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Mike Murphy wrote:
> ok, we've got 3 of the biggest 4 distros (assuming you count suse and 
> novel as one nowadays). We just need someone to argue for gentoo now ;-)
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> James Baldwin wrote:
> 
>> On 22 Dec 2004, at 10:25, Barnes, Michael wrote:
>>
>>> I am building a computer for my daughters and am considering 
>>> installing a
>>> LINUX distro. Since, I will be away from the house (do to job), I need a
>>> distro that is easy to install and maintain. This distro will need to be
>>> able to work on a wireless network and access a printer that is being 
>>> hosted
>>> by windows xp pro.
>>
>>
>>
>> Since this isn't for a Linux savvy technical monkey, your choice 
>> should be based on stability and ease of package management (the 
>> latter is the only measure I think worth anything nowadays when 
>> deciding on a Linux distribution for a non-commercial purpose). I'd 
>> have the recommend Debian stable.
>>
>> The tools won't be bleeding edge, or anywhere even approaching current 
>> but they will be stable and secure. Apt has an excellent package 
>> manager, and with a little extra effort is very easy to cron updates 
>> with exception handling (I'd be surprised if someone didn't already 
>> distribute a script for this).
>>
>> I don't know any distribution that will not "work on a wireless 
>> network and access a printer...".
>>
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