Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Binary install distro

[Dale]

Dale wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This is maybe a bit off topic but here goes.  I want to install Linux
> on my brothers rig.  The heat sink on the CPU is not much, OEM type.
> I don't want to install Gentoo because of that and it is a older rig
> with a slow CPU and not a lot of ram either.  So, what is a easy to
> install distro that has KDE4, Seamonkey, gtkam, GIMP and such?  I want
> something easy because I want to install and leave it be until he can
> get a new rig built.  Then I'll be installing Gentoo for a more
> permanent install.
>
> I looked at Kubuntu, Ubuntu and tried to install Mandriva.  Mandriva
> got to a point and just froze up on me.  I tried three times and it
> did the same thing each time so no clue what is going on there.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>


One more question.  What is a easy to install but WELL tested and STABLE 
binary distro?  I'm thinking something that needs a update 2 or 3 times 
a year or something.  My brother is liking Linux a lot.  No more Norton 
to pop up and aggravate him and he can just surf wherever he wants for 
the most part.  Once I get his emails moved over, windoze is going to 
take a loooooong nap.  ;-)  When I plug up the windoze drive, he dreads it.

My sis-n-law is liking Kpat and I installed pysol today.  She likes 
farming on facebook and card games.  I think those two alone will keep 
her happy a long time.

Thoughts?

By the way, I have read some of the other messages but holding off on a 
reply in case something doesn't work like I want.  I did get grub to 
come up when booting by hitting the shift key.  Progress.  I forgot my 
notes tho.  lol

Dale

:-)  :-)