PCLinuxOS 2010 Review

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 20, 2010

[ Thanks to Fini
Decima
for this link. ]

“PCLinuxOS is a APT-ified, Mandriva-based Linux
distribution. It’s one of those distributions that offer a separate
version for virtually every existing desktop environment. Four of
them – Enlightenment, LXDE, Openbox and Xfce are recommended
for intermediate to advanced users, while the GNOME and KDE
versions are recommended for all user levels (beginner to
advanced).

“If you make a detailed study of all six versions of this
distribution, you are going to question the user-level tagging. But
that is the subject of another post. For now, let’s review the KDE
version, which was last updated on July 5, 2010.

“As with any distribution review, it’s best to start with the
installation program.

“Installation – The KDE image used for this review is a
live CD image. The available boot options are shown in the image
below. You get a lot of boot options. While I do not argue with the
purpose of a live environment, some people might want to install
the distro without first booting into the live environment. It
would be a good idea to give those group of users two more options
(shown in red in the image).”

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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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