Regarding puppy, I will add that it gives users a stable option to have a Linux install permanently on their drive without changing the partitions or bootloader (ie, via frugal install). It can be a nice jumping off point for safely playing around with more permanent Linux OS and not having to worry loosing it on a little drive. Even so I wouldn't recommend it for everyday use unless on older hardware. In the older puppy versions though, they managed to take a computer that I was almost done with and start using it regular. On Jan 11, 2012 9:15 AM, "Roy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > > > But Puppy is not for serious every day desktop use. It is more for > live CD or usb use.It constrains to user and that is okay if you are > running old hardware. It you want a full desktop experience Puppy is > not for you. It is like Windows 98 vs Windows 7. Not many people want > to run W98 if they can run W7. This is not sell Puppy short. It is > fantastic at what it does. It just is not for everybody for everyday > use. > > Look at Distrowatch. Consider any of the top 10 minus Arch (unless you > are very advanced) and perhaps not Fedora and Debian (which are for > middle to advanced users). Consider Puppy only if you want to run on > older hardware or from a usb stick. It does not give you a typical > Linux desktop experience. Also look farther down the list for anything > ending in untu. They are versions of Ubuntu which is in the top ten, > but have a different interface. Also consider MEPIS, aptosid, and > Pear. If you want to try a good rpm distro try PCLinuxOS or if you > want to try Fedora (Red Hat's experimental/ desktop version) but are > put off by its advanced features then you can try Kororaa or Fuduntu. > > The good news is that you can try Linux by downloading any ISO and > burning it to disk or use Unetbootin (it can actually download the iso > for you) to make a bootable usb stick. It runs from Windows or Linux. > You can also install any of the Ubuntu based distros inside Windows > using WUBI which is available from their site or on any of the CDs or > DVDs created above when you insert the disk while in Windows. > > Some links to get you started: > > http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ > http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer > http://distrowatch.com/ > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto > > Try Ubuntu online: http://www.ubuntu.com/tour/# > http://www.edubuntu.org/weblive > > http://getgnulinux.org/en/switch_to_linux/ > > This is a client that you can run to download Linux: > http://getlinux.sourceforge.net/ > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 11.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > On 11 January 2012 08:07, dvdpst <[email protected]> wrote: > > Puppy has got to be the most user friendly I think. I think it has all > the > > codex any one would neeed. > > > > david > > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Joan Leach <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> ** > >> > >> > >> distrowatch.com has links, screenshots and reviews. If it wasn't Uuntu > or > >> Mint, could it be Puppy or PcLinuxOS? > >> > >> Joan in Reno > >> > >> --- On Tue, 1/10/12, papasmurf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> From: papasmurf <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Newbie seeking info > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 2:23 PM > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Can someone please post a few web addresses, where I can read about the > >> various, most popular, user-friendly versions of Linux and choose which > I'd > >> prefer? Looked into Linux quite awhile back but serious illness in my > >> family prevented me from doing any more. Remember one version, which I > was > >> really interested in but cannot remember it's name[was not > ubuntu/kubuntu]. > >> Thank You in advance for any assistance. Please Pray for our son Mike, > who > >> is on Afgan deployment list[already served in Iraq].... Tom in NH > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! > Groups Links > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
