“TurboLinux is well known for its industrial-strength Linux
server distributions, but its recent desktop distribution falls
short of its lofty reputation. Workstation 6.0’s text-based
partitioning tools make it difficult to install, and it comes with
only limited technical support to help you in a pinch. That’s why
Linux beginners should avoid Turbo–we suggest Corel Linux instead.
Even power users might want to consider a Linux distribution that’s
easier to install, such as Red Hat.”
“Getting started with TurboLinux isn’t easy. TurboLinux
Workstation does offer several graphical installation modes that
set up your version of Linux specifically for your needs, from
basic office use to programming projects. (There’s a custom setup
mode, too, in case you want to do the work yourself.) But to
prepare your machine for TurboLinux, you must use its confusing,
text-based FDisk utility (or the only slightly less cryptic CFDisk)
to partition and format your drive. We’d like to see Turbo include
some graphical partition tools and installation tools, as Macmillan
Mandrake does.”
“The rest of the Turbo Workstation installation went smoothly
enough for us. Once we partitioned the drive, TurboLinux detected
our network card automatically and immediately set up the Gnome
graphical interface.”
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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