Here here! I second this sentiment! Mandrake is at least as easy to install as Windows, and the layout makes getting started a snap.
Jon Carnes On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 17:26, Z wrote: > On Thursday October 16 2003 02:11 pm, Christopher L Merrill wrote: > > Today my BIL asked me "How hard would it be to get linux running > > on our desktop to replace Win98 and MSOffice." > > > > I have no problem sending a 'techie' to the right resources to get > > started...but he is not a 'techie'. Stricly an end-user type. > > I told him he needs to get a good book to explain the key differences > > between the OSes and what to expect. I was thinking 'book' because > > a website will not help him when he gets stuck halfway through the > > configuration process :> > > > > What 'Idiot's Guide to Linux' books do y'all recommend? > > The problem with a "Linux book" is that it is either distro specific or > very generic. So, instead of a book, I suggest sending him a set of > freshly burned Mandrake 9.2 CD's and letting him have at it. The > installation is so simple and (mostly) intuitive that most casual end > users should be able to get it installed and onto the net without much > of a fuss. In my opinion, he will have no more or less questions than > he would if trying to install Windows. > > Then tell him to sign up on the trilug email list and post any questions > there so that he will feel that he is part of a community that cares. > > -- > z -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
