Scared0o0Rabbit
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I'm building a computer for a family that doesn't have a lot of money. They can't afford to buy windows, and I can't afford to buy it from them. I'm cobbling the pc together from parts from a couple of my older computers. In any case, I'm thinking they might be a good candidate for linux. The problem is I'm not really familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of various distros. They would be looking at a little bit of browsing the internet (on dialup) and some office like stuff (probably with open office). So basically I'm looking for some suggestions to what distro to run, as well as suggestions on cheap printers and modems that will be compatible with linux. In addition, how hard is it going to be to keep them up to date on software updates with linux. With windows it's pretty brainless, but these people aren't really all that computer literate so the easier the better.