Linked by Charles Williams on Wed 16th Apr 2003 04:11 UTC
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. 
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This article is not about newbies using Linux. This article is about a Linux guru installing Linux. The newbies barely even touched their new Linux systems. They watched as the Linux guru installed software and updated the kernel.
The point was to give them a pre-installed OS just like they would get from Dell or HP. The article details how he set up their system so that everyone would know exactly what they were starting out with and all the steps that were taken.
Of course someone has to make assinine comments about someone helping out their neighbor.
I would like to hear a progress report six months from now.. written by the two newbies. MoneyDance and GnuCash are cheaper than QuickBooks, but were they adequate? What unexpected problems did they have? Are they still using Linux?
Well, seeing as how this is a serial article you probably will get more progress reports (though the newbies writing them is doubtful). However, since Charles Williams seems to be their only tech support I'm sure he will write about any problems that were had.