tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post7377049688909699197..comments2024-03-27T05:13:45.303-07:00Comments on Linuxed - Exploring Linux distros: PCLinuxOS KDE 2012.08 Review: Better than ever!Arindam Senhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-64175774149005214382013-01-20T10:51:05.335-08:002013-01-20T10:51:05.335-08:00dont forguet many issues are in relation with our ...dont forguet many issues are in relation with our hardware ...... not by the distro. is virtualy imposible for each particular linux OS to support the huge marks and equipment in existence ...for this reason windows have a page for download driver...for to give an example... i can say no exist right now a distro who can be running without issues in all the laptop and desktop available in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-74776693563854514392012-12-24T11:53:59.754-08:002012-12-24T11:53:59.754-08:00If you are using Linux, please use unetbootin to b...If you are using Linux, please use unetbootin to burn PCLOS on USB. If you are using Windows XP/7/8, please download the USB installer from http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/. Procedure to create a live usb is given in the website itself.<br />Regards,<br />ArindamArindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-4714717451849479742012-12-23T03:00:33.222-08:002012-12-23T03:00:33.222-08:00could you help me please, how can i burn pclinuxos...could you help me please, how can i burn pclinuxos on usb ?raedovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097088706440582668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-67901099979403653972012-09-14T11:21:08.074-07:002012-09-14T11:21:08.074-07:00Try Porteus Linux as well, 250 MB ISO, and the tas...Try Porteus Linux as well, 250 MB ISO, and the taskbar (icon only) is transparent and looks like Window 7. Even PCLOS taskbar can be made transparent and there are Windows 7 themes available to download. KDE is definitely an eye-candy but I like LXDE as well, as it is very less resource consuming. My 2 cents!Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-80745120963029922172012-09-11T21:26:45.335-07:002012-09-11T21:26:45.335-07:00the truth is i have no complaints running pclos. u...the truth is i have no complaints running pclos. unfortunately it lacks support on console emulator, better run wine than use console emulator on pclos.for older notebook with old intel gpu, don't forget to add "acpi_osi=Linux i915.modeset=1" on grub and play with contrast shortcut. (usually fn + "some button") Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-42316210319086667012012-09-11T21:13:43.122-07:002012-09-11T21:13:43.122-07:001. install package converter (alien GUI) from syna...1. install package converter (alien GUI) from synaptic or apt-get (cli). <br />2. convert ubuntu package install using rpm -ivh or -Uvh or apt-get<br /><br />I never install Virtualbox from repo, I download it manually from virtualbox.org.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-68410619492320607222012-09-11T18:20:20.471-07:002012-09-11T18:20:20.471-07:00Wait a minute... just realized that I was looking ...Wait a minute... just realized that I was looking at older screens from a different page before I came here... atleast, I think I see Icons Only Taskbar in those screens?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-48842238893451955242012-09-11T18:15:04.726-07:002012-09-11T18:15:04.726-07:00Gonna test this out once it's done downloading...Gonna test this out once it's done downloading! I still don't know... would KDE version be better than LXDE or XFCE in terms of eye candy? And, would I be able to change the default taskbar look to look like Windows 7's taskbar(icons only)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-14781738900920680902012-09-08T23:37:07.312-07:002012-09-08T23:37:07.312-07:00Are you asking about portable live usb which you c...Are you asking about portable live usb which you can carry along with you? If it is so, yes, PClinuxOS can be converted to a portable live usb. I guess the below guide will help you http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-pclinuxos-minime-2008/Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-76246265729652133642012-09-08T23:09:37.531-07:002012-09-08T23:09:37.531-07:00Can I ask ..is there a portable for PCLinuxOS ??I ...Can I ask ..is there a portable for PCLinuxOS ??I need it for my subjectbebii.ni.pothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287594427912015641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-84791161550013957102012-09-07T12:23:25.031-07:002012-09-07T12:23:25.031-07:00Thanks Marcoa for sharing your experience with PCL...Thanks Marcoa for sharing your experience with PCLinuxOS. You have possibly used it for more years than all of us combined, I guess and I agree with you. PCLinuxOS is good in terms of stability and responsiveness, but repository is not as rich as Ubuntu.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-49921886048150993112012-09-07T08:24:59.955-07:002012-09-07T08:24:59.955-07:00I'm using linux since 1999, pclinuxos since 20...I'm using linux since 1999, pclinuxos since 2007, for my job (but also for home use) is the more effective os. (also the new distro Mageia is not bad)<br /> <br />PROS: 1) Easy to install (great harware recognition)<br /> 2) Easy to configure (best control center than any other linux)<br /> 3) Very Stable and Fast <br /> 4) Low maintenance (since is a rolling release)<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-76453114615302739812012-09-05T10:25:11.304-07:002012-09-05T10:25:11.304-07:00I don't agree as well with your statement that...I don't agree as well with your statement that "PCLinuxOS feels like a BETA test". I can't comment on the earlier editions, but I've been using it for more than six months and I haven't faced any issue so far. I like the interface and the stability of the distro. It is community driven endeavor and I appreciate the work they have done and are currently doing. CPU usage Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-40342004346974128572012-09-05T10:18:19.878-07:002012-09-05T10:18:19.878-07:00May