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Six Great Desktop Linux Features You May Take for Granted

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 20, 2012

[ Thanks to The VAR Guy for this link. ]

Maybe it’s just a sign that I’m getting old, but more
and more often lately I’ve found myself thinking thoughts like,
“Back in my day, Linux didn’t have X, Y and Z. We did without!”
With these sentiments in mind, I decided to put together a list of
a few major desktop Linux technologies that millions of users now
take for granted, but which didn’t exist only a few years
ago.


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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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