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Ark Linux is a distribution whose goal is ease of installation and use for users without prior Linux (or computer) experience while being robust enough to satisfy the needs of advanced users. This distribution is mainly aimed towards desktop use. Two versions are available for download, Ark Linux Home which is a cd for a complete linux desktop and Ark Linux Live, a bootable CD that will launch

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So, here are the results of our first poll question, thank you everyone that participated. The chart: The numbers: Total Votes: 107 Ubuntu: 15 Puppy: 13 PCLinuxOS: 12 Kubuntu: 10 Mint: 9 Debian: 8 Gentoo: 7 Vector: 7 Mepis: 5 Fedora: 4 OpenSUSE: 4 Other: 4 Arch: 2 Sabayon: 2 CentOS: 1 DreamLinux: 1 Mandriva: 1 Slackware: 1 Zenwalk: 1

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"The Freedom of Choice" is the slogan for this distribution and this is its associated definition: "Freespire is a community-involved, Linux-based operating system that combines the best that free, open source software has to offer (community involved, freely distributed, open source code, etc.), but also provides users the choice of including proprietary codecs, drivers and applications as they

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This is another computer we have for reviews. The configuration is as follows: Processor: Pentium M 1.30 Mhz Ram: 760 Mb. Hard Disk: 40 Gb 5400 rpm. Chipset: Intel 855GM Display: 15" TFT "active matrix" Max. resolution: 1024 x 768 ( XGA ) Video: Intel 855GM - AGP Sound: Compatible AC '97 USB: 2x 2.0

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Following with our lightweight distributions reviews, it is time for Puppy Linux 2.17. Puppy Linux is a live CD but also can be a desktop replacement; actually, Puppy Linux was created with the mission of being easy to install to USB, Zip or hard drive. Booting: In this process, Puppy asks us about some options like country (or region) and some screens for configuring the graphic server (the

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The goal of this distribution is to have a fully working linux system in a ISO image not bigger than 50 Mb. DSL is a Live CD but it's also possible to make a hard disk installation. Damn Small Linux is based on Debian and Knoppix Booting: 110 seconds booting in our Armada M700, without any problems to recognize the components. Once booted, most of the applications load right after clicking the

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You may have noticed that even though we said we used our GX50 for reviewing , for VectorLinux 5.8 SOHO one of the screenshots was taken on an Atlhon 64 3200+. This is because we are using virtualization to take the screenshots before the X server is up and running so, we need to make the install process two times minimun. If somebody has a suggestion about how to skip this step and still have

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Speed, performance, stability -- these are attributes that set VectorLinux apart in the crowded field of Linux distributions.That is the statement you will find in the website of this Canadian distribution based on Slackware. Distrowatch has Vector Linux in the Old Computers category and for sure that is the case for the standard edition. There are four editions of this distribution: Standard

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Everytime I am about to buy some new shoes I am very impressed with how good the same models look in the version for kids. It is maybe the small size itself that makes these models (even if they are the same as the adults ones) look a lot better. I had the same feeling when I reviewed Austrumi Linux 1.5.1 which is a business card size (50MB) bootable Live CD Linux distribution from Latvia and

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Another computer we will use for the reviews is a Dell Optiplex GX50. Configuration: Processor: Pentium III 866 Mhz. (Coppermine)RAM: 256 Mb.Hard disk: 20 Gb.Video: Intel i810Sound: Intel (driver intel8x0)DVD-ROM, USB 1.1, floppy.

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This is our Compaq Armada M700.We will use this computer for reviewing the lightweight distributions. Configuration: - Processor: Mobile Pentium II 366 Mhz. 256 KB Cache - RAM: 224 Mb. - Hard Disk: 20 Gb, - CD-Rom: 4x speed - ROM: november 22th, 1999

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