On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:47:14 +1200 Rik Tindall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Reg wrote: > > Well I just tried again to install Suse on my Celeron 333 and it hangs > > completely when it gets to the point of checking for hardware. there are usually various options to prevent hardware detection of various types. > > > > I like Suse as it's nice and graphical, but how does this lighter Free BSD > > compare to it? I ean is it all text and command based or is nice and pretty > > like Suse :-) ? > It has GNOME & is therefore like a lighter Ubuntu - simple, graphical, > functional. To get OOo in though (for your wife), you'd want the latter > - which is easier to run on low-spec boxes than anything with KDE. This is quite misleading. freeBSD can run with gnome, kde or any other desktop or windows manager. It does also have a port for Openoffice. By default it comes without any of those things, they are all optional in the install process. > FreeBSD might have just a few too many tricks to it for a newbie. IIRC, > both are just fine with USB stuff tho. Try Ubuntu next? - have disk, > will travel.. >
