Ubuntu Review

DistroWatch just announced this Ubuntu review on a weblog: “Ubuntu is the latest and greatest operating system built on the Linux kernel, Gnome, the GNU utilities, and the Debian packaging system. Ubuntu 5.04, otherwise known as “Hoary Hedgehog”, was released a little over 48 hours ago. It is the first Linux-based system I have encountered… Continue reading Ubuntu Review

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There’s Hope For Desktop Linux

I’m listening to Shane Barnard’s The Answer in full 5.1 surround sound. It’s playing from my iPod Shuffle. “You mean from iTunes, right?” No. “Oh, so you’re playing it directly from the Shuffle in Windows or on your Mac.” No. “So what then?” I opened gtkpod, selected all the songs, and added them to my… Continue reading There’s Hope For Desktop Linux

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Kubuntu “Hoary Hedgehog” 5.04 Final is released

The first “official” Kubuntu version was released today, alongside sister Ubuntu, and it appears to be getting some attention. KDE Developer’s Blogs OS News Slashdot KDE News KDE Apps DistroWatch Freshmeat

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Kubuntu 5.04 Rocks!

I can’t do a full review of Kubuntu yet, since it is a full-fledged Linux desktop. I’ll need some time to make a final decision. I installed Kubuntu 5.04RC onto an Athlon 1600+ desktop. I can tell you that this is how painless my installation/setup has been so far: Installation was the old Debian fake… Continue reading Kubuntu 5.04 Rocks!

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Kubuntu Live Review

I have tried my hand at Kubuntu 5.04 Live, and now I’ll try my hand at a review. Warning, this gets fairly technical! My laptop is a tough cookie to play with: Sager 3760 Intel Centrino 1600Mhz CPU / Intel BG2200 Wireless Card ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 / 1280×800 LCD / 64MB VRAM 1GB RAM… Continue reading Kubuntu Live Review

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Kubuntu?

WANTED: New Linux distribution. Must be user-friendly, up to date, secure and compatible with all my peripherals. KDE desktops only, please. Yeah right, huh? Well… I may have found a winner. I think Kubuntu will work for me. The final release comes out tomorrow. It isn’t a fork of Ubuntu (of which I’ve heard good… Continue reading Kubuntu?

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