[ale] linux recommendations

[James Baldwin]

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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