Comments on: Running Linux Live on a Dell Inspiron 8200

By: Psyborg

Psyborg — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:57:26 +0000

Slax is my favorite bootable linux.It is clean,attracrive and agile.I suggest it to Linux buffs and windows refugees alike.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 00:40:35 +0000

Dude, that is because he was running it off a cd…cd’s werent really built for having an os run off of them. They arent really that stable themselves anyways. Dont dog linux. It’s a great operating system…much much much much MUCH better than Windows. Too many bugs.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:10:27 +0000

I don't understand why you think Linux is better than Windows when your wife's Windows machine runs for two years while you (a super smart, super technical guy) can't keep the Linux box running for two days.

By: Yaron

Yaron — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Remember, the article is about a Linux Live distribution, that is – it runs off a CD not off the hard disk. The ability to run off a CD is something Microsoft is currently developing but still hasn't delivered. For several years I ran a normal Linux (Mandrake) install. The install was rock solid and caused me much less grief than Windows. The irony is that the only reason I had to learn about Linux Live distributions is because my wife's XP box keeps dying in a variety of bizarre ways and so I needed the Linux Live distribution so she can get to the Internet. If I hadn't finally bough a Mac I would have stayed with Linux. Windows has caused me (and my wife) more grief than it's worth. That having been said I don't think I would want to give an average user a Linux box as I still believe it has too many jagged edges. Anyone who isn't an uber geek and values their time and money should, in my opinion, just buy a Mac.