[svlug] Recommended distribution for a small business?

[Skip Evans]

Hey Clyde & all,

The two most user friendly distros I have used are 
Xandros and Xubuntu.

We just put Xu on all the workstations here and we 
all LOVE IT!

It is a great desktop for ease of use, and the Ub 
repositories have tons of stuff, as all the 
reviews say.

Don't know about the specific software needs you 
mentioned, as we are a PHP/MySQL development shop 
and don't get into business stuff much, but I 
would think Ub would be your best bet.

Xandros was more Windowsy, busier desktop, but I 
don't really see any advantages it has over any of 
the Ubuntu flavors.

I think the Xu version of Ubuntu is probably no 
less user friendly for a business person than a 
KDE or other desktop environment.

I just installed my HP-1022 printer in literally 
20 seconds, three mouse clicks, and was printing, 
and that's was a sweet experience compared to what 
I went through with a bare bones Debian/Fluxbox 
install.

So my vote is for Xubuntu.

but just my opinion.

Skip

Clyde Jones wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>  I am building a couple of boxes for a small business and they are
> very open to the idea of having linux as their desktop.
>   I was planning on using Ubuntu, as it is getting rave reviews for
> ease of use.
> Is there a distro aimed at small businesses?
>   I need some planner software, faxing, maybe some accounting software
> and I don't know what else.
> 
> FWIW I found a bunch of articles about how nice it is, but not much else.

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Skip Evans
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