Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Woody Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Saw over DistroWatch that Linux Watch has posted a review on Debian 3.0

"Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is a good choice for technical users and/or those who have plenty of Linux experience. Those who have a lot of spare time and patience might also take a shot at 'Woody'. We wouldn't recommend those who use dial-up for Internet access use Debian due to it's high use of the net during installation. We would not recommend Debian to a new user, instead we would point them more in the direction of Red Hat or Lycoris. We would recommend Debian for either experienced users workstations or in a server environment."

Read more

An Unbiased Review of Debian 3.0

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Debian Planet has posted an unbiased review of Debian 3.0

"This is a critical review of Debian 3.0, but I want to say right from the start that I'm not trying to bait anyone. However I feel that reviewers often root for Debian as the open-source underdog, and give it marks which it doesn't deserve. If RedHat 8.0 came out with installation software like Debian 3.0 it would be savaged. I think it's time for an honest review, to spur the Debian developers into making the best possible distribution. I really want Debian to succeed. I want to use it daily, and recommend it to my friends. But I can't do that right now and I think it's important people understand why."

Read more

Mandrake Linux 9.0 Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

OS News has posted a review on Mandrake Linux 9.0

"MandrakeSoft released Linux Mandrake 9.0 about three weeks ago. How does this version compares to the also recent SuSE and Red Hat releases? MandrakeSoft sent us the Download Edition over for a review and here is what we think about it."

Read more

SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional Edition Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

RatedPC.com has posted a review on SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional Edition

"SuSE Linux 8.1 Pro is the latest Linux distribution release for the desktop and corporate users. With a wide variety of desktop applications, a sleek desktop, a dead easy to use control center and strong focus on security, this is one of the best Linux distros we've tried to date."

Read more

Impressions of SuSE 8.1

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Linux and Main has posted a review on SuSE Linux 8.1

"The first rule of a SuSE install is that the "upgrade an existing installation" choice is like the windshield wipers on BMWs: it leads you to believe that something is safe when it is not; in the case of BMWs that they can be driven in the rain, and in the case of SuSE that it's possible to upgrade from an earlier version. They can't and it isn't."

Read more

Lindows 2.0 Preview

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

ExtensionTech has posted a Lindows 2.0 preview with 69 pictures.

"Lindows is supposed to bring choice to your computer. Not that it's really unlike any other version of Linux. With it's modified KDE interface, and basically running wine, the Linux emulator for Win32 applications. While Linux has struggled to make it to the desktop, talk to any Linux geek, and they may say otherwise. One reason I've personally stayed away from Linux is compatibility with the programs that I'm used to. MS Office for example. While gaming has been well, rather absent until recently, some game manufacturers are starting to program Linux game servers, and of course the games. So what is the average Technician think? That's what we're here to find out. Personally, The only think I've ever done with Linux is move a mouse around, played a little tux racing... I've never set up any Distro of Linux before, so let's see if I can do it."

Read more

Red Hat 8.0: The new ease and power Linux champ

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

NewsForge has posted a review on Red Hat Linux 8.0:

"The new Red Hat is so nice that when I screwed up, and installed Psyche accidentally on a hard drive I hadn't intended to wipe out (long story), I quickly stopped scowling and started playing on my new Red Hat GNU/Linux system. Ever since, I've been reading email, playing games, browsing the Web, importing photos and editing them in the GIMP, ripping my CD collection to .ogg files, and finding little to complain about. The new Red Hat is not perfect, but it's nice."

Read more

SuSE 8.1 Professional Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

OSNews has posted a review on SuSE 8.1 Professional

"If there are two things in this apartment that I don't like, that would first be the dog upstairs which barks at 5 AM almost every morning, and the fact that UPS almost never deliver things on our door. They never bother to check if we are in. The SuSE people were very kind to send us the Professional version of SuSE 8.1, but unfortunately, I received it 10 days later after it arrived in the apartment's complex. But now we got it here, we gave it a spin for almost a week, and here is what we think about it. "

Read more

RedHat 8 Professional Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

TechSeeker has posted a review on the boxed version of RedHat 8 Professional

"Enter RedHat 8 Professional. This is the latest distribution from RedHat. RedHat 8 has made waves with its new interface called Bluecurve.
Bluecurve is a uniform graphical user interface with convenient and logical access to applications and settings.
RedHat 8 Pro also integrates OpenOffice.org an office suite that is compatible with the well known Microsoft Office."

Read more

Redhat 8.0 Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Icrontic has posted a review on Red Hat Linux 8.0:

"Well, I managed to finally fight my way through the downloading frenzy of Red Hat Linux 8.0 and snag myself a copy. Red Hat Linux 8.0 was released Monday, 30th September 2002, and since then, every Red Hat mirror has been bombarded with people try to get themselves a copy. The Red Hat mirror, hosted by kernel.org (mirrors.kernel.org) has temporarily shut down their Red Hat mirror, because their site was so heavily affected.

There are two versions of Red Hat Linux 8.0, Red Hat Linux 8.0 Personal, and Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional. The differences between the two can be accessed here, at Red Hats Product Comparison page."

Read more

Red Hat 8 For Joe & Jane User?

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

OSNews has posted another review on Red Hat Linux 8.0

"Well, here on OSNews, there has been plenty of discussion about Red Hat 8, what it is, what it isn't, the Bluecurve look and many other features and issues. I ordered Red Hat 8 Personal Edition and decided to see how close Red Hat 8 may be to a distribution that Joe and Jane User could install and use."

