$149.95 for Red Hat Linux 8.0 Pro (Reviewed); $39.95 for Red Hat Linux 8.0 Personal (desktop-oriented, but only OpenOffice is supplied)
Pros:
Anaconda installation was as smooth as silk
Worked well in all facets
Bluecurve interface is a win, especially if you like Gnome
Cons:
If you love KDE, you probably won’t care for Bluecurve
Without a killer app, the desktop still belongs to Windows
System Requirements:CPU: Pentium-class (minimum), 200 MHz Pentium-class or better (recommended). Hard Disk Space: 650 MB minimum, 2.5 GB recommended, 4.5 GB needed for full installation. Memory: 64 MB minimum for text-mode, 128 MB minimum for graphical mode, 192 MB recommended for graphical mode.
Some people love Red Hat 8. They say it’s a Windows-killer. Others hate it. They say that the new Bluecurve GUI combines the worst features of both KDE and Gnome. They say that Mandrake 9 kicks Red Hat 8’s rump.
My opinion? The naysayers need to get over it. Red Hat 8.0 is a good, solid, complete, and professional Linux. The operating system, whether as a server or as a desktop,…
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