Category5 Technology TV - Linux Distros - Part 1: PCLinuxOS 2011.6

Linux Distros - Part 1: PCLinuxOS 2011.6

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June 28, 2011

Robbie and Christa begin our new series taking a look at an assortment of Linux distributions, starting with PCLinuxOS 2011.6 with KDE.

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Robbie Ferguson, Christa Wells and Hillary Rumball present in studio.
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Using a hot-swappable drive cage to build your unRAID array using a standard computer chassis.
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Using Google to convert numbers, currencies, temperatures, etc.
Viewer Question: Is there a reliable Twitter client for Windows 7 64-bit? I've heard Seesmic and Tweetdeck don't work in 64-bit Windows 7, so I'm having to use Twitter through my browser.
Using Seesmic Web in Prism to mimic the Seesmic application on a non-compatible computer.
Robbie mentions eyeOS as a good web-based application example.
Viewer Question: I watched your tutorial on Synergy, but can't get it to work. What needs to be connected to my guest computer? Just ethernet? Or does it need a monitor too?
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Feature: Linux Distros - Part 1: PCLinuxOS 2011.6
Robbie and Christa take a look at PCLinuxOS 2011.6 running KDE.
The basics: what is Linux?
Versions of included software in PCLinuxOS 2011.6.
LibreOffice Manager saves space in the PCLinuxOS 2011.6 distribution by allowing the user to quickly and easily install LibreOffice using the Internet once their PCLinuxOS system is already setup.
The ease of installing PCLinuxOS 2011.6.
Setting the display resolution on PCLinuxOS 2011.6 KDE.
Testing the out-of-the-box user experience on PCLinuxOS 2011.6.
PCLinuxOS 2011.6 has Flash capabilities right out of the box.
The clean, well-organized Linux Applications menu vs Windows' cluttered Programs menu.
PCLinuxOS 2011.6 includes an extremely easy-to-use personal firewall.
Installing applications on PCLinux OS 2011.6.
Looking at the PCLinuxOS Applications menu and how it is organized into software categories.
PCLinuxOS includes XChat IRC, which you can use to chat in the Category5.TV chat room.
Activating (unlocking) widgets on your PCLinuxOS 2011.6 desktop.
How many times can Robbie say "Linux" in 10 minutes?
Viewer Question: Can we see Christa's desktop?