IMHO SuSE + Apt4rpm is the better bet... I've never really had good luck with Mandrake from experience, and I find YaST to be one of the most stable and easiest to use configuration editors out there. The initial conversion to apt4rpm can be a pain, but once the kinks are worked out it makes package management far easier than YOU, etc.
(recommendation: Install only the bare-bones system with YaST, then install the GUI stuff and extras with apt4rpm- it'll go much smoother!)
Also, with SuSE you can d/l the live cd and let them try it out to see what they think before you do anything to their system. Very handy;)
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Ever tried to set up a 56k modem in linux? Don't go there.
Get a printer working under CUPS? Faster to ask your neighbour to print it.
Have you tried SuSE, lately? YaST (which can be accessed from 'KDE Control Center' so there's no need to figure out complex names) makes setting up most modems -including many cheap winmodems-, a breeze. It even goes so far as to facilitate choosing a major ISP, or configuring your own custom one. The same can be said for printers. YaST autodetected my Canon BJC-6000 and installed it automatically after only needing to choose a very few options. I certainly didn't need 2+ years of computer training to read the detailed help on the left hand side of YaST. I admit Linux still needs some work in user-friendliness and device support, but it has come a VERY long way in a rather short timeframe.
Linux has spoiled me for several years now, and I'm never going back to that high-maintenance OS from M$... In fact, I've made it policy to set up willing friends and family with it as well. Suddenly I find they are happier being able to use their computers without the worry of viruses, spyware, popups, etc., and I am happier not having to pay constant visits to 'fix' their windoze after a few careless clicks on the 'net.
I've seen the first few negative comments about the movie not being truthful. The movie *is* truthful, and if you think otherwise, please state specific claims.
Pay a visit to this page and read for yourself how this fat anti-American communist slob distorts facts to "prove" his radical leftist agenda and brainwash the masses who know no better.
This movie is right on. If you scratch your head and wonder why progressives and the world are against the war, watch the movie and see the other point of view. Our media coverage of the war has been very one sided and this movie points it out very clearly.
Actually, your statements prove just how biased *your* media is to the left. Progressive? Look up the definition. I hardly think left wing extremism qualifies as progress. This falls right in line with calling the wholesale brutal murder of unborn children a "choice". I sure wish the left would quit glossing over the ugly facts with pretty terms to make them seem more palatable.
Don't brainwash yourself and say Michael Moore is this or that. Watch the movie and think for yourself.
I could not bring myself to give this propagandist one red cent. I think I'll avoid the real brainwashing and leave this piece of trash alone. Even some Liberals would concur...;)
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IMHO SuSE + Apt4rpm is the better bet... I've never really had good luck with Mandrake from experience, and I find YaST to be one of the most stable and easiest to use configuration editors out there. The initial conversion to apt4rpm can be a pain, but once the kinks are worked out it makes package management far easier than YOU, etc.
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(recommendation: Install only the bare-bones system with YaST, then install the GUI stuff and extras with apt4rpm- it'll go much smoother!)
Also, with SuSE you can d/l the live cd and let them try it out to see what they think before you do anything to their system. Very handy
Linux has spoiled me for several years now, and I'm never going back to that high-maintenance OS from M$... In fact, I've made it policy to set up willing friends and family with it as well. Suddenly I find they are happier being able to use their computers without the worry of viruses, spyware, popups, etc., and I am happier not having to pay constant visits to 'fix' their windoze after a few careless clicks on the 'net.
The first link should be http://fahrenheit_fact.blogspot.com/
Pay a visit to this page and read for yourself how this fat anti-American communist slob distorts facts to "prove" his radical leftist agenda and brainwash the masses who know no better.
Actually, your statements prove just how biased *your* media is to the left. Progressive? Look up the definition. I hardly think left wing extremism qualifies as progress. This falls right in line with calling the wholesale brutal murder of unborn children a "choice". I sure wish the left would quit glossing over the ugly facts with pretty terms to make them seem more palatable.
I could not bring myself to give this propagandist one red cent. I think I'll avoid the real brainwashing and leave this piece of trash alone. Even some Liberals would concur...