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post Jul 13 2006, 01:18 PM
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They are just desk tops. Each acts a little different and requires a little more specialized (as in GNOME or KDE) knowledge. Once you get used to them and try them out, it won't really matter to you what the desktop is anyway. At the end of the day, whether you choose to use KDE, Gnome, Fluxbox...the list goes on and on...it's still simply your visual interface method with the computer.


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post Jul 16 2006, 02:59 PM
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Hey, I have a nice link: http://free.thelinuxstore.ca/
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post Jul 16 2006, 07:09 PM
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Sayz I should use Fedora Core, PCLinuxOS, and Debian
but that my box is probably too slow for most of it.(Imagine that ,only 7 years old)
Well, I'm using DSL 3.0.1 and like it alot, have used Knoppix
as well (the Debian parent of DSL) . tried "Puppy" but had connection
problems and hated the "puppy" part
(sorry, cute and fuzzy aint me, no offence acklan smile.gif )
Have Kanotix and Ubuntu but neither will load up, same as Knoppix 4.0
had 3.7 working but something "Broke". dry.gif don't matter, DSL suits me just fine.
I'm rather fond of the whole "Live CD" aspect of Linux ,
but wouldn't mind trying Xandros some time.

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None taken wink.gif


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Gentoo, Slackware, Arch.
I use Gentoo ;)
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sshh cool.gif Don't tell no one. Puppy


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Hey pretty cool!

I took it and it looks like I am most compatable with MEPIS. It looks really on the cutting edge of linux operating systems. I will look into it more.

I am about to put debian on a old dell to use as hopefully a webserver (not necessarily with debian). However, I will probably end having it quad-boot.

FC5, Debain, MEPIS, and Hopefully I can find a good download of Gentoo x86.


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post Aug 28 2006, 07:27 PM
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http://personaltechpipeline.com/GLOBAL/btg...cleId=192205055

Very good Review of 3 popular linux Programs
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Thanks..........I have a Campaq with a corrupted registry file and am Pissed at the wonderful support and knowledge base at King Bills...........so out with corrupt XP and in with the little penguin
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It gave me

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Fedora

Kubuntu

OpenSuSE

Mandriva

Ubuntu


which is good because I have tried all of them but I fell in love with Fedora Core. Oddly enough FC1-5 are still available thru Duke University @ Bittorrent. All are available as DVD's or CD's

BTW Where's "Kitty" Linux or do Pinguins hate cats


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post Apr 16 2007, 03:16 PM
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I got:

Ubuntu
Mandriva
OpenSuSE
Kubuntu

Wonder how you have to answer the questions in order to have Freespire be one of the recommendations?


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QUOTE(JohnWho @ Apr 16 2007, 04:16 PM) *
Wonder how you have to answer the questions in order to have Freespire be one of the recommendations?


N00b. That is how you have to answer them.
Graphical point and click installer. Computer use type, Home/Desktop (FreeSpire fails if it is a workstation). Debian based. Application repository. Available development packages (may or may not be on the CD). Not cutting edge.

If you pick "Free", then Linspire will not show up.

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FreeSpire
Kubuntu
Linspire
Mepis
Ubuntu
Xandros


I dislike both Linspire and Freespire, and Kubuntu for that matter. Is it just me, or is Adept just plain horrible.

Fedora Core looks good these days (Saw the passable package manager on OSDir), but I'm a Debian compatible man, Ubuntu, and Xandros for me.

Odd thing. I find Linspire Five-Oh's interface downright horrid, but Xandros' interfaces are rather clean, and professional, and elegant in their own way. Yet they are not quite up to the clean brown/orange Human theme of Ubuntu. Actually, I think Gnome looks better than KDE.


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QUOTE(Monster_user @ Apr 18 2007, 04:04 AM) *
QUOTE(JohnWho @ Apr 16 2007, 04:16 PM) *
Wonder how you have to answer the questions in order to have Freespire be one of the recommendations?


N00b. That is how you have to answer them.
Graphical point and click installer. Computer use type, Home/Desktop (FreeSpire fails if it is a workstation). Debian based. Application repository. Available development packages (may or may not be on the CD). Not cutting edge.

If you pick "Free", then Linspire will not show up.



Interesting. Thanks.


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