I was just reading the other review, well, not reading more of just skimming through. I was hoping to find a penguin shaped CD, so when I googled it came up with the review. But back to it. A really quick look at debian and ubuntu. First I'll go with debian as it is what ubuntu is based off of. Now dont let that fact scare you on its own, its really not a bad thing, or even hard to understand, just slightly confusing to new people at first. Debian is really good for servers. It has a more technical aspect to it, but it makes up for it in ease of upgrade. It also allows you to easly install new packages (programs) and update ...  Read the complete review

Linux is great, but, the desktop doesn't run all those nice windows programs we need in business, however all is not lost. Servers are expensive, they need lots of expensive hardware and software NOT. Linux is powerfull and performs well on standard PC hardware. For a server you don't need to run the graphical interface so the performance is even better. The user interface is different, the commands are different, but there is an excellent solution that enables even the dumbest user access to this powerfull and excelent value operating system. WebMin, this is a web interface to the server, now you can add users, create file shares and do ...  Read the complete review

So. Linux, eh? Wot do I write about dat? I hope to give you just a basic introduction and some weblinks to kickstart your interest in the Linux OS. Firstly kids - it's an Operating System. I'm going to use the abbreviation "OS". Makes things simple. Operating Systems are the programs that run on your computer that let you run other programs - such as Mac OS, Linux and Windows. But - not all OS'es are created equal. No no no no no. Some OS'es are better than others. And, the OS which is most popular, as with pretty much everything isn't the best one. But - I'm here to tell you about Linux. Which is one of the ...  Read the complete review

Making rapid usability improvements - Advantages: faster than windows on same hardware, very low cost, good security and stability - Disadvantages: needs good technical skills, user interface not up to current standards, device support can be patchy

The first problem when it comes to Linux is the name. Should it be pronounced "lie-nux" or "lee-nux"? (A: Officially, it's whatever you prefer.) Should it really be referred to by its "full" name of "GNU/Linux"? (A: Yes, but practically no-one bothers, so I'll follow suit.) And should a system running, say, the Mandrake distribution of Linux, be referred to as being a "Mandrake Linux" system or a "Linux Mandrake" one? (A: Oh, for heaven's sake man, who cares? Get on with the damn op, will you?) Now, the first thing to say about Linux is that, whatever its diehard supporters (and there are ...  Read the complete review