Review: Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO Edition | Linux Today

Review: Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO Edition

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 3, 2007

“Vector Linux SOHO edition is the big brother to Vector Linux
Standard Edition and is designed to be run on more modern and
powerful hardware than its little brother. For those needing a
version that packs more features, more tools, and more OS, the SOHO
edition provides exactly that. So let’s look at what makes the SOHO
edition so much more than the Standard edition. If you haven’t
already read our review of the Standard Edition (view it here) then
we recommend you read that review first as this review is
complimentary to our earlier review of the Standard Edition and
thus will reference some things from it that you will need to know
in advance to make full use of this review. Also, a key difference
between the two distributions is that the Standard Edition uses the
2.6.18.5 Linux kernel and XFCE4, whereas the SOHO Edition uses the
slightly newer 2.6.20.3 kernel and KDE 3.5.6, which at this point
is the latest version of KDE3…”

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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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