Comments on TECH SOURCE FROM BOHOL: An Absolute Linux Review

what an amazing drab distro,..dull colous, drab, l...

2009-09-26T04:32:29.503+08:00

what an amazing drab distro,..dull colous, drab, lifeless, is it Linux or Windows 95

Great review! Can I ask how the start-up time was?...

2008-01-30T09:26:00.000+08:00

Great review! Can I ask how the start-up time was? Particularly in comparison to other distros...

Thanks!

Based on their performances from my test machine, ...

2007-10-15T11:07:00.000+08:00

Based on their performances from my test machine, I would consider Absolute and Zenwalk at par or equal in terms of speed and responsiveness. Beyond stripping down and using lightweight apps, Absolute is easier to maintain and install than the original Slack.

Thanks Auza for this review. You wrote you were "i...

2007-10-15T03:49:00.000+08:00

Thanks Auza for this review. You wrote you were "impressed by its speed and steadiness"... Do you mean Absolute Linux is even more responsive than Zenwalk, yet considered to be optimized for speed ? According to my benchmarking I found Zenwalk remarkably fast indeed, somewhat more responsive than Arch Linux with same apps and no special tweaking... I would be curious to known whether Absolute Linux benefits from special optimizations beyond stripping-down Slackware and using lightweight apps ?

Open ROX, then find the file named .xinitrc then o...

2007-10-12T09:10:00.000+08:00

Open ROX, then find the file named .xinitrc then open it as text. Go to the bottom of the file and replace 'startfluxbox' with 'icewm' only (not starticewm) then save. Logout then type 'startx'.

I changed the window manager to Fluxbox, but in Fl...

2007-10-11T23:46:00.000+08:00

I changed the window manager to Fluxbox, but in Flux I can't find a menu to change back to IceWM.

Thanks for the wonderful REVIEW. I'm using absolut...

2007-10-10T13:50:00.000+08:00

Thanks for the wonderful REVIEW. I'm using absolute linux and it really is a great distro.