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PCLinuxOS 2K4: Mandrake Meets The Live CD

Posted by timothy on from the and-it's-not-knoppix dept.

NoahsLinuxArk2K3 writes "For those of you who may not be familiar with PCLinuxOS, it's a Linux distro derived from Mandrake Linux 9.2, developed by none other than Texstar from PCLinuxOnline (best known for his RPM work for the same distro). The new distro is primarily a Live CD, but can also be installed to the hard drive. It is still in preview release, but at 306 hits per day, it's already #8 on the DistroWatch charts. This review is the first of its kind to surface and it is looking very promising." Update: 12/30 03:18 GMT by T : A semi-anonymous reader writes "For those who dont have a high speed connection, PCLinuxOS 2K4 Preview 4 is available from OSDisc.com for a few bucks." Probably soon it will be at cheapbytes, too.

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  1. Holy shit! by squiggleslash · · Score: 4, Funny
    developed by none other than Texstar from PCLinuxOnline
    Holy crap! Not Texstar from PCLinuxOnline!!!

    This is a great day for us all.

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  2. #1 with a Bullet by mesach · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is still in preview release, but at 306 hits per day, it's already #8 on the DistroWatch charts.

    Way to shoot it directly to #1 with a bullet and a slashdotting!!!

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