On Wednesday 13 March 2002 04:53 pm, Aryan Ameri wrote: > Hi there: > I am an old windows user that is tired and sick of Microsoft's policies. So > I turned to Linux and I now Love this OS and the open source community. I > only have one problem with Linux and that's the ease of use. I used to use > Red Hat 7.1 for a couple of months and then I found out that it wasn't for > me. I was able to find my way trough KDE but couldn't play my VCDs for > example. Also I never understood tar files. Now I'm in search for the > easiest Linux Distro. I really don't too many software packages or > stability ( any Linux Distro is Stable comparing to Windows). I just need > the easiest to use Distro. I found out that Mandrake is the Distro that > everybody says suits my needs. But I also found out that there is a Company > named Lycoris ( formerly known as Redmond Linux) that is making a Distro > called Desktop/LX. As far as I can see it's very easy to use. It is very > user friendly for windows users and it use WINE ( by default) and also > play DVDs and VCDs Automatically ( I really like this). As far as I can see > other than Documentation there is no clause for me to use Mandrake.( also > I'm a little concerned about mandrake soft's financial problems). Maybe > this is not the right place to ask this question because it is a Mandrake > mailing list. But I really can't make up my mind in this mater. I am going > to buy One of these distros in about a week. Please help me in this. Linux > eager Newbie > Aryan Ameri
Aryan: Earlier this week, there was a very favorable review of lycoris at linuxorbit.com. (I'm not familiar with the site, or the credibility of its reviews.) The big appeal of lycoris is that it sets up a basic KDE desktop made to look pretty much like Windows -- down to the wallpaper clouds. You don't get a lot of options. (Which is not necessarily a bad thing for a newbie.) I found one of the comments to be very interesting: The poster said that he would continue to use Mandrake for his work machine, but he would install Lycoris for others who just needed a basic desktop system. (There's some irony there... hang around linux for a while and you'll see what I mean.) Before you make your decision, I would suggest you poke around the lycoris sites (www.lycoris.org -- support, and www.lycoris.com -- marketing), and then do the same at the linux-mandrake site. In particular, look at the support resources available at Mandrake -- the mail lists, mandrakeuser.org (check out both the docs and the forum sections), the tutorials, etc. Granted that a simple installation doesn't need as much support, but then it doesn't provide the options, either. Also bear in mind that lycoris is a brand new system. Mandrake has been around for quite a while. Good luck, -- cmg
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