be, but I am using PCLinuxOS since Feb and wit...May be, but I am using PCLinuxOS since Feb and with quite a few packages from outside official repo. Some unresolved dependencies were there initially which I sorted out. Upgraded to the latest version and working fine for me. I installed the latest Skype 4, Firefox 15, virtualbox 4.1.20 and a statistical software R among other things, FYI. PCLinuxOS is very stable in this regard. What I did may Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-4985972298825177712012-09-05T09:50:44.865-07:002012-09-05T09:50:44.865-07:00I don't agree "PCLinuxOS feels like a BET...I don't agree "PCLinuxOS feels like a BETA test". It is more polished and stable than other "big" officially realeased distros. My experience with PCLinuxOS is all the opposite: wireless and CPU use very fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-12606355079763650632012-09-05T08:43:33.374-07:002012-09-05T08:43:33.374-07:00Installing rpm packages from the Web (not from the...Installing rpm packages from the Web (not from the official repositories of PCLinuxOS) is a recipe for disaster...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-8187555409229089782012-09-04T19:12:20.813-07:002012-09-04T19:12:20.813-07:00"Also BFS is terrible with virtual machines, ..."Also BFS is terrible with virtual machines, wasting so much cpu time on idle."<br /><br />There is also a non bfs kernel you can install if bfs is causing issues.<br /><br />"Also my wireless wouldn't work and after much muttering around on their inept forums, they finally told me I had to pull the wireless package from the testing repo."<br /><br />I really hate broad Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15485762176756759413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-4127481656736449792012-09-04T10:20:35.115-07:002012-09-04T10:20:35.115-07:00I agree. And not so updated repo is the exact reas...I agree. And not so updated repo is the exact reason for which I pointed out that you can install the rpm packages from the web if you need the latest version. Also, agreed that the work done from the contributors is outstanding. This is the only Linux OS which I could upgrade without breaking anything :). And reinstalling distro every year is not a preferred option for me as it limits my Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-44367553501479914962012-09-03T18:31:22.729-07:002012-09-03T18:31:22.729-07:00PCLinuxOS feels like a BETA test. Ran this distro ...PCLinuxOS feels like a BETA test. Ran this distro for a few years after moving over from Mandriva. Synaptic on PCLinuxOS killed my system on broken updates 3 times! Also my wireless wouldn't work and after much muttering around on their inept forums, they finally told me I had to pull the wireless package from the testing repo.<br /><br />This is a baby distro, limited selection and SOL if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-38168080337970288242012-09-03T13:21:13.022-07:002012-09-03T13:21:13.022-07:00PCLinuxOS is indeed an excelent distro. Is is very...PCLinuxOS is indeed an excelent distro. Is is very stable and provides most of the software and applications needed (at least for the common desktop user). One thing that recently has called muy attention is the delay in the update of certain applicactions. For instance Gimp took a long time to upgrade fron 2.6 to the current 2.8 version, and Skype is still in the 2.2 version (the current one forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-37945061010406629082012-09-03T10:29:09.815-07:002012-09-03T10:29:09.815-07:00I agree to both of you. PCLinuxOS repository is re...I agree to both of you. PCLinuxOS repository is really rich and it should satisfy most of your software needs. For software specialized to Windows, there is PlayonLinux and Wine to install the rest. Also, virtualbox allows you to install the other distros, incl. Windows, where you can experiment with softwares. However, one may like to install vmware in linux or say, in my case, R package for Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-54787604027409384142012-09-03T09:30:02.940-07:002012-09-03T09:30:02.940-07:00I agree with Anonymous. I like the simple but clea...I agree with Anonymous. I like the simple but clean PCLinuxOS desktop. If you want to change to something more of your liking, please visit http://kde-look.org/ for more on customization of KDE. You can make it look whatever you want to.Arindam Senhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081209827341326458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-42954806365167542302012-09-02T21:13:07.831-07:002012-09-02T21:13:07.831-07:00It is also fairly simple to request that a softwar...It is also fairly simple to request that a software package be added to the PCLinuxOS repositories. This doesn't necessarily mean that it will be added, the developers examine each request and determine whether to add it, and what priority to assign it versus other work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-88231789837364252922012-09-02T16:17:07.650-07:002012-09-02T16:17:07.650-07:00Ugly? It's freaking KDE, you can play with the...Ugly? It's freaking KDE, you can play with themes all day if you want too! I doubt that there is a more customizable desktop on the face of the planet. Even if you have some subjective dislike of the default rest assured that you can make it look however you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402517875283707603.post-88604455676895998772012-09-02T16:08:27.343-07:002012-09-02T16:08:27.343-07:00I took roughly the same path to PCLOS that you did...I took roughly the same path to PCLOS that you did and have been very happy with it for years. I played with Mint 6 one summer and generally liked it; however, I then went through a god bit of upgrade agony with version 7 which I eventually gave up on. After leaving Linux alone for a while I eventually installed PCLOS 2010 where Mint was & have been increasingly happy with it ever since I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com