Linux XP releases international edition

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Linux XP releases international edition

by Ryan Carter Sep 23rd 2006

Linux XP is a Linux distro that aims to make computing better with the muscle and security of Linux, but tries to look like Windows so it is easier for Windows users to get used to it. The international English edition just launched, but it was initially the most popular distro in Russia. It is based on Fedora Core and really does mimic Windows XP's look and functionality well. Linux XP is also "tightly integrated" with Microsoft technologies, such as Active Directory, remote Windows server login, read/write FAT16/32 and read NTFS file-systems. Microsoft VPN can also be used with Linux XP, can your Red Hat do that? nVidia and ATI graphics drivers also play nice with Linux XP as well, with good support for OpenGL. Linux XP has an easy update feature and add-on installer to help Linux noobs get started and expand their crispy new Linux XP systems. It is an interesting distro that looks strangely familiar. Has anyone had any experience using this?

Control Panel on Linux XP.

Linux XP desktop (in Russian of course)

Tags: Linux XP, LinuxXp, Microsoft, Windows XP, WindowsXp

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Andy Melton said 6:41PM on 9-23-2006

I played with it a long, long time ago. It was on a LiveCD. It seemed slow back then. It seemed buggy and flaky, some things worked, others didn't. I'll need to download the newest version and play around with it.

Mimoun Raddahi said 6:41PM on 9-23-2006

We don't need a linux distro that looks like windows but one that runs windows programs.

Dr1v3r said 4:10PM on 9-24-2006

#2 I think you are wrong. If you want Linux, hence opensource, to be widely adopted then you have to give it to the masses with as little change as possible. Make it look cute, pretty, friendly, or whatever, as long as it is quick and easy to learn.

Sandhomadhu said 11:27AM on 9-25-2006

I want Linux XP Download Link

DownloadResource said 3:32PM on 9-28-2006

You can download it from : www.downloadresource.wordpress.com

william robinson said 5:37PM on 10-09-2006

we need a wine linux
not a linux running wine
wine on top with the ability to go into a pure linux mode

Max said 9:22PM on 10-14-2006

download it from www.linux-xp.siteperso.net

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