Xandros

[Stuart Biggerstaff]

I have used Xandros for a couple of months, since they brought out the 
$40.00 version.  It just lacks the manual, ability to resize NTFS 
partitions on install, and the Crossover Office/Crossover Plugin components 
of the $100.00 one.  It seems quite stable.

Their proprietary file manager seems to have some problems relative to 
Konqueror, but it installs Konqueror so you can use it when you 
want.  Xandros File Manager lets you browse either a Windows or NFS 
network, and mount shares--and also allows you to share local resources to 
the network.  They also include tools to facilitate

The install is apparently faster than anything else except Lindows, but 
seems to be a "real" installer, rather than Lindows's copying of a system 
image--meaning you can presumably upgrade from Corel, or to the next 
version when it comes out.  It defaults to formatting its partitions as 
reiser, or will do ext2 (and I think ext3).  Hardware configuration is 
almost all done after install, by auto-configuration on boot.

Also, I'll agree with what Leon said, except:

The problems with the proprietary file manager are easily gotten around by 
using Konqueror instead.  And you can still use the proprietary one for 
those things Konqueror doesn't do.  Something of an improvement on Corel--I 
don't recall being able to use KFM.

It isn't EXACTLY a proprietary interface, just a customized KDE 2.x--not as 
customized as Corel's KDE 1.x was.  It shouldn't be a problem if you are 
used to a standard KDE (like Slackware) or another desktop-oriented 
customization (like Lindows or Lycoris).

His advice to go for the cheaper version if Crossover is important is well 
taken--however, if it isn't important, you still want to buy the cheaper 
one, and you won't get it.  The only reason to buy the $100.00 one would be 
if you needed the NTFS-resize capability.


At 07:51 PM 4/21/03 -0400, Harry G wrote:
>After going around and around on the RPM merry go round trying to get the
>latest Evolution running, I have decided to do the mature thing and try a
>Debian distro.  (I am joking about the mature thing, not trying Debian).
>
>I really don't have time to learn the ins and outs of Debian, so I was loking
>at Xandros.
>
>Does anyone have any experience with it?  Is it stable?
>
>I have been using Suse for the past 2 years.  It is a great distro, but......
>
>
>Harry G



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