There's no flash or realplayer built into Ubuntu. There's no mplayer built in. It comes with totem. By default, it's not xorg but Xfree 4.3.
Also beware of Ubuntu as it requires external repositories to be added to install XMMS/listen to MP3's and watch DVD's. Not something for you to install and just "leave alone" ;) On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:24:30 -0600, Adam Melancon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ubuntu or Xandros > My 84 year old grandma uses ubuntu and loves it. She uses Firefox, > Evolution for email and gaim for IM. > > Of course she has never used windows before so to her, this is exactly > how a computer should work. There is no complaining about a "start" > button or anything like that. > > > On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:12:16 -0600 (CST), -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > i know this thread comes up once a month...but anyway. I picked up a PC > > at CACRC for my mom, as she 'wants the internet at home' (yes, the whole > > internet). It's a P3 500, 128m, 13g drive. I'll probably up the memory > > to 256m or 512m. Rather than me cleaning up ratware on a windows box once > > a week, i want to set her up with linux and (mostly) forget it. She knows > > how to operate a web browser and a mouse and that's all she needs to email > > Oprah. Might use open office occasionally, and some of the simpler games. > > > > Any distro suggestions? It's an old PC, so nothing too demanding. One > > thing i'd like is for all the common firefox plugins to work out of the > > box, so i don't spend a lot of time getting it going. is there a decent > > mplayer plugin that works out of the box? will it come with shockware, > > realplayer, and all that stuff? > > > > ray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > -- > Adam Melancon > Work: http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us > Personal: http://www.melancon.org > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
