Linux: The New Desktop OS?
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The debate about using Linux as a desktop OS has been going on for years. With each kernel revision and every new distribution release, we hear that Linux has become a feasible alternative.
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A major KDE overhaul gives of one of the two prevailing Linux user interfaces a new look and new applications. Some features will be familiar Windows and Mac OS X users.
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Longhorn&#39;s woes may open a door for Linuxâa very tiny doorâbut Linux just isn&#39;ta good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.
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Home PC users will never choose Linux over Windows until it is adopted in the workplace. Whether Windows is a generic term and can be subject to copyright is all very interesting, as are some of the other
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A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs
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Windows? Linux? Mac OS? One day it won't matter.
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You need secure, reliable desktops that are ready for your business, and you shouldn't have to pay a fortune in upgrade and licensing costs to get them. Before you sign up for more expensive desktop systems from Microsoft, take a look at SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop.
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The other day I blogged  about the fact that Linux lacked any advanced desktop management tools that provided thumbnails of running programs.  The Mac has this with Expose and Windows XP has had this in the task switcher for a while now.  (Note.  Both Kompose and Expose have an accent on the 'e' but my blogging software doesn't support unicode - don't ask... )  Justin Mason was nice enough to comment about Kompose in the comments and I've been running it ever since.  Kompose  is lays out thumbnails of your running programs and lays them out on your full screen (instead in just the task switcher).  "Kompose offers a great new way to manage a big number of windows on different Virtual Desktops ...
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Ziff Davis - Opinion: If the Linux desktop is ever to be more than a niche player, it needs a hand from PC vendors, including real support from the ones that already claim to back it.
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For a theoretically free operating system, Linux is -- and will continue to be -- a cash cow. A research firm sees a bright financial future for the OS.
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Q: We are in the market for a new computer, which we would use mostly for e-mail, the Internet, letters and reports. I&#39;ve read about a PC sold online by Wal-Mart that runs Linux instead of Windows.
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InfoWorld - If you're looking for a new Linux-equipped Dell laptop or desktop from the PC vendor, you may be waiting a while.
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Linux came out of nowhere to challenge Microsoft in the computer server market, and lately has begun encroaching on its hallowed desktop software business.
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Here's a glimpse at just a few of the products and projects Linux Journal editors are buzzing about this month:  Zonbu PC 1.0 (upgrade) read more
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John D. Halamka has taken a close look at operating systems and thinks 2008 may be the tipping point for open-source OSs on the desktop.
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The Linux camp's ears perked up earlier this week when Dell said it planned to unveil a new line of certified, Linux-loaded desktop and laptop PCs. But business users who want to buy a Dell machine with the open-source operating system preinstalled won't have that Linux luxury in the near-term.
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Yesterday, Novell shipped its Linux Desktop 9 product, the software maker&#39;s attempt to unseat Windows on business PCs. Developed with SUSE underpinnings and based on Kernel 2.6, Novell liberally sprinkled