Linux.com: Making the Jump to Linux: Six Frustrations | Linux Today

Linux.com: Making the Jump to Linux: Six Frustrations

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 26, 2006

“I am a high school science teacher who is attempting to make
the jump to Linux. A few months ago I made a some changes to my
desktop PC, and had to re-register my Windows XP installation. This
infuriated me–and my quest for a suitable Linux replacement began.
I’m now a bona fide Linux user, but that doesn’t mean I’m
completely happy.

“My experiences with Linux go back to Red Hat 6, which I got up
and running with extreme effort and no joy. I’ve since tried
Xandros, Ubuntu, MEPIS, Kubuntu, SUSE 10.0, Solaris, Damn Small
Linux, and Kanotix…”

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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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