New Linux User

October 6th, 2007

New Poll: Which Linux distro are you using?

I’d like to know what distro you guys are using right now. I am currently using Ubuntu Feisty on my laptop and also am currently waiting for the new release, Gutsy Gibbon. Just several days more and I’d do an upgrade! :D Hooray!
In any case, I’d like to know what you are using […]

By Clair -- 14 comments

October 5th, 2007

Poll result: VLC is the media player of choice

Then again, only 49 readers voted so I am not quite sure of the rest. The results are as follows:

mplayer - 18 - 37% of all votes
vlc - 20 - 41% of all votes
totem - 7 - 14% of all votes
xine - 4 - 8% of all votes

Total Votes: 49 Started: September 13, 2007 Ended: […]

By Clair -- 2 comments

October 4th, 2007

Linux distro releases: OpenSUSE 10.3

I’ve heard great things about OpenSUSE from friends. Especially those who love the package manager YAST and the desktop environments that come with the distro.
What sounds very interesting to me are:

A flexible Linux-Windows dual-boot configuration
compatibility of MS Office files with the latest OpenOffice.org
mp3 support - out of the box
1-click install option

Sometimes people […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

October 3rd, 2007

Linux on Refurbished Computers

Got old computers or computer parts? Re-use them. Or donate them to a center such as the Alameda County Computer Resource Center (ACCR). They would welcome your computer parts! ;) And if you feel like volunteering, they’d even teach you how to install Linux. (They’re apparently using Suse and Ubuntu, […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

October 2nd, 2007

Which Linux distro should you install on your laptop?

Some friends ask me every once in a while what Linux distro they should install on their laptops. It’s not an easy question to answer. I have my bias towards Ubuntu, of course, so that’s an obvious recommendation from me. In any case, here are some of the things you should consider:

Your […]

By Clair -- 2 comments

October 2nd, 2007

Linux not ready for average desktop users?

Maybe we should qualify that.
But to qualify the kind of users would take some time. As the blog entry Where are the “average” computer users? by Jim of UbuntuKids.org says:
My post was mainly motivated by reading all the threads on the forums where people complain that Ubuntu isn’t ready for the average user. I […]

By Clair -- 0 comments