On 28/10/13 09:44, Mark Rogers wrote:
On 28 October 2013 09:37, Anthony Anson <tony.anson@girolle.co.uk> wrote:
I used it straight from Win 2000 and it was fairly intuitive. It's a great deal easier now.
OK, I'm happy to try this:
1. Which desktop environment should I pick for XP users on old hardware?
What do you mean by 'desktop environment'? If I'm correct in my guess, I prefer Gnome - been using it since around 2000 though, so I'd be a bit biased. But I must say that I dislike KDE
2. How do I test the OS with the hardware before install?
Blind Bambi - I just installed it and everything worked, and has done ever since. It runs OK on my PIII, whereas XP won't. (Admittedly, nothing NT-based works on it, though it did at one time. DOS 6.22 works, Win 3,11 works, Win 98 works, Debian works. Win 2000, XP etc won't even try...)
3. Which Debian disk should I start with?
If I can find them, I can send you a set of Lenny and apps - 6 or 7 discs.
This fliptop is dual boot and defaults into Mint, but Debian can be fired-up if required. I haven't used Win for agesandagesandages - and that only for Irfanview. (I don't like The Gimp for adjusting graphics...)
From memory, Irfanview runs fine under Wine - but don't quote me on that! Might be worth checking though.
Probably - I always forget to install it when I have access to wi-fi - this dongle would take a week. -- Tony http://www.girolle.co.uk/