Knoppix on one CD will do all you require. Might be best to keep this very simple. Chuck -----Original Message----- >From: Isaac Atilano <aristophrenic at warpmail.net> >Sent: Mar 27, 2006 6:36 PM >To: aa0p at arrl.net, TCLUG reflector <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Small Linux Distro > >If you're looking for just email and word processing, most distributions >should do. Vector Linux is very lightweight and easy to install and has >your basic programs. Personally I'd use Gentoo since it's extremely >customizable. I'm not very familiar with Ubuntu but how can a CD install >be over 15 Gigs? Unless you're downloading a ton of packages, any >distribution install shouldn't be more than a few gigs and anything over >2 Gigs, I consider cluttered. > >----- Original message ----- >From: "Steve" <k0sdh at visi.com> >To: "TCLUG reflector" <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> >Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:06:31 -0600 >Subject: [tclug-list] Small Linux Distro > >Need Help, >The "Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly" organization in the Twin >Cities area helps older people live an interesting life, especially >those whose spouses/significant others are deceased. It is primarily a >non-profit supported by contributions of money and time by volunteer >helpers/workers. You may or maynot be familiar; sorry for verbage if >you are. > >O.K. they replaced all the office computers recently and now have a >dozen or so which they would like to place in elder/client homes for >their use. I have volunteered to erase all office data on hard drive >and install email and word processing software. > >Now we are getting to the problem; the computers have MS Windows 2000 >Pro as OS and most have only 15 gig hard drives (a couple only have 2 >gig drives - those probably won't be used). The boxes are password >protected and the pw's are not always available. So my thinking is to >reformat & install Linux (my experience is quite limited). > >I have downloaded Ubuntu 5.10 at home, wrote to a CD and installed on a >box. It works great but required considerably more than 15 gigs. > >Is the a Linux distro plus email and word processor which can be put >into approx 10 or 12 gig drive space?? > >BTW - if you happen to be available during business hours Mon - Fri, you >are welcome to help with project. > >Thanks, >Steve > > > >-- >Jeni & Steve's address now is aa0p at arrl.net > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list