You and the situation you've described are Ubuntu's target audience. I doubt you'd find a better distro, maybe Kubuntu if you like the look of KDE over gnome.
//_ Patrick Kilgore | Truman State University | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 314.803.0842 On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Chris Gordon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I was just handed a free PC and aside from wanting to get start from a > clean slate, I'm sure all of you are well aware of other benefits of Linux > in general. I went ahead and installed Ubuntu because it is simple, but > then it occurred to me that before I transfer all the files and get totally > setup on the new PC I should ask for suggestions from more experienced users > on a good distribution to use. > > Its a PC for myself and my family, so a user friendly GUI for someone who > hasn't used Linux before would be nice. Aside from that no other > requirements are really needed, but it would be nice to have something that > has easier installation of printers, cameras, thumb drives, etc. > > Thanks > -- > Chris Gordon > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > PS. If you'd like to see my family of future Linux users, including our > newest arrival, here's a link: > > http://webpages.charter.net/thegordonfamily/ >
