Re: [aclug-L] fool proof LINUX?

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I would recommend RedHat 5.2.  You can get a CD for less than $10 from 
many vendors, such as www.cheapbytes.com or www.lsl.com.  Then, I'd
suggest that you add on KDE to it for a nice GUI interface.  See
www.kde.org.  That ought to get you set.

If you've got some more specific questions, feel free to ask; I'm not
quite sure what else to say at this point.

-- John

maholmes <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I sold my old 486, and I told them I would only send it with Linux. I
> was not going to dub Micro$oft, and Linux is open.  This computer is
> going to be used by a child,  I need to set it up with it being user
> friendly.  I have a CD with RED HAT 5.0 on it I was going to send with
> the computer.   My book explains how to make startx  come on with the
> boot up, so I figured that would be the easiest.  I need to make scripts
> for install, so when they get stuff, they can just click install and the
> name, and the computer takes over.  The kids mother does not have much
> money, and cannot afford Micro$oft, I had to come down in price so I
> want to make this as cheap as possible.  I've redone my linux about
> three times, and I can muddle through, but I don't want them to get a
> bad taste of linux, because of my poor judgment, in the install.
> 
> 
> Mike Holmes
> 
> 

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John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
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