Voytek Eymont wrote:
I have a user with Win7 notebook, I'm trying to encourage them to 'try a
Linux', what Live USB/SD boot distro should I get them to try ?
(hmmm, this HP notebook has some sort of QuickWeb distro 'built-in'
already, wonder if that can be 'extended'?)
I have always had a soft spot for Knoppix/KDE. This was the distro, I
installed, despite advice to the contrary(1), on my WinXP Laptop in 2004.
My next Netbook was/is a Kogan Agora which came preinstalled with Ubuntu/Gnome.
There is also Lightweight Portable Security (LPS)-A Linux distro from the
US DOD.
I am not sure what software you get with LPS, but knoppix/Ubuntu came with
*open office (and I guess now libre office)
*gimp
*Firefox/thunderbird (email client)
*kogan also came with google aps (there is a newer model available),
*and assorted other bits particularly a level of inbuilt virus innoculation
(though I did see somewhere you could get linux anti-virus software!!).
From experience, I don't think the dual boot approach is practical.
I would be interested to hear of any applications that are obstacles to
them leaving the dark side.
Marghanita
(1) Knoppix is designed to boot off the CD or DVD
This website is about Knoppix, a Free and Open Source Live Linux CD. Knoppix is
a GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from CD or DVD and can
be used to read and write Windows and other partitions (among other clever
tricks).
http://www.knoppix.net/
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