“I’ve performed countless Linux installations in my lifetime but
I’ve never seen anything compared to Xandros’ installer. The
‘Express Install’ can be performed in four steps. That puts Windows
to shame. The other type of install you can do is a ‘Custom
Install’ and this is what I chose, of course. “Custom “is a good
word to describe it because you definitely don’t need to be an
expert to go through this option.“The main difference between the Express and Custom installs is
that the Express performs automatic partitioning on your system. It
takes over your entire drive, creates partitions and installs
packages. The only things you have to do is to set the
administrator password, add a regular user for day to day use, and
set your computer name. The Custom Install is a little more
complicated, but not much. You can actually take over the
partitioning scheme manually…”
Linuxtimes.net: Review of Xandros 2.5 Deluxe
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