http://www.pcmech.com/article/real-world-linux-use-getting-real/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pcmech.com/article/real-world-linux-use-getting-real/comment-page-1/#comment-17657 Real World Linux Use - Getting Real | PCMech Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:02:07 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8707#comment-17657 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn this series I’m going to covers the ins and outs of using Linux as your primary home computer operating system. It will cover in a realistic sense what you. [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn this series I’m going to covers the ins and outs of using Linux as your primary home computer operating system. It will cover in a realistic sense what you. [...]

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/real-world-linux-use-getting-real/comment-page-1/#comment-17656 Saverio Failoni Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:51:56 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8707#comment-17656 A good article. It prepares people to a realistic approach to Linux. Anyway, if your computer is, say, one year old and it comes with an inkjet printer of the same age, then it's very likely that everything will work perfectly. Where the PC buyer needs to do some research is in the case of a brand new equipment array that is required to work with Linux from the very beginning: Make sure all the hardware and peripherals you want to buy will work with your Linux distro of choice. In my opinion, one big hardware problem Linux has and that the community should address more seriously, is the use of webcams. A good article. It prepares people to a realistic approach to Linux.
Anyway, if your computer is, say, one year old and it comes with an inkjet printer of the same age, then it’s very likely that everything will work perfectly. Where the PC buyer needs to do some research is in the case of a brand new equipment array that is required to work with Linux from the very beginning: Make sure all the hardware and peripherals you want to buy will work with your Linux distro of choice.
In my opinion, one big hardware problem Linux has and that the community should address more seriously, is the use of webcams.

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