1) I am thinking of installing Ubuntu (it's deb based anyway ;)
2) LinSpire does come with it's own system, if your willing to py $20 for a
subscription that lets you install OO.or 1.1 or other open apps...
3) Good call on the SSH, it's easyer to camandline into his box then tell him
how to do it :)

Quoting "der.hans" <PLUGd@LuftHans.com>:

> Am 24. Aug, 2005 schwätzte Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu so:
> 
> > 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
> 
> Dunno. I fix LinSpire the same way I fix most every other system, I
> install debian :).
> 
> I thought LinSpire came setup for downloads, though. It does require
> signing up for service. I think some period of time is no cost, but
> they
> still want a credit card number.
> 
> > 2) where can I get a GUI front end?
> 
> synaptic is the GUI apt tool I've been using.
> 
> > 3) any sugestions on configuring a machine for a first time linux user
> who lives
> > 1000 miles away?
> 
> Get ssh daemon running and get him on decent bandwidth. The rest can
> be
> conquered with time, patience and research.
> 
> ciao,
> 
> der.hans
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