Why I Choose PCLinuxOS
There's been quite a few postings and articles on new users and Linux flourishing during the past year. The reason I believe this to be is that desktop Linux is approaching or has arrived at the tipping point where it can gain mainstream adoption. People are seeing Linux as a viable alternative to Microsoft. My wife recently had me nuke the dual boot computer and go with Linux due to Windows Media Player 11 restrictions set to come out when it is released. Her main concern is being told by companies how she should be able to listen to her music after she's bought it...kinda like buying a car and the dealer tells you where you can drive it and how you can. She's in the process of converting all her mp3's to ogg's to 1) save space and 2) because they sound better and are in a free format. Thus far, she's not missing Windows.
Many blogs also have taken up this topic and, when determining the best Linux desktop, gushed about Xandros, Freespire, Ubuntu, and MEPIS. The thing I find odd is that they forget the little guy that's outpacing all the others...and that little guy is PCLinuxOS. Let's take a look at a few reasons why PCLinuxOS is, IMHO, the best Linux flavor for new users.
1. Hardware Versatility & Compatibility
PCLinuxOS comes in three flavors for the current .93a release.
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Definitely a distro to be recommended
I can only think of good things to say about this distro.
The support is the best I've seen. You're prepared for installation (as long as you read the documentation ) ), it installs without a hitch and adding packages with Synaptic is very smooth.
For seekers only
re: PCLinuxOS
What ever happened to the new PCLinuxOS logo?
re: pclos logo
I don't really know, I haven't heard anymore since my post about the winners. Supposedly Tex was to send the winner and perhaps a runner-up or two to their lawyer for a copyright check. I haven't heard anything since. I don't know if we'll see it in the next release or not. I forwarded your question to him and hopefully he'll come and shed some more light on the subject.
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You talk the talk, but do you waddle the waddle?
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http://www.mypclinuxos.com/index.php?action=gallery;cat=2