“In my first contact with EasyLinux v1.2, which I received as
the manager of LinuxGO, a Brazilian user group, I thought it was
just another Linux distribution. In spite of some bugs, it was a
very good-looking distribution. In the new EasyLinux v2000, it
proves to be a really stable and competitive Linux desktop
distribution….”
“As a self-proclaimed Desktop Linux distribution, EasyLinux
succeeds. It is really a robust operating system, very easy to
install and configure, and designed for the user who likes GUI and
doesn’t know or doesn’t want to know about console, terminal or any
kind of command-line option. One benefit of EasyLinux is that
it uses the .RPM (Red Hat Packet Manager) format for its packets,
which provides an easier way to upgrade and install new packets.
Another good point is that it is completely based on the KDE Window
Manager. As I said before, there are three different installation
modes, and although the results are surprisingly good in all modes,
I didn’t like the LAN Server mode and imagine most current
administrators wouldn’t like it either. The reason is simple: as
system administrators, we need the freedom to configure our systems
in the way we need and like, but with EasyLinux, we are dependent
on the GUI and its applications. As stated on the site, EasyLinux
“concentrates on those users who want to apply Linux as a desktop
workstation or as a PC (of course working with the shell is still
possible).” In this aspect, it is very well done.”