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PCLinuxOS Retrospective, Screenshots, and More
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PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ From The Chief Editor's Desk...
One of our conversations towards the end of July involved discussing the distro rankings on Distrowatch. Eventually, our conversation included that time back in 2008 when PCLinuxOS was THE number one distro listed in the Distrowatch rankings.
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I can understand the competition between the various top-level operating systems. Most of us using PCLinuxOS are Windows refugees who grew tired of Microsoft’s narrow vision, who grew tired of paying large sums of money for software, and who grew tired of Windows being a literal virus magnet (all for several reasons). So, that competition between users of different operating systems — Linux, Windows, MacOS — is easy to understand.
What’s not so easy to comprehend is the tribalism and competition between the various Linux distros. We all are, after all, using essentially the same operating system. Yes, it’s true that there are nuances and differences (some subtle, others not so much) between how our favorite operating system works. Each “version” or distro of Linux is built differently by individuals or entities, and evokes the vision that that individual or entity has in mind for how Linux should work. PCLinuxOS users are fortunate to have Texstar, who has created our preferred Linux distro with the idea of being stable, fast, has great hardware detection, and works well as a desktop replacement for Windows (without embracing the Windows mindset).
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PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ PCLinuxOS Screenshot Showcase
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PCLinuxOS Magazine ☛ Adding An Extra Hard Drive To Your PCLinuxOS
Having your hard drive filled up and running out of space is not so much a possibility as a certainty. It will happen, and depending on how you use your computer, it may happen sooner rather than later.
It happened to me, thanks to my wine folder (Ah, Windows games...) and torrents, my 500 GB hard drive was full to the brim. But how did I solve this problem?