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Alternative GUIs: GoblinX

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 19, 2007

“GoblinX is a live Linux distribution based on Slackware 11,
written by a Brazilian developer who goes by the pseudonym Grobsch.
(You can contact Grobsch on the GoblinX forum.) GoblinX differs
from other live distributions in two main ways. First, it manages
to pack five different window managers/GUIs into a 305 MB ISO
image, and uses custom artwork for each of them that’s quite unlike
anything you’ve seen before.

“Second, it takes the concept of a modular live CD about as far
as it can. You can always buy GoblinX 2007 Premium from
On-Disk.com, which is always a good idea, as it gives money back to
the developer…”

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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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