“Linspire. Something which can essentially be summed as Debian
made easy, with extra bits added, and costing some money.
Naturally, it isn’t that simple (what is?), but that’s the basic
premise. The question: is Linspire worth the money over other free
distributions?“To expand a little on that, Linspire is supposed to provide a
Linux alternative to Windows, as its previous name more than hints
at. It is based on Debian, but is designed to be user friendly, and
costs a few bob. As always, the first task to undertake is
installation…”
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