PCLinuxOS vs. Ubuntu: Picking the Best Distro | Linux Today

PCLinuxOS vs. Ubuntu: Picking the Best Distro

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MH
Matt Hartley
Oct 18, 2007

“First off, I’m by and large a full-time Ubuntu user. However,
I’m also one of their most vocal critics for becoming so detached
from their core market as well. In response, I have used both
operating systems and it has been interesting to see how each deals
with the issue of usability for the casual user.

“When I started off looking for support from their wiki for my
NVIDIA card, I ended up using the search box as a means to locate
the support I was looking for. Why this was needed remains beyond
me, but this is hardly the only distro to show this fault…”

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