[Opensource] OT opoen source windows replacement

[Jim Maunder]

At 11:29 AM 12/09/2007, you wrote:
>Apologise for the off topic post but I wanted to ask a few opinions.
>
>I am reinstalling a few pc's for novice users and due to cost and
>licenses want to use open source.
>What is the easiest flavour of Linux to use for this purpose?
>... I just wanted the most simple to use flavour for the actual 
>operating system.

I think it comes down to which desktop is easier to use. Myself, 
because I am used to how Windows works, I find KDE easier than Gnome.

KDE has the 'icons' or launchers in a familiar spot (lower left 
corner) and something similar to the Windows Start menu, while Gnome 
has drop down menus across the top and seems slightly more obscure to me.

Maybe download the ISOs for Ubuntu (Gnome) and Kubuntu (KDE) and try 
them out. Both are easy and quick to install, and the networking 
configuration is not too hard either.

rgds
Jim



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