On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:43:56 +0530, Parthan said:
Satish Alwani wrote: And if so which would be a more "debian"
/apt way to go. And also have a nice clear interface to deal with out of the box, not to mention the support and ease of use.
So which distro would you guys suggest and between those 2 and if you have a specific reason why, would be nice so i can tell him.
Knoppix's focus is on being a livd-CD distribution, and it installs a wierd admixture of not-quite-unstable Debian on the hard drive. Ubuntu does indeed focus on living on the HD.
If you want a distribution for th long term, a LIVE CD performance might not be up to par; I would suggest either Etch or Ubuntu. And, if you want Debian, you might want to actually try out Debian -- but for a novice user, you are probably better off with Ubuntu/Kubuntu/some other derivative.
Asking 'Ubuntu Vs Knoppix' from the end user perspective is like asking 'Veg. Biriyani vs Veg. (Fried) Rice'. The answer is 'Taste both of them and let you decide which you like it'.
There are technical differences between the two.
If you ask a Debian guy, think he will say Knoppix is more Debianic than Ubuntu (may be the otherwise too).
Sorry to disappoint you :)
But of you interested on your friend to really feel that Linux desktops are much better than what he had been using, especially when your friend has some latest or weird configuration of hardware, then first try Ubuntu and then Knoppix. But, try *both*. Then, its upto him to decide which one he likes *more*.
Knoppix is easy to try out, since it does not require a real install. I have no idea how close Ubuntu live CD's are to giveing someone a real ubuntu experience.
manoj