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Mandriva...Not just for Classmates

Mandriva...Not just for ClassmatesMandriva / MandrakeI have used Mandriva since it was Mandrake 7.1. It is the only Linux distro that is usable out-of-box.SUSE is probably the second and the worst is Fedora/RedHad nothing works without lots of extra work.I don't mention Ubuntu because it is UNSTABLE. Being base...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Desktops, SuSE, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, Fedora Project, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

Well, didja stick it to the man?

Well, didja stick it to the man?I am soooo glad......to hear someone else say that!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Let's spread the word. :-)PCLinuxOS! Ubuntu is great as a community but...but it is really a pleasure to install and be done with all the codecs, etc. I do need to take...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Processors, Ubuntu, Pentium 4 3gh, Linux, NVidia Corp., Intel Pentium 4, WinXPPro, ATi, Intel Pentium, PCLinuxOS, Gentoo

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" features

Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" featuresLooks good to me.I'll have to give it a go and see how it runs on the old dell.PolishedEver more polished! I for one will certainly give it a spin. But until the final release in October, I'll stick with 7.04 Feisty Fawn. I'm not much...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux, font, distro, PCLinuxOS, Fedora Project

Discussion threads 2007-06-20

Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategy

Xandros deal is Microsoft water torture strategyWon't workIf MS is counting on people leaving distros which sign their devilish deals, they are sorely mistaken.Look what is happening to OpenSUSE. That distro has been in freefall on DistroWatch since they signed the deal. In fact they have been knocked out of...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Processors, strategy, Microsoft Corp., PCLinuxOS, distro, Novell OpenSuse, Xandros

Discussion threads 2007-06-05

Will the latest Ubuntu distro finally provide a mainstream Windows alternative?

Will the latest Ubuntu distro finally provide a mainstream Windows alternative?Ubuntu 7.04 is Linux for dummies!Ubuntu 7.04 is Linux for dummies. I already have the bèta of Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn on my notebook for a couple of weeks. Wireless connection to the internet is easier than ever, with Network...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Ubuntu 7.04

Discussion threads 2007-04-17

Closer to fine without Windows

Closer to fine without WindowsWhich mass market?[i]Is desktop Linux ready for the mass market now? What else do we need?[/i]Do you mean the USA or the rest of the world?I'm predicting that Microsoft's fortunes in a country are roughly related to that country's use of measurement systems other than the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Desktops, video card, lexmark, Microsoft Windows, KDE suite, Linux, mass market, desktop, PCLinuxOS, KDE

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

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Best Buy to sell Ubuntu for $19.99

Best Buy to sell Ubuntu for $19.99stop the madness"the learning curve is steeper for those wanting to do more with the any OS"Dre`, once you realize that you are a 'Windows power user' and NOT a computer expert, you would not fail so often.I tend to agreethat 60 days would...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, WINDOWS USERS, Ubuntu, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Fun with openSUSE 11.0

Fun with openSUSE 11.0Virtualized OpenSUSE 11.0I too am a devoted Ubuntu user, and decided to check out OpenSUSE 11.0. I downloaded the 32bit GNOME LiveCD and loaded in with Virtualbox in Windows XP. I got through the whole setup fairly quickly but when the "system" rebooted it crashed and said...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, desktop virtualization, openSUSE 11.0, KDE, KDE 4, Novell OpenSuse, Novell Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2

Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2One of the reasons I prefer PCLinuxOS 2007I found that all media support was enabled out of the box.I installed it a long time agoI apologize, I thought even DVD support was there out of the box. I'm not in front...

Tags: Consumer electronics, PCLOS, Ubuntu, win32 codec, DVD, Linux, open source

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Tonight is Linux Night!

