Comments on: Geeky Fun: Xandros Linux.

By: Mac

Mac — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:17:09 +0000

Like Xandros alot, but I can’t bring myself to get away from
Freespire 2.0 or 1.0. I run 7 computers for fun ? The linux distros have no problems the MS stuff…. well you know.
The only issue I have had with Xandros is the sound card drivers for a high end Creative Labs card. A guy’s gotta have sound. The Freespire shortcoming’s are related to not playing dvd’s commercial movies. I am new to Linux so still struggling with that but overall Linux Xandros and Freespire really rock
Mac

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:38:26 +0000

Hey Jim,

Not hacked, just a type on my part.

If a link has two http:// in it, it will go to Microsoft. I have no idea how MS managed that because it happens in FF as well as IE, but they did.

Try it:

http://http//www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-enable-suspend-with-xandros/

Now the correct one:

http//www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-enable-suspend-with-xandros/

I fixed the link in the entry. Thanks!

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:13:30 +0000

http://www.newlinuxuser.com/howto-enable-suspend-with-xandros/

This link seems to be hacked. When I punch it, it comes up on microsoft.com

By: woodsmoke

woodsmoke — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:07:23 +0000

HI,
yeah… a friend of mine runs SUSE…. and really likes it, he’s into sound….. and a student or two use Fedora…. one thing about linux is that there really is something for everybody!

ain’t xandros great!
woodsmoke

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:10:25 +0000

It’s true – different stroked for different folks. My needs aren’t so much techhy as they are a desire to have my laptop function as intended with Linux running on it. Linux is far enough along now that my computer should ‘just work’ and with Linspire, it does.

I have far less problems with my desktop since its hardware isn’t as exotic. I’m currently running SuSE 10 on it., Beauty…

By: woodsmoke

woodsmoke — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:46:43 +0000

Hi Jon,
Hey, my best buddy of many years name is spelled Jon…
His kids are Jean, Jeannene, Jonell, Jonna and Jon…
Anyhow, thanks for the reply…. Yeah a lot of YOU GUYS that are into all the techy stuff move on.. I admit, from what I’ve seen of the other distros, there are a LOT that have a lot more “cutting edge” stuff and will do things like the “science” stuff, that my boy does, he’s an astronomer.. but he kind of “rolls his own”… But, for what I need which is FREEDOM from MS and the ability to KNOW that when I turn the machine on it just works, so I can add an Impress slide to the lecture for tomorrow…. the j/c which REQUIRES MS….. runs Impress just fine….. what they don’t know, doesn’t hurt me!
And I donate a LOT of computers, up into thirty odd so far… a lot of them “modded” for kids…. and I went through a STACK of distros trying to find one that would “just work” and was also a one cd install…. I don’t have hours to be loading and picking between fifty-dozen different keybards and then trying to set up a printer… And was almost ready to give up with the first computer, then I did Fedora Core 3….. yep several cds but it did find everything, enven though it took some configuring…. printer, internet, speakers, etc.

And in a couple of weeks there was Xandros, and I’ve never looked back. I’ve sold one to the wife of a fellow who is the early stages of Alzheimers’s and she wanted him to be able to play Yhatzee online…. go figure… and didn’t want viruses and wanted something simple and logical…. I’ve donated to kids who do their homework, the USB ports and pen drives just work along with Open Office, and they have plenty of games from Xandros Networks….and some crossover games…. and Hispanics who can use it to IM and e-mail with their relatives elsewhere. (I do ESL also)… The distro is so good for “that level” of people that I’ve actually got e-mails from folks who are still using Xandros almost a year later, and had one guy, just last week, who dropped off a computer for me to “rehabilatate and donate” that uses it for E-Bay sayles(uses AOL) and, yes, AOL is “OS independent” but, he just fired up Xandros and put the CD in and away he went…

So…. for SOME FOLKS who are more cutting edge… Xandros is doesn’t have enough horsepower, but for us Lazy Bones…. I like to nap a LOT it works ok….

And, if you don’t mind, I put a link for my fansite in the little box but it didn’t show up…. you can type in XandrosFun in Google and get to it…

I must say that you have an “eclectic” bunch of things going on here…..

again, nice site!
woodsmoke

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:47:45 +0000

Hey Woodsmoke. Thanks for stopping by and sorry it took me so long to moderate this comment. Busy days around here

I’ve moved on from Xandros – Linspire is much more my cup of tea (read: much more advanced) but I’ll be keeping an eye on Xandros. I’m Canadian and would love to use a Canadian distro

By: woodsmoke

woodsmoke — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:36:54 +0000

Hi,
I just ran across your site, and gave a mention of your reviews of Xandros back at the forum….

And, if anyone wants to take a look, I have a Xandros “fan” site, with tweaked games, wallpapers, an odd article or two and Spanish translations for our Hispanic friends….

Hey, I bookmarked this site…. I’ll be coming back it looks pretty good.

ain’t xandros great!
woodsmoke

By: New Linux User » HOWTO: Add Debian Repositories to Xandros.

New Linux User » HOWTO: Add Debian Repositories to Xandros. — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:56:52 +0000

[...] During my recent foray with Xandros Linux, I identified two things that I had to do to make Xandros usable. The first was to get suspend working, which is covered here, and the second was to gain access to more applications. The Xandros Networks (XN) is sadly bereft of applications. [...]