What should I suggest my Aunt?

[James Freer]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Doug <dmcgarrett at optonline.net> wrote:
> On 10/24/2011 08:56 AM, Linux Tyro wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> My aunt (who has been a Windows user ever) asked me for Linux. I myself
> being new, told her Ubuntu and after a couple of days she asks me to please
> suggest her about one of following:
>
> 1) PCLinuxOS
> 2) openSUSE
> 3) Ubuntu
> 4) Linux Mint
>
> I suggested Ubuntu but she just asked me a brief review (if I could). What
> she wants is just the general works she was doing in Windows but of more
> concern - stability as once she installs she would not go for a change in
> future and then starting learning that one flavor. I know for sure PCLinuxOS
> and Linux Mint are easy for beginners (read and knew) but Ubuntu and
> openSuse could be of more than just having fun! They could (what I guess)
> provide to become a techie-wizard from a non-techie wizard.
>
> I would be thankful if you can just let me know anything of the great
> experiences people here are having.
>
> Thx.
> --
> Two atoms are walking along. Suddenly, one stops. The other says, "What's
> wrong?" "I've lost an electron." "Are you sure?" "I'm positive!"
>
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> I really get less time!
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>
> PCLinuxOs is an excellent system with the KDE desktop.  It will not

I think PCLOS is perhaps the best packaged distro out there - Texstar
really does do an excellent job. But why not recommend PCLOS Phoenix
(xfce) - that to me is the best xfce desktop and would have less
'bells & whistles' which may be more to her liking (as it is mine).
However, rpm is slow and that's why i stay with Xubuntu. The repos and
the package management i still regard as the best after using ubuntu
since 2007.

james