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The Next Leap for Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-easy-a-penguin-could-use-it dept.

Nrbelex writes "The New York Times is taking a look at the state of Linux. "Linux has always had a reputation of being difficult to install and daunting to use. Most of the popular Windows and Macintosh programs cannot be used on it, and hand-holding — not that you get that much of it with Windows — is rare. But those reasons for rejecting Linux are disappearing." The article discusses major PC makers' newest offers and compares them to their Windows counterparts."

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  1. Re:Difficult? by El+Lobo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well,duh, try to install Linuzzz on a hardware without the controllers drivers... How in hell you will install it then without the drivers on some media? How is that different?

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  2. Re:Difficult? by El+Lobo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sure, whatever you say.

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  3. Re:Difficult? by El+Lobo · · Score: 0, Troll

    Be sure to use Ubuntu or some other NEW linuzzz distro. I remember having the same problems with mandrake and even mandriva some years ago. The point is: XP is now what...6 years old... and yes, it had those limitations. In vista you can now choose the source from CD/DVD (just replacing temporarly Vista DVD), or from network if you have configurated the TCP protocol. If your Bios allows you to map a USB drive, this can be selected as well. GP is comparing a 2007 Linuzzz distrubution with a 2002 Windows release. OK, lets compare Vista with Caldera 2.0.

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