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MM: PCLinuxOS–Feature Rich and Easy to Use

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 16, 2006

“If you need a very easy to install, feature complete Linux
distribution, do not look any further than PCLinuxOS. This gem of a
distribution is an absolute joy to use.

“Many eons ago when Mandrake Linux (now Mandriva Linux) was the
king of Linux distributions, a certain person called Texstar, used
to prepare RPM packages to improve Mandriva Linux. Texstar, then
forked Mandriva Linux and this fork became PCLinuxOS. Texstar’s
experience, devotion, and perfection to his task, shines through
even today in PCLinuxOS…”

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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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