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So a while back we had this laptop that we dropped. The cd drive fell out and we lost that forever, there is no battery, the screen only sometimes works, and we're missing about 5% of the keys on the keyboard. Well rummaging around my house I found a keyboard, mouse, and a lcd monitor. So now I want to restore life to this little laptop so my parents can use it so they don't have to use mine. :P . I have never used linux and so have my parents but I heard good things about linux and it should be perfect for what I want to do. A link to the the distro and a tutorial would be very much appreciated.

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I prefer Fedora. Ubuntu hassles you more when it comes to installing applications and drivers, it's like dumbed-down Linux. (which makes it annoying, rather than easier on the user) SUSE is supposed to be good too.

 

If you want to go for a similar OS, get UNIX-based Solaris. It's shiny, and actually has support.

these are the specs more or less:

Compaq Presario 700

900-MHz AMD Mobile Duron CPU, 256MB of RAM, 64KB L2 cache, Windows XP Home, 14.1-inch active-matrix screen, integrated Via ProSavage KN133 graphics chip with 16MB of SDRAM, 20GB hard drive, 8X DVD-ROM drive, built-in V.90 modem and network adapter, touchpad pointing device, 7.6 pounds (including AC adapter and phone cord). One-year parts and labor warranty, free unlimited 24-hour toll-free technical support.

 

I want something really easy and simple seeing how its for my parents. Something that allows web browsing, videos, pictures, and support for Vietnamese. I suppose something that could install itself on to the hard drive on the laptop but like I said no cd drive. It broke off

Well one it is not users friendly to new users. ubuntu yes Debian no.

And old people can hardly turn on the computer and you want them to use Debian? lol

 

Sorry, makes no sense to me. They should only *use* Debian, not administer it, if I understand correcly (that should be left to their son).

Besides, it is a myth that Debian is difficult (it was difficult at the time of Woody).

Is Ubuntu easier? I find it damn difficult, with all its bugs and issues.

Last but not least, bryyando's parents need Vietnamese support. I suppose there is nothing better than Debian from that point of view.

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