Linked by Kevin Arvin on Thu 1st Jan 2004 21:29 UTC
The aim of this experimental Linux distribution is to provide to the student population at large an operating system that is easy to install and use and provides an alternative to the traditional commercial operating systems. CollegeLinux is a Slackware derived Linux (2.4.23) distribution on a single CD that weighs in at 600 MB.
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I can't speak for the author, but I'll attemtp to fill some gaps:
> 2) What does "pseudo text based install" mean?
Installer is text based. Some configuration utilities use ncurses.
> 4) The review asserts that some users may be confused by
> the install's partioning and bootloader sections. Why?
Partitioning is done in cfdisk, which could be confusing for someone used to GUI tools like Partition Magic, I suppose. As for setting up the bootloader, installer makes an effort to auto-configure it (Lilo) the best it can, but also gives an option to edit config file manually. There are a couple of choices available, and the wording of them seems to confuse some people. (Sorry to be vague, I'm doing this from memory)
> 5) The reviewer asserts the default KDE display is ugly.
I think it is just his subjective opinion re: background and theme. But anti-aliasing is on, and the fonts look good.
> What version of XFree86?
4.3.0
> He says it's speed is similar to other
> "distributions I've seen"
Performance is basically the same as what can be expected from Slackware 9.1
> Is the install based on Slackware's, or is it specific
> to CollegeLinux?
Installer was written in-house, but it delegates some tasks to other tools, eg. cfdisk, or knoppix modules. Surely there are some Slackware bits in it as well
> Are the Slackware packaging tools present?
Yes, and slapt-get will not interfere with them, either. Packages can be enhanced with dependencies information slapt-get will use, but pkgtool will simply ignore. So compatibility is, and will be maintained.
> Since Gnome is not in the distribution, can
> Slackware's or Dropline's Gnome be installed?
Yes, Dropline installs perfectly.