If Linux has been "crushed" and "kicked to the curb"...
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| Author | Content |
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| caitlyn May 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT |
If Linux has been "crushed" and "kicked to the curb" and has almost no more customers on netbooks as some tech "journalists" would have us believe why do companies keep coming out with new Linux offerings? I mean, if there is no customer demand why would they bother? |
| Steven_Rosenber May 29, 2009 11:22 PM EDT |
Question: How do you get new software on a Windows netbook that has no optical drive? |
| caitlyn May 29, 2009 11:31 PM EDT |
Direct downloads, USB keys, etc... |
| gus3 May 30, 2009 12:19 AM EDT |
With an SMB volume for files that are really big, so that when the system unpacks them, you don't run out of space and end up with a brick. |
| caitlyn May 30, 2009 3:00 AM EDT |
Windows + anti-virus software + anti-spyware software + personal firewall + bloated Windows apps on a netbook runs pretty much like a brick anyway. I've played with Windows on a netbook and found it to be sluggish. The same system with Linux just flies. |
| hkwint May 30, 2009 5:41 PM EDT |
Quoting:Question: How do you get new software on a Windows netbook that has no optical drive? Probably done using three simple steps: -Insert Linux LiveUSB, -Install Linux, -Start synaptic, yum or whatever. |
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