[dundee] Linux Newbie - Help Choosing Distro

[Owen Daily]

try puppy linux, tiny (60Mb) and work well.

http://www.goosee.com/puppy

On 13 Oct 2005, at 13:57, Ry. wrote:

> Hi, my laptop harddrive packed up and I lost my old OS (XP Pro).  I  
> can't afford to replace the Win OS at moment, so I'd like some  
> advice on choosing a Linux OS.
>
> I've had issues with 2 versions so far - using Fedora Core 4, I  
> wasn't able to view the graphics correctly and therefore couldn't  
> even finish the installation.  Knoppix works and runs fine except  
> one problem, the laptop touchpad mouse only seems to work for 3/4  
> of the screen area. Not sure if I can fix this or not....
>
> Anyways... I want an OS that is pretty handy to install, will auto  
> detect most of my settings (graphics card, mouse, USB, etc), MS  
> Word compatible & good MP3 player (probably ubiquitous, not sure),  
> and if it had a web server built in (e.g. apache) that would be the  
> cherry on the cake.
>
> Any advice would be gratefully received! Thanks a bunch
>
> Ryan.
>
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