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- Linspire - "Uninspired" to me
- Specifications.First, Linspire recommends a minimum of an 800 MHz cpu. Second, Gnome is not such a popular choice any more. Check out Fedora--RedHat's free distribution. They have made strides in making the KDE environment much better, and you can log into root while in KDE under super...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, linspireman@..., Linspire
- Discussion threads 2007-03-26
- install Win2k over linspire4.5
- new machine has linspire4.5, attempt to install win2k over. During boot, noticed error "IDE channel 1 80 pin conductor not installed. during setup, received error codes -i/o 3200- multiple times. Final result:win2k would not install. As new out of box machines (4) I assumed there would...
- Tags: dual boot, kmedd3@..., Linspire, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, windows
- Q&A 2005-09-09
- Linspire gets Microsofter
- If you're a user of Linspire, congratulations! You get MS True Type Fonts, DVD Playback, Windows Media Player 10...and...and...The shaft.You can't, in the usual spirit of open source software, share the software with others. You can't pass any of the software on with the patent promise. You can't modify the...
- Tags: open source, Linux, Get Jacked
- Blog posts 2007-07-23
- Image: Xandros desktop OS 3.0 installation
- is it just me or does picture 25look very similar to windows explorer in windows xp/2k? Just thought I'd mention it.That's one of Xandros' goalsThe Xandros people want to give new users a familiar look and feel. This could help a lot of people transistion from Windows. When they...
- Tags: hardware, Linspire, UncleRob, Xandros
- Discussion threads 2006-02-03
- Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop
- A laptop without Windows?I knew I could count on Wal-Mart. Love those guys even though they seem to come under fire a lot. I guess I might not want to see a Mega-superstore in my backyard with its Box-like aesthetics and instant traffic problems...Finally, a NEW laptop under...
- Tags: AcesKaraoke, laptop computer, Linspire, Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-12-21
- Linspire - "Uninspired" to me
- I had my first hands on with Linspire 5.0 over the weekend and I willhave to say I am lukewarm over the product. Linspire formerlyknown as Lindows is a Linux distribution by Linspire Inc. that istouted as the "Worlds Easiest Desktop Linux".Based on that description, I had my expectations...
- Tags: Linspire, Linux
- Blog posts 2005-08-25
- Red Hat Linux
- I've been reading some posts regarding Vista. I've installed Vista Business and just creating a domain with my server, which is running SBS 2003, has been a nightmare. And forget about compatibility with Office 2007. I have a copy of Red Hat Linux that's about two years...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, ricseb@..., Linux, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linspire, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-03-12
- Linux for newbies
- I would like to start using Linux but I am not a linux guru. I know there are alot of different versions out there. I've heard of slackware, redhat, mandrake, freebsd, gentoo and others. Which would be the best version of linux to use? ...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, hardware, SuSE
- Q&A 2004-10-12
- Cheapo Nogo with XP
- I bought this really cheap wintergreen desktop pc loaded with linspire. Now, no matter what I do, even with a full, new, ntfs, xp pro install. It won't boot to xp. It will allow me to reinstall linspire and boot fine.. but not with xp. Failure to load os! Checked...
- Tags: BIOS, hard drive, hard-disk manager, hardware, HCl, Microsoft Windows XP, stepmonster
- Discussion threads 2005-06-13
- Linspire gets Microsofter
- As a now Ubuntu userI'm not going to plough MS into the dust,as I have used their offerings since 3.1.Indeed,I have Vista installed on a soon to be sold desktop,to a friend.However,having a few friends within the Open Source community,they,like me,are appalled at Lindows stance.Sorry,Linspire's stance with Microsoft.A gui-Windows clone,going...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Neil Higgins, Linux, Linspire, OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Hard Disk File System Error!!!
- I don't think if the title of my thread is good enough. My problem started when i installed a flavor of Linux called Linspire. I installed the Linspire operating system in my hard disk but i didn't notice what kind of file system i used. When i installed Windows XP...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, hard drive, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-01-19
- Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Tags: Notebooks, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, laptop computer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux
- Technical articles 2004-12-21
- Averatec Laptops and Linux do not play nicely
- I tried to load SuSe 10 on my Averatec Laptop. Specs include:Athlon XP-M Processor 512 MB RAM 60 GB drive 1.8 ghz processorIt is ugly. The machine boots up and then turns off. Verified this twice. Ouch! Better move this image back to Windows XP. Linspire loaded on this laptop...
- Tags: Averatec, laptop computer, Linux
- Blog posts 2006-01-27
- Are you a Debian advocate?
- ubuntuis based on debian as is Knoppix, Linspire, MEPIS, and Xandros. also - one of the best package management systems, apt, came out of debian.DebianMy first Linux install was Debian Woody. It's like night and day comparing the setup process on there to what's available now in Ubuntu...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, jlwallen@..., Debian
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Desktop Linux versus Windows XP shootout
- boot timesThe hell? How did I miss this?To write this I'm using an IBM Thinkpad 600E, circa 1998, with a 366MHz Intel Mobile Pentium II with 256KB cache and 128MB of RAM. Boot time for my install of Debian GNU/Linux from a standing start to full X Window...
- Tags: Linux, windows, microsoft, performance, george ou, apotheon, off-topic, desktop, desktop Linux, SuSE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, distro, kernel
- Discussion threads 2006-07-11
- Boots -N- Blank
- Hello:First time here and must say that I'm learning quite alot! Wonderful reading and future reference should I need it later.I'd like to present my dilemma:I have an eMachine T2862; working fine with a used HDD, which I formatted due to crosslinking issues (from whom? I may have an...
- Tags: hard drive, epey_1202@...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-14
- KDE Case Study: Indiana Access Program
- Linspire, Inc. and Wintergreen Systems announced that Indiana high schools are currently testing desktop Linux machines in school systems across the state as part of a plan to provide every public high school student with a computer. If successful, the plan, called the Indiana Access Program, will provide each high...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Desktop Linux, KDE, Linux, Productivity, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software
- Case studies
- Fedora Core 5 Installed.....Next Stop, XenSource
- I just finished my installation of Fedora Core 5. It was a painless installation. I will be concentrating next on getting XenSource installed using Fedora Core 5. The IT grapevine says it is easier to install Xen on FC5 than FC4. Has anyone out there installed Xen on FC5 yet?...
- Tags: FC5, Fedora Core, Fedora Core 5, Fedora Project, Xen, XenSource Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-04-20
- Microsoft vs. the Stubborn Donkeys
- I still know some people who love and are very happy with their Windows 98 and Windows ME computers. If you are still a user of Windows 98 or Windows ME, you fall under what I call the "Stubborn Donkey syndrome" - you know the operating system, you know...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-02-26
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