[CLUE-Tech] Linux for mom

[Joe Linux]

One thing I don't like about RH9 is that you have to use the root 
password to use dial-up.  I couldn't figure out how to change it so I 
installed Libranet instead.  In general Libranet is more user friendly 
to a non geek user.

Glen Newell wrote:

>FWIW...if Mom's already in RH, why not upgrade to RH 9 ?  I haven't seen
>Mandrake since 8 or so, but RH9 seems to me like it's ready for just such an
>application like this. ( although, I admit I have yet to use the dialer so
>YMMV)
>
>Glen
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kirk Rafferty" <kirk at fpcc.net>
>To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 11:06 AM
>Subject: [CLUE-Tech] Linux for mom
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>>About 3 years ago, my (now 61 year-old) mom decided it was time that she
>>started learning about this internet thing.  Before then, she had only
>>ever used a dumb terminal.  Shortly before she retired she was stuck with
>>a Windows box.
>>
>>I did what any loving son would do, and set her up with a RHL 7.1 box.
>>(okay, the distro may be debatable from a "loving son," but work with me
>>here...:) After about 3 years, she's okay with working in KDE, but the
>>dialup interface in KDE has always given her fits.  The 7.1-era dialer is
>>fairly flakey for end-users, and I occasionally make the house-call to
>>launch a terminal and clean PPP up.
>>
>>I'm thinking of upgrading her to Mandrake 9.1.  Can anyone give comment on
>>how stable KPPP on Mandrake is now?  Stable may not be the right word
>>here...predictable is more like it.  She gets fairly frustrated when it
>>doesn't work according to her script (literally...she has written
>>instructions she follows to get herself connected), and I'd like to give
>>her something that doesn't require me to house-call every couple weeks.
>>
>>I use Gnome pretty exclusively, so I'm a little out of touch on KDE these
>>days.  But she's comfortable in KDE now, and I really don't want to move
>>her over to Gnome.
>>
>>By the way, mom is registered Linux User 321098. :)
>>
>>Thanks for any input.
>>
>>-k
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