On Saturday 05 February 2005 01:22, Colin Speirs wrote: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >On Friday 04 February 2005 14:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> We have a contractor who would like to try Linux and see if it suits > >> him, but so far the Live CDs I've punted his way haven't been successful > >> (PClinuxOS, Knoppix and BeaTrix). > > > >hmmm. I've not tried Ubuntu, but I've found knoppix to be quite handy and > > work very well - so much so my main home box now runs a HD install, and I > > make sure I've got a recent copy in my bag with my screwdrivers and > > cables. > > > >How unsuccessful? > > Principally he has two areas of concern > > 1) Not getting his external Broadband hardware sorted and connecting >
erk. Not a USB one? (they don't even work very well with MS-Windows). It is possible to get them to work with Linux but last time I looked it seemed a bit of a struggle. IIRC SuSE is better than some in this dept, but a ethernet connected device will save a lot of pain. HTH C. _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
