Thread: Linux Vixta

I wonder how they came up with that name?
I'm sure it sounds vaguely familiar.

I'm quite happy with XUBUNTU, running quite happily on an ancient rubber band powered Pentium II 333MHz with 320meg.

I often wonder whether having so many distros of Linux is really such a good thing.
Doesn't it mean that there are fewer people running each version?
If there were fewer distros wouldn't that mean more support and a bigger user base for each one?
I realise that each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but it still seems to me that it dilutes the user base of any particular distro.

New toy, currently downloading the ISO. 32% and rising.

At last, I've found a new system to put on the old P4 1.6Gb junker.

That's what the P4 is for. Playing with tech stuff.

The screenshots of the 3D desktop are eye candy.

Originally Posted by shorty943

New toy, currently downloading the ISO. 32% and rising.

At last, I've found a new system to put on the old P4 1.6Gb junker.

That's what the P4 is for. Playing with tech stuff.

The screenshots of the 3D desktop are eye candy.

Shorty, when you've had a play can you please post up what you think of the functionality, i have Ubuntu on my spare pc but looking for something more user friendly.

Originally Posted by vnx205

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I often wonder whether having so many distros of Linux is really such a good thing.
Doesn't it mean that there are fewer people running each version?
If there were fewer distros wouldn't that mean more support and a bigger user base for each one?
I realise that each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but it still seems to me that it dilutes the user base of any particular distro.

It might have some advantages - but it is one of the almost automatic results of open source software.

It is not as bad as it seems, though; most linux distributions are based on only a few key ones (e.g. Red hat, Debian etc) and in any case they share not only the same linux kernel, but mostly a subset of the same set of software (e.g. KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice etc.), so that the support and user base stretches across a most distributions.

John

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Shorty, when you've had a play can you please post up what you think of the functionality, i have Ubuntu on my spare pc but looking for something more user friendly.

Ok. How does this work for you?

I'm using Vixta, right now, as a live CD, in the Athlon 64 bit 3400+ that normally boots to Win XP Pro.
(I always set my BIOS to seek boot files on CD-ROM first. For just this reason).

I am not right yet, with a parameter to mount one of my NTFS disks, but that is no big deal for a quick test.
Firefox (using it now) is nice and smooth, and auto-updated during start up.
Hang on, I'll fire up the music machine, Anarok
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Oooh. There's an omission.
It runs the AC 97 sound system beautifully. But they forgot to put any damned music players in the distribution. I'll go look see in the disk. It may need a nudge.


Hmm. It would seem at first glance this distro is missing a bit.

Looks like I'll have to plug the old Acer P4 together this evening and do an install.

Stay tuned.

John is right. If you can't find a distribution of Linux that suits you, I don't know what will help get "Bill" out of your pockets and PC's.

This one is KDE over Fedora\RedHat. It seems to be more business orientated, with a lot of good new server and most importantly SAMBA.
Without Samba, Linux in the work place is a server only.
With Samba communicating with Windows work groups over SMB, all is cherry pie, it is a very good work station.
It won't suit the kids because it just will not run "Need for Speed" or any of them other time wasters. It just does computing work.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

It might have some advantages - but it is one of the almost automatic results of open source software.

It is not as bad as it seems, though; most linux distributions are based on only a few key ones (e.g. Red hat, Debian etc) and in any case they share not only the same linux kernel, but mostly a subset of the same set of software (e.g. KDE, Gnome, OpenOffice etc.), so that the support and user base stretches across a most distributions.

John

I guess that's right.
It just seemed to me that every time I pick up a magazine some new distribution has become the latest and greatest, most user friendly, Windows killer must-have version.
What you say makes sense though. There is a lot in common when you think about it.

Just started downloading the iso... 12 minutes to go!

I'm going to throw it on Parallels on the mac and see how it goes in there!

You can get all the 3D eye candy in Ubuntu/Kububtu, I'm currently using Kubuntu 'gutsy Gibbon, 7.10.' the 3D desktop can be enabled by installing the Compiz.
But I reckon that the novelty of flicking desktops like pages in a book or rolling cubes would get to me and I think it will be boring very quickly. Just a gadget.
But when microsoft incorporates it in the future systems ( if they do) then it will be hyped up to the the best and greatest must have.
Too much eye candy only slows the system down. After all a computer is a tool that has a function, it's not a fashion accessory like a mobile phone