Well-Appointed Darkstar Linux Has a Dark Side | Linux Today

Well-Appointed Darkstar Linux Has a Dark Side

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Mayank Sharma
Feb 7, 2008

“Darkstar Linux 2008.1 is one of the first stable distro
releases of the year. This distribution from Romania is based on
Slackware and is available as a DVD image. For a desktop-oriented
distro with its first release in 2004, Darkstar Linux has a lot of
scope for improvement; its rock-solid performance and range of
applications is overshadowed by its poor hardware skills.

“According to its release announcement, Darkstar 2008.1 is
designed as a desktop distro for new Linux users. The release is a
big jump up from the distro’s debut release in 2004 as a two-CD
distro…”

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