Tonight is Linux Night!Kudo's!Great initiative! I've attended a couple of those install parties myself, and it was great fun. A lot of enthusiastic people.Maybe it can help the beginners if you give them this link to a support website that I've made, which is especially meant for beginners with Ubuntu...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Games, Kudo, Linux, Ubuntu, Linux Night!, game

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Asus Eee Box a thick white slice of cheap computing heaven

Asus Eee Box a thick white slice of cheap computing heavenOne billion = One thousand millionI want that one billion right where that little arrow is!I was already planning on getting an Eee laptop...but now I'm thinking of holding out for this machine. The only thing I'm not too crazy...

Tags: Linux, Games, white slice, thick white slice, Asus Eee Box, cheap computing heaven, computing heaven, ASUS, Eee, Asus Eee

Discussion threads 2008-06-02

How fast will you upgrade your Linux installation?

How fast will you upgrade your Linux installation?UpgradeI've just upgraded my dualboot win98 / PCLinuxOS pc. The new Puppy Linux 4.00 came out a few weeks ago and I installed it and made my pc into a triple boot pc. But Puppy Linux is so fast that I am now...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Fedora Project, Linux Installation

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

Microsoft blames users for Vista infections

Microsoft blames users for Vista infectionsyes, yes. yesJust blame everything on the users. Its like if Honda came out and said: "Well our car is the safest we ever build, but since so many people drive and crash it, the car safety rating went down."Just another reason to switch to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Operating systems, NT-kernel, Macintosh user, Microsoft Corp., Vista infection, infection, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!

Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!No LVM stuff required for WindowsAlso, all you need to do for windows is mount the image destination could be a local USB drive and run "partimage". The GUI does the rest.For restores, just do "partimage" and path...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Acronis, LINUX IS, GUI, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red Hat

Oracle architect says there ought to be one Linux distribution: Red HatThanks, but no.I use KDE, I don't like Gnome (and yes, it is simply what I have been using since 1999, so familiarity is what I like). With RedHat 8.0, KDE became an afterthought, and I prefer a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, distro, KDE, Red Hat Inc., GNOME, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-06

Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and Windows

Off Topic: Desktop evaluation - Linux, Mac OS and WindowsSimilar experiences to mac from windowsI tend to find that when i recommend a mac to someone they look at the price and question why? despite this I manage to convince them to get one. when they get it though I...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, Desktop evaluation, Linux Mac OS, Linux, Off Topic, Microsoft Windows, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCs

The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCsUbuntu, but only an LTS versionAn Long Term Supported version of Ubuntu, not the "normal" versions. Three years of security updates instead of 18 months.The period of security updates of other distro's is usually too short: 1 year.... In an Ed...

Tags: Linux, Security administration, Desktops, Patches, OPEN SOURCE, OLPC Sugar, distro, Ubuntu, Linux Distro, breed, PC

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

Safari 3.1 is fast ... but so is Firefox 3.0 Beta 4

Safari 3.1 is fast ... but so is Firefox 3.0 Beta 4Opera on Acid TestHm, I know on my build of Opera 9.5 I get a 77 on the Acid3 test. Then again, its not an official beta release, just one of the weekly builds [9.5 build 9841], so...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Firefox 3.0, Safari 3.1, Opera Software, Web browser, Firefox 3.0 Beta 4

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws

Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flawsTrue enoughBut it might be nice to see them patch something every once in awhile without having to patch the patch that patched the patch that patched the last patch that didn't fix anything.Now we just have to wait and...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft delivers 12 patch, Microsoft Delivers, Excel flaw, patch management, Microsoft Excel, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Asus Eee PC 900: The wow starts. . .later?

Asus Eee PC 900: The wow starts. . .later?no Vista and you're surprised?No surprise to me there, it's such a bloated operating system... Very nice suggestion with the lightweight Vista idea! Interesting comment from Microsoft exec too. Is this suggesting they are actually going to slim down and get rid...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Asus Eee, ASUS, Asus Eee PC 900, Microsoft Windows Vista, Asus Eee PC

Discussion threads 2008-03-06