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:NewsForge: My Desktop OS: PCLinuxOS 0.92
NewsForge: My Desktop OS: PCLinuxOS 0.92
May 10, 2006, 04 :00 UTC (6 Talkback[s]) (6700 reads)

(Other stories by Atanu Datta)

"After getting my hands dirty with nearly a dozen operating systems over the years, I find PCLinuxOS (PCLOS) comes closest to being a complete desktop solution right out of the box. Initially built on the Mandrakelinux 9.2 base, it has come a long way as an independent GNU/Linux distribution. One of the primary features Because PCLOS is a live CD, you can test your system for hardware compatibility before you install it on your hard drive.

"The current version 0.92, released last November, comes with KDE 3.4.3 (with KOffice 1.4.2), X.org 6.9cvs, Linux kernel 2.6.12, and a host of applications. In addition to the normal download, developer Texstar offers ISOs fine-tuned for Nvidia and ATI chips..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Like the author, I have tried heaps of d ...   PCLinux OS is great!   
AussieBear
May 10, 2006, 09:35:49
 
i have been a SuSE user now since 7.0... ...   i agree.. it is a great distro..!!   
petem
May 10, 2006, 14:20:04
 
I too have been using Suse since v6.0 an ...   Kanotix too   
xxx
May 10, 2006, 18:58:40
 
Kanotix was bleeding edge enough to get  ...   Re: Kanotix too   
eeburnout
May 11, 2006, 04:45:03
 
This is the first Linux distro I did not ...   LOL...,getting known has been hard work...   
helios
May 11, 2006, 20:36:12
 
> i have been a SuSE user now since 7.0. ...   Re: i agree.. it is a great distro..!!   
pierre
Jan 3, 2012, 21:23:47
 
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