Read more

Mandrake Linux 9.0 Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

RatedPC has posted a review on Mandrake Linux 9.0

"Of course, one day after Mandrake 9.0 was released, I had it downloaded and burned on 3 shiny CDs. However, this time, I decided to load it on new hardware. In fact, I've been waiting for Mandrake just so that I can upgrade my whole system. I was quite happy with Mandrake's performance on my Asus motherboard based Duron 750Mhz with 512MB RAM, 6GB hard drive. While KDE and Gnome were just too slow, I used IceWM for a speedy desktop. To find out how I use my desktop, refer to my Linux on Desktop article. The new computer consists of Asus A7V266E (Via KT266A), Athlon XP 1600 (1.4Ghz), 256MB DDR RAM and 40GB Maxtor D740-X 7200RPM hard drive. I am still using an HP 9300 10X4X32X CD burner which has been faithful to me for the past 3 years. The Geforce 2 GTS and Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 are also carried over from my previous box. I am also using Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer and I have a standard keyboard from my Acer box from 1997."

Read more

Mandrake Linux 9.0 First Impressions

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Linux Orbit has posted a review on Mandrake Linux 9.0

"As a long time Red Hat user I have of course been awaiting 8.0, but since Mandrake 9.0 was released a little sooner, I decided to give it a try, while I was waiting on Red Hat 8.

I had high hopes, but my hopes were quickly dashed.

The first problem I had was that my USB keyboard would not work - at all - during the install. That was disappointing but I was able to hobble through the install using only the mouse. Finally I finished the install and rebooted. LILO tried to boot Linux, and hung. I didn't have a boot disk because the Mandrake installer told me that I would not be able to make one since I chose the XFS file system and the driver will not fit on a disk."

Read more

Lycoris Desktop/LX Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

ASE Labs has put up a Lycoris Desktop/LX review

"Okay, when I saw this login, I couldn't help to think XP. The background is a major copy almost. Anyway, looks pretty nice so far right? Just select your name and enter your password to get started. You can also type in 'root' for the name and enter the root password to log on as root. Don't do this unless you absolutely know what your doing, root access means no protection from human error (yes, I'm talking about you)."

Read more

Mandrake Linux 9.0 Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Saw over DistroWatch that LinuxHelp has published a review on Mandrake Linux 9.0

"The Mandrake Control Center is nicely built and allows you to configure your whole system with a few clicks of the mouse.

Over all, Mandrake 9.0 is a step in the right direction for Linux use on desktop machines. The interface is well polished and pretty much everything works out of the box."

Read more

Red Hat Linux 8.0 Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

OSNews has posted a review on Red Hat Linux 8.0

"Gentoo, Lindows and Lycoris arguably were the big surprises of the year in the Linux land, but everyone is waiting the release of Red Hat 8.0 with, possibly, the biggest anticipation ever for a Linux distribution. Since Red Hat posted the Limbo and Null betas, fans of the most popular distribution on earth were making waves and even called this new version a Windows killer. Does this really hold up though? Will Red Hat be successful on their quest to infiltrate the business workstation/destkop market? Read more to find out and view some of the high resolution screenshots we have for you!"

Read more

UnitedLinux Beta Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

OSNews has posted a review on UnitedLinux Beta

"First of all, why is SCO in braces, you'll ask. The reason is, I have not seen anything in this linux distribution that sounds or smells like Caldera/SCO, even though I downloaded it through SCO's UnitedLinux beta tester website. I will mostly focus on the installation (as I am a UNIX installation developer in "real life"), but I will also discuss more parts of the UnitedLinux distribution."

Read more

UnitedLinux Review

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

LinuxPlanet has posted a review on UnitedLinux

"For some reason, UnitedLinux attracts FUD the way a dog does fleas. But, now that the public beta is out, we can see that, well, its basically a GPL-compliant, high-end Linux server operating system.

In short, it's what the UnitedLinux companies--Conectiva (http://www.conectiva.com), SCO (formerly Caldera, http://www.sco.com), SuSE (http://www.suse.de/en), and Turbolinux (http://www.turbolinux.com) promised it would be: A Linux thats optimized for server work. "

Read more

Red Hat 8.0 Preview

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

LinuxPlanet has posted a preview on Red Hat Linux 8.0

"Red Hat 8.0 is scheduled to be formally released on Sept. 30 and many in the Linux user community are watching the development of the new "Bluecurve" desktop design very closely.

In the retail edition of Red Hat that's coming out this Monday, the Linux vendor is replacing the traditional GNOME interface with Bluecurve, a Red Hat-created GUI theme combining elements of both GNOME and KDE, the major rival to GNOME"

Read more

A Look Into LindowsOS 2.0

Reviews 52515 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

Saw over DistroWatch that OSNews has posted a review on LindowsOS 2.0:

"The Linux community has been buzzing about LindowsOS since its original announcement over a year ago. With Michael Robertson, founder of mp3.com, at the helm, it was heralded as a Linux that could seamlessly run all of your Windows applications. As details became available, the skepticism of the community grew and with the LindowsOS general release only months away, no one is quite sure what to make of Lindows.com and there product, LindowsOS. We tested Lindows 2.0 and we today present the most in-depth review ever written for this much-talked OS, accompanied by a number of shots."

Read more

Previous Page

Next Page

Windows

Linux

macOS

Community

  • SeveG
    need some help here... situationPC= Packard BellOS= win1 ...
  • dhamu
    Hello Phil, I have a Linux Tutorial website that curre ...
  • StephanX
    Hi friends, i am new in the Linux universe but i try to ...