).
> >
> >>Again, if you're running an Athlon64, don't use these, they're highly
> >>likely to crash your system if you have a 64-bit version of Linux
> >>loaded.
> >>
> >>Firefox extensions are installed through Firefox.  Any other method is
> >>highly discouraged, since it'll be broken as soon as Firefox 1.5 comes
> >>out in a few months.
> >>
> >>You seem to have the right idea for the long-distance setup with VMWare.
> >> Just make sure to set up SSH to protect the VMWare session.
> >>You should also be sure to lock down the firewall to only allow SSH
> >>connections from a limited set of IP addresses (basically, your IP
> >>addresses), since SSH daemons are a popular target lately.
> >>
> >>Bryan.ONeal at asu.edu wrote:
> >>>Ok, I purchased a cheep desktop for my dad, and it comes with
> >>
> >>LindSiper pre
> >>
> >>>installed.  I need to get some stuff on thier, like OpenOffice.or 2.0
> >>
> >>(Ok 1.9+
> >>
> >>>Beta), the latest firefox with a bunch of plugins, VMWare, etc.
> >>>
> >>>What I need is
> >>>1) how do I set the apt-get repositories in LindSpire
> >>>2) where can I get a GUI front end?
> >>>3) any sugestions on configuring a machine for a first time linux user
> >>
> >>who lives
> >>
> >>>1000 miles away?
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