[nzlug] Grannix? Looking for a simple distro with Icon based menu like eeePC

[David Hawke]

Howard wrote:
> After playing with an eeePC I thought there must be a distro around
> preconfigured to start up with a simple 'large icon' based program
> selection structure.
>
> I'm looking for a solution for a older person who would like to use
> email/skype and a couple of other things but the fast startup, and
> simple structure of the eeePC menus would make it so much easier to use.
>
Will either DSL or Puppy do the trick for you ??

David H


> I'm not ready to plonk $600 on the eeePC for her yet (I have spare
> laptops of similar spec), but may do if I can't find anything suitable.
>
> I know one could be made from most of the modern window managers, but
> anyone know of something pre existing?
>
> Does the Xandros OS with the eeePC install on other hardware easily? 
> I can't find any mention of this on the eeePC user wikis etc.  Also, I
> can only see the source code on the Asus site, not an installable ISO.
>
> Yes, I'd call it Grannix if I were to compile this distro myself... ;)
>
> cheers
> H
>
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