Free Linspire ( Lindows ) Operating System
http://www.linspire.com/btorder
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This is a good deal, but I have never had much luck using
BitTorrent. Often very slow response times and corrupted
data issues. I may just need a better BitTorrent client.

quote linuxgamer :
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They don’t like Lindows (Linspire) because it is to easy to use.
Hmm, to easy to use… this is the year 2004, aren’t computers
supposed to be easy to use? Heh, I think some of the old fogies
wish we could stay in the days of complete command prompt.
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well.... a car without wheels will not give the user many problems.
can t go wrong and makes the same sounds as a real car...


quote linuxgamer :
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In reality, Linspire was recently a major target of an M$ legal battle
because Linspire has real potential to swing ahead in this game.
Sure, they say the battle was just over a name, but it was more than that.
Heck even Wal-mart got on board and is selling PC’s with Linspire.
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i guess you are i little off-road here, i more and more get the impression linspire is used
by m$ to give the false image that Linux is just as bad as m$, and hit the news by a lawsuit.


quote linuxgamer
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Most people that bash Linspire don’t know what they are talking
about
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wrong again... i know what i m talking about. and so does anybody else....
and i say....::::::: get a real distro !!!

egag

Just for anyones general interest, I recently bought a new laptop(an averatec 5400) I researched as much as I could to make sure that I was going to be able to install a Linux system on this machine.After first trying my beloved Mandrake 9.1, I found no sound and no 10/100 ethernet, next came mandrake 9.2, then 10.0, then Suse ,then Libranet, then Xandross, then lastly .....Lindows, and as sorry as I was, guess what distro recognized everything first time, even found two network printers. You guessed it, Lindows. Until i can find something else, the laptop is running Linspire 4.5 as we speak.

I've used Linspire several times and I think it's a darn distro for people who just want an inexpensive desktop alternative to MacOS and Windows. Personally, I prefer more technically oriented distros, but Linspire has done a great job creating a Linux flavor for non-geeks.

I think the biggest problem with Linspire is that you log in as root by default. That's just asking for trouble... That said, I would still definitely recommend to anyone who wanted a easy to use and maintain desktop OS

use Mepis

best hardware detection of any distro.

I have to be in the defense of linspire. Altho I am not using it, I still have to say it is a great distro. I use slack as my main distro of choice but I would never be able to count on my fingers and toes the number of times I have been stuck in dependency hell. Check it out click and run will download whatever program you want and all your dependencies for you so you don't have to worry about them. Not only will it do that but lets say you download a browser from CNR, it will not only download it, it will place in the correct place on the menu. I am all for the free idea and all the stuff you can get in the other distros for free but I believe that idea is great. Take a person who just wants a system that works they could just click and go and be done with it. Whats wrong with this? I mean sure you can got get a flavor of linux that requires you to act like you know what your doing to get things done or you could simply get linspire and be done. After all under the hood it IS still linux!

debian does the exact same thing. it doenloads it, installs it, and puts it in the browser menu.

the whole cnr argument is baseless.

nuka_t: debian does far from the same thing as CNR. and installing debian is not possible for 99% of the worlds population.

Just for general info, linspire is a form of debian. After I loaded linspire on the Averatec notebook, I edited the apt-get config file and lo and behold I was able to get all kinds of apps to download from debian, I have already installed Gimp, and Grip, and a few others, and I poked around in the file system and was able to make links and shortcuts to other programs, so I'm willing to give it a chance for a while until I can find something that will do as well at recognizing the hardware of this particular laptop, which buy the way seems to be doing quite nicely for the price I paid.

IMO, the problem with Lindows is paying for CnR. I realize that Linux doesn't have to be free (beer), but it would bother me, paying for something that Debian users would get for free. But it's not really Lindows vs Debian, since, as ealm pointed out, Debian is a PITA to install, even for many geeks, let alone their mothers. The real question is how does Lindows compare to Mandrake/Suse? I've never tried Lindows, but Mandrake 10.0 installed near-flawlessly on my current machine, and Suse 9.0 did likewise on an older box. Is Lindows easier than they are?

Even easier, and out of the box it already has java, flash and media player plugins installed. I tried 6 different distros including mandrake 10 and none of them found and configured "everything" until I tried linspire 4.5 . On one more note I just installed "YOPER" on this same laptop and it also found and configured everything,but the media player plugin needs to be installed, but it already has "apt-get synaptic" installed, and man is it fast.

After you get through the registration screen
you can now download an ISO image using http or ftp
instead of using BitTorrent. This is much more convenient.
Approx. Size 558.4MB Version 4.5

-click My Products
-click CD Downloads

Those smart people even provide an MD5 Checksum.
Compare the file, when you are done downloading it.
http://winmd5sum.solidblue.biz/

Then just burn the ISO to a cd. If you dont know how
to burn an ISO to a cd, you can get a free demo program
called Nero to burn the ISO onto a cd.
http://nero.com/us/nero6-ultraedition.php

I use "Azureus" and have had really good luck with it.

I think that a lot of people bash Linspire because its for the non geek, and its ok not to be a geek, if u think about it many people that are comming from Windows or Mac OS X are used to the click and run type of environment. If they used SUSE, they would have to go and try to find a place to download the program for their particular distro, then download it, go to the command line install it, or maybe even have to compile it, howmany Windows users can do that? With Linspire its right there on your desktop, ready to go, click find the software you want click again and its installed, no searching for sites, no comandline and no compiling. Most ppl just want to be able to visit websites, without having to install flash, listen to mp3s, without having to go out and find the software to listen and download the music, watch movies on their desktops without having an error come up saying that it doesnt play on their distro or have to go out and find the software, and be able to watch AVI or Mpeg or even quicktime movies on the net, Linspire provides all of this, Why is it successful because its easy to use and maintain, Why to ppl bash it because its easy to use and maintain. Like another member said its the yr 2004, my software should be working for me, not me working to get it running.

I thought it was pretty good and they are a direct rival to windows which is good for competition in the market place. It was really easy to use and configure. I subscribe to their news board to follow the issues. I like their CEO and the way they market their product.

I use Mandrake 10.0 Official and recommend it.

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