Hi Gordon,
> I'm soon to give a talk to my local U3A computer interest group
> (Beginners and intermediates) on Linux, for which I'll likely use main
> subjects "Why Linux?", "Why Not Linux?" and "Getting started with Linux".
Have fun and good luck!
> I'm probably fine with the first two, but I tend to stick with just two
> distributions that suit me well and I'm well aware that there are many
> others. (FYI, my two are Xubuntu and AVLinux).
>
> Which distributions should I shortlist to demo and advise for newcomers
> to Linux? I'd probably advise a try-before-you-install distro, which
> might shorten the list a bit.
There are lots of good distros out there, but I always say that the best
distro for a new user is the one that the person who is going to help them
with it, uses.
I use Debian and I'm much more useful with Debian than say Ubuntu or Fedora. I
don't think there is anything wrong with Ubuntu or Fedora or any other distro,
but I know Debian best, so it's the one I can offer the most help with.
After the distro there is also the desktop environment. Depending on their
system and previous systems I'd say stick with one of the major front ends. I
prefer KDE and can't get along with Gnome, but that doesn't make Gnome bad.
> I'm working on the assumption for now that most people will want web,
> email, photos and office tools, maybe a calendar.
>
> Generally I trust suggestions from the LUG more than trying to filter
> useful stuff from the various distro fora.
>
> Any suggestions or advice welcome.
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Adam Trickett
Saint-Malo, Bretagne, France
I've found that people who are great at something are
not so much convinced of their own greatness as
mystified at why everyone else seems so incompetent.
-- Paul Graham, "Great Hackers" 2004
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