Comments on: PCLinuxOS http://polishlinux.org All About GNU/Linux and BSD - reviews, comparisons, articles Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:56:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ted Eyster http://polishlinux.org/linux/pclinuxos/#comment-99095 Ted Eyster Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:15:52 +0000 http://polishlinux.org/linux/pclinuxos/#comment-99095 I had the VirtualBox installed on my PCLinux, but without much success. I must confess I did not spend much time with it or the configuration. What I wanted it for was the Nokia software suite for my phone. I just couldn't get it to work right and opted for an internal card reader that fits my purposes better anyway as it handles my cameras and phones. The install from Synaptic worked flawlessly and the program itself looked as though it might have some real possibilities. Good Luck. I had the VirtualBox installed on my PCLinux, but without much success. I must confess I did not spend much time with it or the configuration. What I wanted it for was the Nokia software suite for my phone. I just couldn’t get it to work right and opted for an internal card reader that fits my purposes better anyway as it handles my cameras and phones. The install from Synaptic worked flawlessly and the program itself looked as though it might have some real possibilities.
Good Luck.

]]> By: David Syes http://polishlinux.org/linux/pclinuxos/#comment-88800 David Syes Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:24:31 +0000 http://polishlinux.org/linux/pclinuxos/#comment-88800 I'd like to see PCLinuxOS release with VirtualBox up and running upon installing PCLinux. Even a vanilla config would be fine, as long as it could cope with XP or 2k with or without patches. I find that I will in the next 4 or 5 months be forced to buy a new computer with xp or 2k in order to use some software that is not able to run in w98. For this, I'd pay $100 for PCLinux. This would kill one bird with two stones: 1. No longer have to consider buying Win4Lin (even tho it does not need a kernel of its own anymore), in case I still run my w98 image for stuff that might not run correctly in xp or 2k 2. No longer have to fight Win4Lin with its generic kernel that prevents use of (or is in capable of seeing) my MP3/media devices, meaning I should not have to reboot anymore. A bonus is that I can support VirtualBox more affordably since VB has a free version (for now?) I’d like to see PCLinuxOS release with VirtualBox up and running upon installing PCLinux. Even a vanilla config would be fine, as long as it could cope with XP or 2k with or without patches. I find that I will in the next 4 or 5 months be forced to buy a new computer with xp or 2k in order to use some software that is not able to run in w98.

For this, I’d pay $100 for PCLinux. This would kill one bird with two stones:

1. No longer have to consider buying Win4Lin (even tho it does not need a kernel of its own anymore), in case I still run my w98 image for stuff that might not run correctly in xp or 2k

2. No longer have to fight Win4Lin with its generic kernel that prevents use of (or is in capable of seeing) my MP3/media devices, meaning I should not have to reboot anymore.

A bonus is that I can support VirtualBox more affordably since VB has a free version (for now?)

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