ExtremeTech: Xandros Desktop OS 3 Deluxe Edition | Linux Today

ExtremeTech: Xandros Desktop OS 3 Deluxe Edition

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 14, 2004

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“We frequently get the same question from our readers in the
ExtremeTech forum: I want to get rid of Windows, so which Linux
distribution should I try? Now we have a definite answer: Get
Xandros. With the release of version 3, the Xandros folks have
finally come up with a full-blown replacement for Windows on the
desktop. New stuff in this release includes a VPN wizard, a
firewall wizard, encrypted home folders, DVD burning, and a number
of other goodies.

“That’s a lot of new features, and some of them answer
criticisms we’ve had of a variety of Linux distros. Can a desktop
distro really be a viable replacement for Windows? To find out, we
installed it on a couple of PCs–a desktop and a laptop…”

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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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