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Episode 12: Colleen from TWIT Talks Linux, Some Windows, and a Little Bit of Mac.
Running time: 1:01:45
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Show Notes:- Intro of Colleen from TWIT.tv and TWITLive.tv (Follow Colleen on Twitter here or visit her blog at www.thedigitalkitty.com) - Colleen's OS of choice is BOS, sold to Palm. - Pendrive Linux- Boots from a Flash Drive, has OpenGL interface. - Use virtual machines (like Parallels) to run an operating system from within another operating system - GNOME and KDE: Graphical User Interfaces for LINUX - Advanced users more likely to use the Linux command line interface. You can also pull up a command line interface from the GUI. - LINUX was created by Linus Torvalds. - Command line in LINUX allows you to more directly control the OS. - UBUNTU - very popular distribution with great forum support. Recommended by Colleen for basic or advanced users. In between users may find Windows or OSX better suited. - Ways for first time users to start using LINUX safely: 1. Use and boot from external hard drive. Colleen recommends OpenSUSE or Ubuntu. 2. Live CD - allows you to run LINUX from a CD without installing it on your system. 3. Use a pen drive and make it persistent. - WUBI - Windows Ubuntu Installer - Installs LINUX on HD without repartitioning or altering Windows boot record. - Colleen recommends Ubuntu for general/basic use. Demanding or specialized/power user tasks may be better with XP or Mac. Linux may be more trouble than it's worth in these cases - Colleen's 13 Ways to Make Life With Windows XP Better - Knoppix is a great distro for running from CD-ROM to repair or read files on corrupted Windows installations - Colleen's views on Vista - Will Linux go mainstream? - When to do a reinstall of Windows
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