Re: Linux distro for newbies

Too easy... Ubuntu, this is what it was made for.

You can even order the CDs online for free.

On 9/13/06, Tony Langdon <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have a project which might involve putting Linux in the hands of
> total Linux newbies.  What distro is recommended these days?  I'm
> after something that's easy for an end user to navigate and can be
> setup to be self maintaining with regards to security patches, etc.
>
> The main applications will be Internet based, web browsing and email,
> maybe OpenOffice as well.
>
> Assume that the end user is going to be just that - a user, and not
> likely to want to get to know their new OS.
>
>
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