Re: PCLinuxOS question



On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:58:53 GMT, sw2u <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Is PCLinuxOS based on Debian?
Is there a list somewhere of Debian-based dsitros for general-purpose
or home/small-biz users? For newbies?


Damn Small Linux is based on Debian and is great for newbies:

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

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