Since u are going to give it to newbies, it is better to give Knoppix. It has got the best hardware detection and also is quite usable even in old machines.
Arijit ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manas Laha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [ilug-cal] Need advice on live-cds Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:55:52 +0530 > > > Folks, > > I am planning to introduce to Linux a bunch of people yet innocent of > it. One of the things I am thinking of doing is to give them a live-cd > distribution of Linux to play with. I have the following live-cds from LFY: > > 1. Slackware Live 9.1 > 2. FreeDuc-CD 1.4 > 3. Knoppix 3.6 (also 3.3) > 4. Suse Linux 9.1 Live > 5. MEPIS Linux > > of which I intend to give copies of any one CD only. The question is, > which one? > > I shall be obliged to have your advice/suggestions/views abouththe > good/bad points of these distributions. I have myself not used any of > these products, so your feedback will be valuable in making a choice. > > - Manas Laha > > > ***************************************** > This Mail is Certified to be Virus Free. > CIC Network Security Group, IIT Kharagpur > ***************************************** > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
