Re: PnP III: Enhance the standard OS - Download v3.048 here!
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:39 am
My suggestion would be to try them all (I did).themystical wrote:Any ideas as to what OS would be most appropriate with PnP111 and that would give similar level of functionality? How could PnP111 be "coupled" to this OS on the stick?
JoliOS is definitely the most finger-friendly for the main interface, although the apps themselves might be much less so. Joli mainly runs web apps and these are mostly designed to be navigated by mouse or keyboard. I find the on-board touch screen keyboard adequate for my needs but I always use a bluetooth mouse whenever I use a USB distro, it's just easier and more accurate.
I prefer a full linux desktop-style distro because it's what I'm used to. I started with SuSE linux 5 in 1997* and I'm familiar with the linux way of doing things. I use BuZz's Mint distro on the Joggler. What you'd prefer depends on how you link to interact with the Joggler and what you're more comfortable with. That's why I'd suggest trying them all.
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*Possibly early '98. Actually SuSE 5.0 was the first distro I bought (boxed, with printed manuals and everything...). The first distro I installed and ran for a short while was SuSe 4.2 (from a magazine disk, I think). It was old even then and had been given to me by a colleague who worked with Cray supercomputers. 4.2 was the first public release and wasn't numbered 1.0 because it was a pun on the meaning of life, the universe and everything. (...and as he leaned back in his chair he put on a pair of "FREE with this issue of Linux Format" pink-tinted geek nostalgia goggles ... similar to the kind gamers wear when they play Galaga)