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Non-technical Desktop Linux Distributions |
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designed to be user-friendly, easy to install
distributions with plenty of desktop applications.
Ark Linux
http://www.arklinux.org/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/arklinux/
Ark Linux is a Linux distribution designed especially
for desktop use, primarily for people without prior
Linux experience. Its main goal is ease of use, and the
inclusion of many tools end users will need. Ark Linux
is based on Red Hat 7.3 / 8.0, with KDE. Initial
Freshmeat version 1.0-0.alpha7.1 was released March 14,
2003.
DeLi Linux
http://delilinux.berlios.de/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/delilinux/
DeLi Linux stands for "Desktop Light" Linux, a
desktop distribution for older computers, from 486 to
Pentium MMX 166 or so. Slackware 7.1-based DeLi includes
plenty of desktop software such as email clients, a
graphical Web browser, an office package with word
processor and spreadsheet, etc. A full install,
including XFree86 and development tools, needs no more
than 300 MB of harddisk space. DeLi uses the 2.2.19
kernel for a smaller footprint and rocksolid stability
on older hardware. Initial version 0.1 was released
November 3, 2002. Version 0.2 was released March 19,
2003.
Desktop/LX
http://www.lycoris.com/
Lycoris, formerly Redmond Linux, has a distribution
targeted toward Windows users that are ready for a
change. Desktop/LX Update 2 was released July 29, 2002.
ELX, Everyone's
Linux
http://www.elxlinux.com/
Elx combines the ease and familiarity of Windows with
the indisputable power and robustness of LINUX. Elx does
not expect you to change or re-learn the way you've been
using your PCs. While features of Elx are far superior
to Windows in all ways, they are presented and treated
in a similar way (better in some cases) and all this
resting unshakably on a rock solid foundation, the
LINUX.
EvilEntity Linux
http://undeadlinux.com/
http://freshmeat.net/projects/evilentity/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/undead
Some say the Linux desktop is dead. Undead Linux seeks
to counter that opinion by offering EvilEntity Linux, an
easy to install, easy to use, i686 "Windows
replacement" Linux desktop for the home computer.
The initial release, EvilE DR-0.2.4d, was released April
26, 2002. EvilE DR-0.2.5 was released January 27, 2003.
Icepack
Linux
http://www.icepack-linux.com/
Icepack Linux is a full-featured Linux distribution
built from scratch. Version 1.0 released on February
13th 2001. It's optimized for the i586 family of
processors and aims to be user-friendly in both
installation and configuration. Icepack 2.5 was released
June 25, 2002.
Independence
http://independence.seul.org/
Independence is a free distribution designed by users
for the users and particularly those who are left out by
present distributions.
LibraNet
GNU/Linux
http://www.libranet.com/
A Debian based distribution for the desktop. Version 2.7
was released September 4, 2002.
LinuxInstall.org
Project
http://linuxinstall.org/
LinuxInstall.org 1.0 is based on Red Hat Linux 8.0 with
Personal Desktop Packages including Mozilla Web Browser,
Evolution Mail Client, and the OpenOffice.org Office
Suite. It also comes with latest kernel as of January 7,
2003 and the latest software updates (also as of January
7, 2003). The main features are auto hardware detection,
auto root account creation, auto hard drive
partitioning, auto network setup using DHCP and auto
package selection. No questions are asked during
installation, the process is completely automated and it
only takes about 15 minutes. The entire system comes on
one CD. Version 3.0rc2 was released March 22, 2003.
MIZI Linux
http://www.mizi.com/en
MIZI Linux is a Korean distribution. Version 2.0 was
released October 19, 2001. MIZI the company also
provides Linu, which can be found in the Embedded
section of this list.
OEone HomeBase
http://www.oeone.com/products/3.html
OEone provides complete Internet computer systems, with
hardware and Linux based software. OEone HomeBase
Software 1.2 provides powerful computing, entertainment,
television, personal productivity, backup services,
automatic updates, software upgrades, and more for an
Internet computer.
WinLinux
http://www.winlinux.net/
WinLinux 2001 was designed and built to be the easiest
to use Linux system. Its installation and configuration
tasks are performed directly from Windows using
graphical tools.
WinSlack
http://greboguru.org/winslack/index.html
WinSlack is a basic Linux install with KDE and Star
Office. It requires no logon, and gives you a desktop
environment similar to that other leading PC GUI, it
also has supermount compiled into the kernel so that
CD-ROM's and floppies are automatically mounted and
unmounted. You can also format floppies from the
desktop. Upon exiting the X session, the machine will
shutdown. It is based primarily on Slackware 7.1 with
some modifications.
Xandros Linux
http://www.xandros.net/
Xandros Desktop OS (formerly Corel's Debian-based
distribution) is a desktop system designed to peacefully
co-exist and inter-operate with Windows desktop and
server systems. The first version of the Xandros Desktop
OS was released October 22, 2002.
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