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The evolution of the Linux desktop

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 22 comments
TechRadar UK; By Jono bacon
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Back in 1998 when I started using Linux, it was ugly. In those days you installed it by inserting around 40 floppy disks into your computer and praying that one of them wouldn't be a duffer and make you have to start again. After this lengthy installation process, you were typically presented with this not-entirely-intuitive interface:

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Comments (22)

Too much incorrect Information

I don't know why my text dissapeared but was something like next...

I wrote about how Redhat, Mandrake and SUSE had vey good GUI's at the time the article comments. I used to do linux with Mandrake and 'til day i love their installer. Please don't say that today Ubuntu is the greatest linux 'cause then Linux has failed There are many, too many in fact, failures in Ubuntu (Xorg drivers, utilities, etc) Even updating some unrelated software do crash other things
I think you were supposed to say "nt"
N and T adjacent is a four-letter word here.

Put a slash between them.
The article is about Ubuntu not the Linux Desktop in general
@gus

Yes I see what you mean, it does sound a lot like microsoft windows "new terminology" -
I always thought it meant "Not Talking"
Would someone please tell me what that means..apparantely I am a little dense today..;-)

No Text (in comment)
NT "Nice Toffee" "Next Tuesday"
never tell needless tickling New Testament nasal topology naked technology nearsighted Taoist ninja tarantulas not tonight
Nattering Twitterers
Think it means the new comment system ate the comment.

(Nice thinking!)
Great to see a nice thread.
> Nice try

Sigh. Oh well. There's always next time.

Wtf?

WTF - Wellington Tennis Federation
WTF, The WikiLeaks Task Force
it seems like there is a bug that makes that new threads are empty... Looking into it. Edit: Actually that is incorrect, as it will be Bob or Dave who will be looking in to it =)
Wine toast fritatta

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