Instead of writing two separate posts, I am consolidating my notes into a single post. Besides, the install is identical, as it is just a matter of desktop selection during the install process. Testing various distributions on a multi-boot machine has its problems, and there are always a few gotchas with every distribution. If every thing was perfect, I wouldn’t need to write about it.
Entries Tagged 'Linux Installation' ↓
A Comparison of LXDE and Xfce on openSUSE 11.3
September 4th, 2010 — Linux Desktops, Linux Distributions, Linux Installation
Does PCLinuxOS LXDE Take the Lightweight Title?
August 30th, 2010 — Linux Distributions, Linux Installation
After installing PCLinuxOS Xfce, I was ready for the GRUB configuration issues. One experiment, however, forced me to install it twice. Although similar to PCLinuxOS Xfce, PCLinuxOS LXDE also different. I am not just referring to the memory footprint. How does it compare to PCLinuxOS Xfce?
Exploring PCLinuxOS Xfce
August 29th, 2010 — Linux Distributions, Linux Installation
Since the HP laptop used for this test only has a 30 gigabyte disk, I split the space used by Fedora 13 between PCLinuxOS Xfce and PCLinuxOS LXDE. With only 512 megabytes of memory, lighter weight desktops are a plus. Besides, this was a chance to compare Xfce and LXDE from one Linux community. This is my first round with PCLinuxOS, so my comments do not reference any previous versions.
Thoughts on Linux Mint 9
August 16th, 2010 — Linux Distributions, Linux Installation
Linux Mint 9 is my favorite Ubuntu derivative, but still is not my favorite Linux distro. OpenSuse still holds the number 1 spot, but Linux Mint is getting closer to being number 1. After all the problems with Fedora 13, it was a pleasure to install something that worked.
Comments on Fedora 13
August 16th, 2010 — Linux Distributions, Linux Installation
I installed Fedora 13 on Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th as unlucky day may be a myth, but my experience with Fedora 13 was not.
openSUSE 11.1
June 10th, 2009 — Linux Desktops, Linux Distributions, Linux Installation
I put off upgrading my primary laptop, until yesterday. I finally upgraded to openSUSE 11.1. It is a triple-booted machine, so the upgrade include installing Simply Mephis 8.0 and Ubuntu 8.10. I really wanted to install Debian 5.0, Mandriva 2009, and openSUSE, but had a few problems. I did discover a new trick.
Easy Multi-boot Systems
April 3rd, 2009 — Linux Installation
There are easy ways to do things, and there are hard ways. My Dad used to tell me that I spent more time figuring out the easy way, than it would have taken to do it the hard way. Ah, but the next time around, the easy way paid off. When it comes to multi-booting, there are many methods, I like the easy way.
