“… Pacific HiTech touts TurboLinux 3.0.1 ($49.95 list) as ‘the
world’s easiest Linux installation,’… We have to admit that this
was the easiest time we’ve yet had with a Linux
installation…”
“… While TurboLinux offers one of the easier partitioning
setups,… you’ll still need to use a third solution to repartition
your hard disk… if your PC has a single partition and you don’t
want to destroy your existing OS installation. Otherwise the
built-in version of FDISK, CFDISK, will make short work of the
task.”
“TurboLinux really shines later in the installation…. it
offers a range of customizable Install Packages, which contain
components and software packages appropriate to the installation.
These include a Base System, Premium System, File Server, and
Workstation…”
“Once we had Linux up and running we did find TurboDesk a fairly
robust desktop interface, though we think the average Windows 98
user might find it a bit painful…”
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