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On 11 Sep 2014, at 10:39, Tremayne, Steve <steven.tremayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Easiest question ever: Debian (stable version). >>> Load up a desktop that won't terrify a normal user, so probably Mate or Cinnamon >>> - Gnome3/KDE will rapidly scare off most non-experts. > > Yep, agree with that... Debian + Mate > > Primarily you need a GUI which doesn't get in the way / confuse > +3 … Mate/debian pulling ahead > The main issue with other distros I've found (inc. those built on Debian) is the > release schedule - Debian's nice and slow, other "LTS" distros are good, because > by the time it's throwing up "I'm out of date" errors, the device is usually due a > "tune-up" anyway (by that, I don't mean Windows slow-down, I mean, getting the end > user to ditch a pile of files they don't need, perhaps even doing a backup!) > > I'm toying with Arch at home (for MythTV) purely because of its rolling release, > so I always have something up-to-date - but I wouldn't suggest that for an > "office" user. > > From the other point of view (sorry for the hijack) - the office "server". Has > anyone got any experience with Zentyal? > never even heard of it! > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq