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OSDir: Newbie Review of Ubuntu “Hoary Hedgehog”

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 29, 2005

“I know a lot of you are thinking, how can a newbie to Linux
write a review of a Linux Distro? Well, after saying a final adios
to MS Windows once and for all, the jump into Linux almost felt
like I was way over my head, and sinking fast. Ubuntu threw me a
lifepreserver.

“Let me preface all of this by saying that I have loaded several
different distros of Linux on my Compaq Evo N1015v laptop. I have
tried SUSE 9.2, 9.3, Linspire 5.0, PCLinuxOS, etc, etc, and then
Ubuntu 5.0…”

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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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