[Hudlug] newbee

[Anne Wilson]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On Sunday 21 Nov 2004 11:49, david richards wrote:
> Hi, I'm getting more and more disenchanted with windows, its product
> activation and bloat/spy ware, i am wanting to explore the Linux operating
> system as a possible replacement for Microsoft products, ideally i would
> like to try out a distro on a test basis with version of an office suite,
> can any one help me with minimum requirements for some thing to replace
> office 2000 and windows9x?
>
You will generally find Open Office in any distro, and that is the nearest 
you'll get to Office 2000.  Which distro suits you best is a very personal 
choice, so I would recommend getting hold of a 'live' version or two.  These 
are full systems that allow you to try a distro from the CD without 
installing anything to your hard drive.  Knoppix is probably the best known, 
but there are others.  PCLinuxOS, Mepis, MandrakeMove and SuSe all have or 
are live versions.

If you then know what you want you can install a dual-boot system for a while.  
It's not hard.

Anne
- -- 
Registered Linux User No.293302
Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet?  Mandrake at all levels
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFBodYbkFAvMr/nNX8RAgoCAJsG1VknYLY4nqndqfstK8RnrtLlVQCcDMBT
TNuv1YhzmjGy9Tlei+oAyk4=
=jhG8
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----