On Tuesday 13 May 2003 6:00 pm, Paul wrote:
Hi Ben
I would recommend Knoppix as a very good starting point for a Debian system. It boots and runs from the CD, but does have a facility to install to hard disk. As an easy way to install Debian, I don't think you'll find anything better in it's price range.
Regards, Paul.
I'll second that. I have been using linux for quite a few years but only recently tried Debian and installation is definitely geeky. Distros like Knoppix though are a great way to get a Debian distro painlessly on a machine. Knoppix might also be good for you because it includes Open Office which will handle your MS doc reading/writing needs.
As hard drives are relatively cheap you might invest in bigger ones and install both Debian and Red Hat.
Ian