PC Plus: Corel Linux: the first glimpse | Linux Today

PC Plus: Corel Linux: the first glimpse

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 16, 1999

“With Linux distributions as thick on the ground as penguins on
an iceberg, you’d be forgiven for shrugging off the latest entry:
But what we saw impressed us.”

Known for their low-cost graphics flagship, CorelDRAW, and
their WordPerfect office suite, Corel has shown a commitment to
Linux since the release of WordPerfect 8 for Linux for free
download almost a year ago. Now they’ve vowed to bring Linux out of
the computer room and on to the desktop.

“Corel have added a new graphic installer to Debian which can
get you up and running with just four clicks of the mouse,
detecting plug-and-play hardware and relieving the user of the need
to fiddle with arcane monitor settings. While we didn’t actually
see the installer let loose on a real hard drive, it looks smart
and, er. Windows-ish.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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