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FlexBeta: Taking Linux to the Desktop
Apr 10, 2004, 02 :30 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (12993 reads)

[ Thanks to Gsurface for this link. ]

"I will take a moment to describe what I would like to see either implemented or improved in any already available Linux distribution or others that are yet to be born, which will define Linux as a desktop operating system. Some features that I will cover are already available on many popular distributions; other features are available in other non-Linux operating systems such as Windows. Don’t get me wrong, I love Linux and have been using it since the early Red Hat days, I just feel as if I should express some thoughts as to what I believe can take Linux to the desktop.

"Though Linux has come along way in bringing users an easy to use interface, I believe there is still room left for improvement. My biggest concern is that of program installation..."

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In every article (or nearly every articl ...   One Good Idea   
Jerry Davis
Apr 10, 2004, 03:48:23
 
I guess the author never heard of apt-ge ...   Re: One Good Idea   
Alice
Apr 10, 2004, 04:13:56
 
I think that the author is correct about ...   Third party app & installer standard req'd.   
SM
Apr 10, 2004, 09:28:00
 
You're right about 3rd party apps (n ...   Re: Third party app & installer standard req'd   
Jerry Davis
Apr 10, 2004, 13:46:10
 
I read the article and you notice the au ...   Is this article up to date??   
Juan Antonio Vermejo
Apr 10, 2004, 14:26:42
 
> I was wondering about this. I bought a ...   Re: Re: Third party app & installer standard req&#   
rittmey
Apr 10, 2004, 19:18:10
 
> I guess the author never heard of apt- ...   Re: Re: One Good Idea   
rittmey
Apr 10, 2004, 19:42:29
 
Lindows answers all the problems you add ...   Have you tried Lindows?   
Ken Schrock
Apr 10, 2004, 23:51:27
 
But this only handles applications that  ...   Re: Have you tried Lindows?   
SM
Apr 11, 2004, 08:18:08
 
Why people persist in touting linux as t ...   BeOS is superior   
JREEVES
Apr 11, 2004, 10:55:27
 
I recently switched from windows 95 to L ...   E-Z Linux is a good idea , but --   
David Stapp
Apr 11, 2004, 15:39:22
 
I don't know if this guy ever heard  ...   Re: Re: One Good Idea   
Philippe
Apr 11, 2004, 22:22:23
 
From one side, something new should be v ...   I don't know   
Peteris Krisjanis
Apr 12, 2004, 14:40:11
 
It works, but it works only if it is in  ...   Re: I don't know   
SM
Apr 12, 2004, 16:55:40
 
One of the real reasons to choose one di ...   Distributions are important   
phil
Apr 12, 2004, 21:36:52
 
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