PCLinux 2007 is simply the BEST. I am a Linux newbie and I am very sorry to admit that because even after spending months on various linux distros, i could not get my system working to full potential. I have a pretty old system i.e AMD Sempron 2500+ with 256 MB memory.
I tried various Distros like:
Suse 10.2 -my system really crawled and updating or installing s/ws through Yast so painstakingly slow that it was killing me.
Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn Grossly over-rated ! Simply meant for average to upper level geeks. No s/w in installation CDs with m/media support. System speed and installation time was slow but better than Suse.
Mandriva 2007 Elder brother of PCLinux. Very good running speed in my old System. S/w installation was smooth. MP3 support out of the box but not for many other video/audio types. PDF support was not available.
PCLinux 2007 The Ultimate Distro !!
Full audio/video media support. PDF reader included. Very detailed and easy to install. Operation speed was phenomenal even in my old PC ! THE ULTIMATE DISTRO that can make even your old box work like magic.
In end, I would like to specially mention that Linux is very much behind Windows in terms of popularity and usage. Windows became popoular because it was easy to use. New users accustomed to years of Windows usage won’t venture into Linux and spend months even to learn basics! The easy way out is to make Linux usage as easy as possible. A guy like me need not have to bother about multimedia playability and sundry jobs. Once we get accustomed to Linux, we can venture into command-line mumbo-jumbo and learn the intricacies of Linux. So my full vote and support goes for PCLINUX 2007 for making it so easy for me. I think if I had installed PCLinux months back, I would have learned so much more instead of killing all my time in enabling multimedia etc.
Alex Thomas
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