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4 Educational Linux Distributions

08/03/2010  
Relevance: 7.02
As you may know, the Linux and open source community provides a wealth of free operating systems (OSs), called distributions, and software applications. Some are desktop distributions for general-use in the office. However, there are many distributions designed for particular uses. Today, we'll review 4 different desktop distributions specifically designed for educational and academic use.
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Five things every Linux distribution should do

03/30/2009  
Relevance: 6.80
The search for'Active' distributions on distrowatch listed 296 distributions as of today. The explosion in the number of distributions increased the chance of getting a more personalized Linux but this resulted in lack of standards among the distributions as every distribution started using different package management/hardware detection/configuration tools.
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Comparing Linux Distributions - Final Results

11/12/2007  
Relevance: 6.57
I have been experimenting with many different Linux distributions over the last month as I posted here and here. In my review of the various distributions, I was looking for ease of install and ease of use as the most important factors in my personal ranking system. I believe for Linux to win the desktop war over the next few years they have to appeal to more then just the technical folks who can install distros in their sleep and are wizards at the command line. With that said, here are the distributions I tested:
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Distributions: The big and the small

03/26/2009  
Relevance: 6.55
Linux distributions (the Linux kernel plus a desktop and applications) come in many flavours. Here's an overview of just a few of the recent releases. While the community distributions Fedora and Ubuntu, as well as Mandriva, prepare for their spring releases, Novell has been busy completing final adjustments to SUSE Linux Enterprise. Smaller Linux distributions are also doing some spring cleaning and publishing updated versions.
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Which Linux Distributions Are Dying?

07/04/2008  
Relevance: 6.50
I just read Louis Gray’s post titled“On the Web, If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying.” It gave me a chilling realization about web services. Like everything else, what goes up must come down. This must apply to Linux distributions too, right? So, what’s happening with Linux? Which distributions are growing? Like Louis Gray, I’m going to use data from Google Trends. People searching the name of Linux distributions on Google can be considered new users. After all, wouldn’t experienced Linux users already know where the websites of the big Linux distributions are?
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The 7 Most Influential GNU/Linux Distributions

09/25/2007  
Relevance: 6.43
GNU/Linux offers a bewildering variety of flavors -- or distributions, as they're called. To a newcomer's eye, many of these seem virtually identical to each other. Yet, the more you learn about a distribution and the community that surrounds it, the more different they become. Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of the seven distributions that have most affected GNU/Linux as a whole:
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2009's Top 10 Reader's Choice Linux Distributions

10/20/2009  
Relevance: 6.43
My"10 Best Linux Distributions of 2009" list drew a bit of disdain from some of my readers, so I thought I'd make it up to them by posting a list of Linux distributions that they like to use. Since I have no way of knowing which of these distributions is better or worse than the others, I've place them in alphabetical order instead of any real ranking based on quality, community, development cycle or other criteria. I want to show you, faithful reader, that I do indeed read your comments and take your feedback seriously. You have a voice and I thank you for using it--this is your list--by you and for you.
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Testing Linux Distributions in VMWare and Parallels

03/17/2009  
Relevance: 6.35
A long time ago I used to actually use a separate computer to install and test Linux distributions. I even built some of the boxes that I used to do the testing with but these days I mostly do my work on Macs. I know, I know...I've become a lame Apple whore. Along the way I finally ended up dispensing with testing Linux distributions on separate computers. These days I use VMWare and Parallels to run Linux on my Macs. Why? Well you can constantly be downloading and installing different distributions with a minimum of fuss and hassle. You don't need to tie up an entire machine just to check the latest cool distributions.
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Distributions: From Ubuntu to openSUSE and Pardus

07/14/2009  
Relevance: 6.25
Recent early development releases of the popular distributions provide a preview of what's to come, while some lesser known distributions reach new milestones. A new version of the KDE desktop is due by the end of the month.
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The five best desktop Linuxes you haven't tried

09/27/2008  
Relevance: 6.19
One of the pleasures of Linux is that you can try out different distributions to see which one works best for you. You like Ubuntu, but you want to fine tune the desktop engine? OK, try Kubuntu with its KDE desktop then. Some worthwhile distributions, however, don't get as much attention as they deserve. So, here's my list of five great distributions that you might want to try.
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