
In the
previous article, our computer newbie family, Mike, Diane, Mary and Carla, had decided they wanted GNU/Linux installed on the new family/business computer. Debian, via Libranet 2.0, was installed on the system, with appropriate business/office software, as well as the Gnome desktop environment. The next steps involved getting the system configured for easy use and adding various minor tweaks. Mike, Diane and the kids were not involved during the configuration phase of the system.
"The world would be a better place if Linus had cloned Windows instead (of) Unix... Unix is 30 year old technology."
Let's through out the wheel and replace it. The wheel is 5,000 year old technology.