[ale] Live CD to drop on my Dad's computer over thanksgiving?
Robert L. Harris
Robert.L.Harris at rdlg.net
Mon Nov 14 10:03:08 EST 2005
I've used and like Knoppix. Downloading the DVD now to take it as
well but I'm looking to make sure I have plenty of other options incase
he finds some reason not to like it...
Thus spake Christopher Fowler (cfowler at outpostsentinel.com):
> A while back I've had success with Knoppix. What would be cool is a
> Live CD that will allow his computer to work with that CD. In other
> words just have him work off the CD and not install Linux. I think
> Knoppix allows this by saving its settings on a USB stick. His home dir
> bight even be on USB.
>
> I'm not very versed in this subject because typically I've only used
> Live CD's to either rescue a system or test a system's compatibility.
>
> I am interested because my father has XP on his PC and I want to boot up
> Linux and use it over Christmas. Normally I use cygwin to give me X and
> the unix look and feel. He has USB 802.11g so finding a Live CD that
> supports that might be tricky.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 09:38 -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> >
> > I'm planning on dropping in on my Dad for Thanksgiving. He's asked me
> > to look at his home network while I'm there. I warned him I'm brining
> > Linux CD's and if he expects me to touch his computers he will be
> > learing one of them.
> >
> > My father is 59, Lives in a south florida community with an average age
> > of 66. He is capable of thinking just doesn't like necessarily learning
> > new things with the computer when windows point and click "works fine."
> >
> > Put the flamewars on hold, they'll be put in the spam filter but
> > anyone have recomendations on Live CD's that I can drop on his desktop
> > computer to show him there are much better alternatives than Windows?
> > And what merrits does your suggestion have?
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
> > :wq!
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DISCLAIMER:
These are MY OPINIONS "We can't solve problems by using
ALONE. I speak for the same kind of thinking we used
no-one else. when we created them."
- Einstein
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