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z0phi3l

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The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Saw this in OSNews and I actually remember some of these

Back in May 2000 the first issue of Linux Format magazine hit the newsstands. One of its features was a group test of Linux distributions, reflecting the state of play in Linux flavours at the time. If you fancy a trip down memory lane or just a quick look at how beautiful Linux wasn't all those years ago, we've dug out the original article complete with screenshots - read on!

http://www.tuxradar.com/content/archive … stros-2000

Now let's go back and reminisce of the "good ol days"

Dead Code

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Nice.. btw,, why did some of the distros have the same green color as in Windows 98? were there shortage of colors back then?

skottish

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Nice.. btw,, why did some of the distros have the same green color as in Windows 98? were there shortage of colors back then?

That was awesome! Thanks Dead Code.

z0phi3l

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

It was what people expected their OS to look like at the time, customization and "prettying up" you OS really didn't take off till WinXP

skottish

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

I was using Mandrake in 2000, and even then it looked decent. There's a screen shot was down the list, and it looks better than everything else there.

daf666

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

lool.. only debian with kernel 2.0

userlander

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Wow, Netscape. Seems like just yesterday. Everything looks like it's trying to be windows 95. :-o

haxit

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Where can I get that theme?
Looks like computers we used at coop

Corel's desktop is based on KDE, with various extra enhancements.

Hahahahahahah!

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userlander

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

I wonder what they'll be saying about the desktops of today in 10 years.

moljac024

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Mandrake was really looking nice.... and I love the installer look, looks like an old DOS game
Maybe it's nostalgia but I always think how nice those desktops look whenever I see an older screenshot, I might even make a look like that for my desktop if I go crazy

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montecristo

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

I think its funny that some of us are trying to get back to those days when computers were just a bit simpler. Look at programs like lynx and centerim, with the console based interfaces throws us back to the days of DOS. I still love the look of win95/98

Zoranthus

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

I wonder what they'll be saying about the desktops of today in 10 years.

"Elegant UIs for a more civilized age".

moljac024

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

I wonder what they'll be saying about the desktops of today in 10 years.

"Elegant UIs for a more civilized age".

haha, nice one

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initbox

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Those UI's are damn weird. Massive panels that are all over the place or huge individual buttons for no reason. Not to mention the fact that I fail to see the point in panels altogether.

And it's not like nothing better had been invented yet, since Windows had a decent panel since 95 atleast. Meh.

I'm actually jealous of the oldies that started using Linux back then... I wish I had started earlier (than 2006.) But it does seem that Linux on the desktop was a pretty daft effort not too long ago. Then again, I mainly use shell tools...

haxit

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Those UI's are damn weird. Massive panels that are all over the place or huge individual buttons for no reason. Not to mention the fact that I fail to see the point in panels altogether.

Windows 7?

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Obi-Lan

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Panels were massive back then because screen resolutions were much lower so I suppose they had make panels big so that they would be usable. I think KDE panel size has stayed as same all the years, only resolutions have grown bigger.

alex_anthony

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

APT allows the entire system to be updated with just a few commands

They never saw Arch coming with updating in one command...

afonic

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

I remember downloading WinLinux2000 over a 33.6K modem just to try it, even though I had already bought some version of Slackware on CDs (4CDs in those old double cases). Nice times.

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dolby

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

Mandrake was really looking nice.... and I love the installer look, looks like an old DOS game
Maybe it's nostalgia but I always think how nice those desktops look whenever I see an older screenshot, I might even make a look like that for my desktop if I go crazy

Mandrake was the Ubuntu of 1998

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kludge

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Re: The Best Linux Ditributions of the year 2000

While debates over GNOME vs KDE are likely to go on for some time,

understatment of the, well, near-decade.

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