__/ [ [H]omer ] on Sunday 09 July 2006 10:57 \__
> Marshall wrote:
>> The context is my mother...
> ...
>> I would love to put her on a GNU/Linux system with a minimalist GUI.
>>
>> I think this is possible because she has slim requirements. She needs it
>> simple and clean.
>
> You want minimal?
>
> Try *any* distro plus Fluxbox/fbdesk/adesklets.
>
> Set up a few shortcuts to whatever she wants/needs, and voila.
>
> http://www.lynucs.org/index.php?screen_id=456461852449430374eca0&p=screen
Very, very nice. Not too fat, either. Neither the DE, nor the chick.
Best wishes,
Roy
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