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08-17-2005 #11
Use whatever Linux distribution you yourself use. YOU are going to be the de facto "computer guy" maintaining and fixing this system, so you should use what you're familiar with.
In this case, it seems to be SUSE, or possibly FreeBSD (why? For shell programming? You can do that with SUSE or any other Linux also).
However, you say you're only one month into Linux. That certainly leaves you plenty of opportunity to admit your mistake early on and use a Debian based Linux instead. :P
I'm kidding, I'm kidding! But anyway, depending on your mom's political views she might actually appreciate BSD rather than Linux. Some Republicans believe Linux and GPL is evil un-American commie scum.Isaac Kuo, ICQ 29055726 or Yahoo mechdan
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08-17-2005 #12
Originally Posted by chopin1810
Isaac Kuo, ICQ 29055726 or Yahoo mechdan
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08-17-2005 #13
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Good point... I don't like XPDE myself... I'm just installing it for her because she's used to Windows. I might change my mind though, just because I use Gnome. It's always looked clean and simple. KDE always looks cluttered. Since I'm going for simplicity here, and because I'm used to the way Gnome is set up, I might as well just go with that...
In this case, it seems to be SUSE, or possibly FreeBSD (why? For shell programming? You can do that with SUSE or any other Linux also).
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08-17-2005 #14
Originally Posted by chopin1810
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=22254
install this theme:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=16732
and make this her wallpaper:
http://bestmotorek.za.pl/Windows%20XP%204.jpg
She won't know the difference, and all the regular Gnome commands and such will work. You can even replace her Gnome foot with the Start Menu icon.
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08-17-2005 #15
Originally Posted by chopin1810
And I don't have the patience for compile times on a Pentium II.Isaac Kuo, ICQ 29055726 or Yahoo mechdan
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08-17-2005 #16
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GNU's not Unix.
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08-17-2005 #17
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Originally Posted by aysiu
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08-18-2005 #18
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A simple, straight forward, easy to use, small, ultralight, run on just about anything linux live cd......
www.damnsmalllinux.org
JeffRegistered Linux User #391940
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08-18-2005 #19
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The best way is not to look at it as by distro but method of administration. You mother is probably one of those sorts of people who don't deliberately try to wreck something but backs into it.
Set up a user account for her with the things that she needs in a conviently and well laid out fashion. Yes, go ahead and log in as her and setup the desktop to begin with and remove everything that she probably won't ever need from the K menu. Make sure that the tooltips are enabled. Make sure that the screen resolution is not set too high and the fonts are large enough. Mom wants to be able to read an email from her favorite son more than she is concerned with being able to see the very fine blond hairs on Pamela Anderson's Butt. Stuff like that.
Don't give her the root password That makes you the sysadmin. Whenever she needs to do something that requires root access get her to have you do it. My mother doesn't know the differance between windows and linux. "it looks kind of different" is all she knows. A little patience and a lot of pre set-up work goes a long way. I leave the House terminal running 24X7 believe it or not this creates so many fewer problems. At this point you need to decide on things like KDE or Gnome. Remember that this is for someone else that may have very limited knowlege of ANY operating system or may not even know what an operating system is. Your dear sweet mom like mine will probably not be wondering about the virtues of premptive vs concurrent multitasking or compiling gpgpu application specific software or calculating server load balancing any time soon. Just K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) and work from there.
--Jtkleeme--