[Tfug] Linux? Debian? Kubuntu?

[hharden71]

I would recommend researching some of the lite or live cd distro's.
I found Mepis (a Debian based distro,  my new-favorite)
that way.  Some are designed with the older hardware in mind.

http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php

http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=9569

I don't know what the more knowledgeable have to say about
this approach. But it worked for me personally.

Richard Rohrdanz wrote:

>When it comes to Unix I'm a newbie. When it comes to computers I'm and
>oldie or oldbie or whatever -- since I've worked with computers since
>1966.
>
>I have started experimenting with both Linux (Fedora core 4) and
>Debian. They have given me enormous headaches due to the steep
>learning curve and problematic installations. I am trying to learn
>enough to install a non-Microsoft operating system on about a dozen
>older (486 and Pentium class) computers that have been donated to a
>non-profit organization. The users are all OK in a GUI environment but
>would avoid a command line like a scorpion.
>
>I am volunteering my time and the organization has limited resources.
>Can someone tell me the strong and weak points of the various Unix
>incarnations in this environment?
>
>--
>Richard
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