--- On Thu, 11/24/11, Lisi <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thursday 24 November 2011 19:47:01 Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Contrary to most of the recommendations you'll get > here (It's a Debian list > > after all), I highly suggest you go with PCLinuxOS > instead of Debian. I > > ALWAYS recommend PCLinuxOS to Windows users making > their first foray into > > Linux territory as it's been specifically designed > from the ground up > > particularly for those users. It also has the added > advantage of being > > distributed as a LiveCD. So, you can boot it up, use > it, see if everything > > works--hardware and software, before installing > without affecting your > > Windows install. Just RTFM thoroughly before > installing: Linux isn't > > Windows. > > > > http://www.pclinuxos.com/ > > I did not suggest it myself because my experience of > PCLinuxOS is out of date.
I myself do keep up, not only with PCLOS, but several other "noobie" distros, too. > But it certainly used to be a prime candidate for anyone > coming from Windows, > or anyone wanting the distro's help with > administration. And it had many > experienced users who continued to support it. > > It is a rolling update distribution, which can cause > problems, but that would > not cause problems to a newbie! That's one of the reasons I don't use it. Or any rolling release. My current system is about 6 years old, and won't be replaced until the MB dies or it stops doing what I need it to do. Nothing so infuriating as obsoleting your hardware with a software update. Of course, you can always turn off PCLOS' updating. B -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1322182349.8859.yahoomailclas...@web160306.mail.bf1.yahoo.com
