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tuxs.org: PCLinuxOS Preview 7 Review

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“I came across PCLinuxOS because I am inpatient. I got a new
laptop last week and what I look for in a linux distribution is
that it must look good and work good. I keep trying different linux
distributions but always seem to come back to Mandrake. So, as soon
as I got home, I went to download Mandrake 10, but discovered that
it was 4 whole CD’s. Shock, horror! I didn’t want to wait to
download all that before playing with my new laptop! Over I went to
DistroWatch and found PCLinuxOS. Livecd (read: only 1 CD to
download!), based on Mandrake, installable and latest version of
the KDE desktop–perfect!

“PCLinuxOS can be run straight off the CD without installing
anything on your computer. This allows you to try the distribution
to see if you like it and make sure it will run well on your
computer, risk free…”

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