Up's and Down's of College Linux

DragonM15 · 11-23-2004, 07:54 AM

I recently downloaded CollegeLinux, and I was just curious of the up's and down's of it. What is it good for? Is it really that easy to use, or is it hard... Is it more graphical, or is it more text based? Does it run well on AMD or Celeron? What kind of hardware is supported?

Thanks,
DragonM15

jailbait · 11-23-2004, 03:57 PM

"I recently downloaded CollegeLinux, and I was just curious of the up's and down's of it."

Here is the linuxquestions review of CollegeLinux.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/review...hp?product=214

Here is the Mad Penguin review of CollegeLinux.

http://madpenguin.org/Article1360.html

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Steve Stites

waterox · 12-01-2004, 06:32 AM

Well I would have to say that college linux is based on slackware. Though right now slack 9.1. Now the question would arise why college linux instead of slackware? Well slackware is a pain in the butt to get running with a windows look. Of course I have had problems in the pass with the slightly outdated package. But recently figured out how to get the dore and everything working well and am quite happy.

I guess it all has to do with what your looking for in a distro. College linux is the second easiest to install next to suse...... but they want you to pay for suse now. College linux is quick and well equiped. Once you modify it a tad it will really zoom.

Of course I am running on an AMD althalon. Lets just say that anything that is supported by slackware is supported by CL.

imka · 12-11-2004, 03:42 PM

when's a new release expected to be out?

galen · 12-14-2004, 09:58 AM

that is THE question

CL is great for secure users directories
and it runs on older AMD K2-6s

but vector and peanut have surpassed it IMO

vapors1911 · 12-15-2004, 06:16 PM

Suse is still free, its just that they do not release an ISO right away after a new version comes out. 9.1 is still free for download, that is what i'm running.

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/9.1-personal-iso/

The iso can be downloaded there.

Suse is what i'd reccomend for you...

Bill

initialdrifteg6 · 12-16-2004, 10:10 AM

where did suse come in? maybe i missed something but i don't remember seein anything about suse in this thread... hmmm... am i blind???

linux-rulz · 12-17-2004, 06:42 AM

"
College linux is the second easiest to install next to suse...... but they want you to pay for suse now.
"

Yes, you are blind