I had a relatives Dell Inspiron 1300 in for "cleaning" few days ago and it reminded me that there are users out there with adequate hard ware - that just need
a understandable desktop - without 3D fanfare and indexed searching widgets (i.e. no resources sucking frills that would tax an aged/slow 2.5" 5000rpm hard drive / bog standard hardware) core business apps i.e. LibreOffice 4.3.x a fully functioning version of firefox with flash and java compatibility a PDF reader a good media player. a solid imap mail client a usable ical compat calendar also its not really enterprise class (more good enough), it doesn’t need to be updated every 4 hrs and its available in 32bit version on an easy to install CD rom. Most importantly Its aimed at an average skilled person i.e. a skilled plumber, rather than a science graduate. after 10 years - has anyone settled on a distro(s) / distro version that tick this box/ out of the box? -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
