I'm having some success convincing family and friends that they don't need new hardware and PayThroughTheNose software to fully experience the web, run great office apps, etc. I've fixed up some nice P-2 333 boxes from surplus and I'm loading RH 8.0 on them. The problem is, I doubt my folks can deal with the learning curve unless the software is heavily customized, and I'm too new to Linux to do a lot of even the simplest things. For example, how do I go about installing a flash plugin and Java VM for Mozilla?? I've read that RH8 installs them both by default, but i can't find/configure them. I've also found them on the web and downloaded them, but can't get them to install. If it can't be done with the package manager, any pointers for the command line?? Any suggestions on sound card detection/configuration?? Rather than give specifics on the box giving me trouble, i'll say every box has given me trouble with the sound card thus far. Also, is there a windows clone distro out there? That might be the easiest way to help these folks in the migration. I'm ok working through the learning curve and i'll stick with it however long it takes, but I don't think that's true for the masses. I want to make it as easy as possible for the ppl I send these boxes to. With that in mind, is there anything else I should be aware of as I set them up? Thanks to all in advance, Stephen ------------------------------------ This is the Juneau-LUG mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to juneau-lug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject header.