[wplug] LinspireOS to Debian

[Frank W. Holden Jr.]

I have tried both flavors and they both work nicely as a desktop 
install. I updated/added many files via .deb's and had no problems. 
You can do just about anything to them without getting into too much 
trouble... I liked Mepis, but I think that the Linspire distro would 
be much much easier for someone that knows nothing about Linux. I 
wasn't too found of the idea that you had to PAY to download 
programming that you can get via the net, but they have gone thru alot 
of trouble to do most of the setups within the files from Linspire 
though...

As I said, you can do just about anything to the installs and when you 
screw up you just uninstall your troubles. Eventually I had both 
installs to the point that I could have just installed Debian from the 
get go... Which I did eventually... I was into trying out with massive 
testing each and every distro I could lay my hands on for the basic 
reasoning of introducing non users to something they could learn and 
work with easily. The concept behind Linspire is good and sound, but 
reminded me too much of M$uck. I could feel the tug in the wallet and 
the people I was introducing Linux too couldn't keep on paying... But, 
I guess this is what ALL decient distro's are going to...

Hope this helped you somewhat...
Frank


Gentgeen wrote:

> My dad has been thinking about getting a new computer.  Since he is
> mainly a web/e-mail user, I have been trying to sell him on the idea of
> Linux.  What I am wondering is if anyone knows/has tried the
> Lindows/Linspire OS.  I think I may point out the PCs at WalMart.com to
> him.
> 
> Second part is, if I recall, you get 1 year of the 'point-n-click' (what
> ever Lindows calls it) with the purchase of the computer, then you have
> to pay.  Has anyone tried/know of any problems of just using the Debian
> repositories?
> 
> 
> Any insight would be appriciated. --
> 
> As a side note, I have also been thinking about Mepis for his OS.  As
> you can see, I am a Debian fan.  - Don't offer Knoppix, already thought
> of it.  I have used it for the LiveCD demo to my dad, but don't want to
> use it as an HD installed OS.
> 
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