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Linux newbies get a helping hand

January 5, 2006 A popular online quiz is helping companies and home users to choose among desktop Linux products. TAGS: quiz, desktop Linux, Linux, distribution, feedback

Device support 'key' to desktop Linux

April 5, 2006 Hardware makers should do more to make devices compatible with the open-source OS, experts tell LinuxWorld attendees. TAGS: desktop Linux, LinuxWorld, Novell Inc., Open Source Development Labs, hardware maker, open-source community, Linux, open source, operating system

E-mail 'crucial' to future of desktop Linux

December 1, 2005 Spread of open source on the desktop could falter unless e-mail applications improve, a new study says. TAGS: desktop Linux, Open Source Development Labs, Linux, survey, adoption, Mozilla Thunderbird, training, open source, Mozilla Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

Novell: Vista will drive users to Linux

September 12, 2005 Jack Messman claims that the cost of moving to Windows Vista will prompt users to consider moving to desktop Linux. TAGS: desktop Linux, Jack Messman, Novell Inc., migration, Linux, Linux desktop, general manager, Microsoft Windows Vista, workstation, school, CEO, open source, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

Pioneering desktop Linux project put on ice

September 5, 2006 Norwegian city won't make shift soon, but the man behind the plan denies that the project has been canned. TAGS: desktop Linux, migration, e-government, open-source software, Linux, portal, citizen, city, project, open source, desktop computer, server, Microsoft Corp.

Indiana schools enroll Linux

August 5, 2005 Hundreds of thousands of Linux machines could eventually be used in Indiana schools, if a pilot project goes well. TAGS: Indiana, Linspire, desktop Linux, classroom, Linux, school, student, open source, operating system

Red Hat tries new desktop Linux angle

May 10, 2007 Red Hat Global Desktop, the company's latest PC-oriented Linux product, is aimed for users in developing nations. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., desktop Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, appliance, Linux, virtualization, nation, Intel, security, server, laptop computer, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

Novell's shift to open source makes slow progress

April 11, 2006 Two years after Novell first mooted a company migration to Linux, 60 percent of its staff can still boot Windows at work. TAGS: Novell Inc., desktop Linux, Sydney, migration, shift, Linux, OpenOffice.org, open source, open-source software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

FreeBSD vows to compete with desktop Linux

May 12, 2006 Unix descendent to match Linux on features, with GNOME support expected this year, according to core developer. TAGS: FreeBSD, GNOME, desktop Linux, developer, Linux, KDE, file system, interview, Unix, project, operating system

Linspire giving away desktop Linux OS

September 2, 2005 Called Linspire Five-O, the operating system, normally available for $49.95, is available for free until Sept. 6. TAGS: Linspire, desktop Linux, confusion, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows

ThinkPad--now with Suse Linux

August 15, 2006 Novell and Lenovo are teaming up on a new ThinkPad laptop with Novell's Suse Linux operating system preinstalled. TAGS: Novell Inc., ThinkPad, Lenovo, IBM ThinkVantage, desktop Linux, LinuxWorld, Linux, SuSE Linux, SuSE, laptop computer, operating system

Intel more active in desktop Linux

November 24, 2004 Company begins effort to make it easier for sales partners in China, India to sell desktop computers running Linux. TAGS: Linux, desktop Linux, China, Intel, desktop computer, kit, Intel Centrino, India, component, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

$100 laptop 'will boost desktop Linux'

June 2, 2006 The head of the One Laptop per Child project says he must be doing something right if he's upsetting Microsoft and Intel. TAGS: OLPC, desktop Linux, education, children, project, Linux, school, Red Hat Inc., AMD, teacher, Intel, laptop computer, server, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Sun cools down Linux desktop plan

June 28, 2005 Java Desktop System will continue to exist, but expect to see "less of an emphasis" on it, company's top software exec says. TAGS: Sun Java Desktop System, Dana Gardner, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux desktop, Scott McNealy, desktop Linux, StarOffice, Linux, desktop computer, Sun Solaris, Novell Inc., server, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

Linux on the desktop--almost there again?

August 9, 2005 The buzz over breaking the Windows stronghold has died down considerably, but it hasn't been silenced. TAGS: Novell Inc., Novell Linux, desktop Linux, Linux, Red Hat Inc., wine, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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