[ltp] Xandros

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

> On Sunday 02 January 2005 09:14 am, Adrian Midgley wrote:
>> On Sun, 2005-01-02 at 13:49, SOTL wrote:
>> > 1. What is the difference between Xandos, SuSE, and Mandrake as far a
>> > package content? Does Xandros have the same basic packages?
>>
>> Don't you like Debian?
>
> Last time I tried Debian it was impossible to configure for a non geek.
> Still have the disk somewhere. Still would not have a clue in how to
> configure
> it as the first thing one did need to know is what the specifications are
> of
> the equipment. Now there is an interesting point. How does one obtain the
> specifications to the internal parts of a Thinkpad. No, simply to
> difficult.
> Mandrake is much easer to configure.

I beg to differ.

Debian's new "Sarge" installer is a huge improvement on Debian installers
past. It's not a gorgeous, sexy framebuffer installer, it's still
text/ncurses, but it's about as easy as the old ncurses Red Hat installer.
I had to get some advice when I was in the install/tweak process from a
Linux wizard friend of mine, but once I got that help I was fine and I now
have a fully working Sarge/Sid hybrid system on my "daily drive" desktop.

All I need to do now is move the desktop data files from my laptop and I'm
100% back "on the air" with this machine.

As a laptop installer, it's a little bit tricky, and leaves you with a
fair amount of tweaking after installation. But it's nothing a good Linux
User Group couldn't help you with.

I am now 100% sold on the "Sarge" installer. You can build a system easy
enough for your Granny to use...just don't ask Granny to do the
installing. Once it's installed, apt-get with the Synaptic GUI interface
is cake to use. Let Synaptic do "smart updates" and it's a 2 click
process.

Take care,
Michelle