Xandros 2.0 Community Edition
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Target Machine
Eurocom Viper D270S laptop
- 1.7MHz CPU, 196MB RAM, SiS 650 VGA
- Onboard NIC and 56K modem
- USB, PCMCIA, etc.
Dual-boot with Windows XP on first partition.
Getting Xandros
Downloaded ISO from Xandros.com (full 650MB). Burned to CD.
Installing Xandros
Booted from CD into a slick installation environment. It correctly detected all hardware with the exception of the onboard "Winmodem" (no great loss as it needs a non-GPL binary driver to run).
Ran through the options in under 10 minutes, installed in under 30.
A quick reboot and Xandros was fully functional.
Running Xandros
A rather modified KDE is the desktop environment. All applications were in an easy-to-find location. Most default settings would be very comfortable for the average Windows user.
Installing new software is a snap with the Xandros Software Server application. The only drawback is that the application isn't that great over a slow link.
Most everyday tools were available, and readily recognisable in function.
Overall Impression
As a Desktop Operating System, specifically for migrating Window's users, Xandros is the perfect solution. Based on Debian, it has all the power of apt-get/dselect for administrators to be able to set up a non-standard installation, with all the ease-of-use modern GUI's can afford.
