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| 2005-01-10 |
ELX Linux 4.0 BizDesktop Available for Download |
| Remember ELX Linux? A distribution from India that was meant to be a highly user-friendly product designed for Linux beginners, but later it seemingly disappeared from the scene. Now it's back with a free evaluation download of ELX Linux 4.0 BizDesktop: "ELX's highly acclaimed BizDesktop 4.0 is now available for evaluation purposes. Users can freely download this easy-to-use OS. BizDesktop 4.0 is well known for its easy-to-use interface, superb functionality, business readiness and just-what-you-need approach. All this is packed in just a single CD install." Here are the links to the announcement and product specifications. Download: elx-bizdisc-01-Nov-2004.iso (699MB).
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| 2004-07-18 |
ELX BizDesk 4.0 Review |
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| DesktopOS.com has published a review of ELX BizDesk 4.0: "ELX BizDesk 4.0 is the latest incarnation of a product that was first unleashed in the middle of 2002 by Hyderabad-based Everyone's Linux Pvt Ltd, who claim to be the first Indian Linux distribution company to have entered the software market. Loosely based on Red Hat Linux 9, BizDesk 4.0 is designed primarily for corporate users who are looking for a drop-in replacement for Microsoft Windows and Office. Although ELX products receive the occasional mention in the wider press, a comprehensive review has not been undertaken since at least 2002. So what is BizDesk like in the year 2004, two years on? ELX kindly sent us a copy so we could find out." The full review with screenshots.
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| 2002-10-23 |
Distribution Release: ELX Linux 1.0 BizDesk |
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| The ELX Linux project has released ELX Linux 1.0 BizDesk edition: "ELX Business Desktop 1.0 (or BizDesk) is a small foot print, single CD install version of ELX. Unlike PowerDesktop which provides powerful environment for server users and developers, BizDesk is aimed for business or home users." This is a freely downloadable, light version of the distribution's commercial offering, stripped of server and development tools as well as disabled auto-updates, but with the added bonus of KDE3. A great way to try the product before any financial commitment. Get it here: LIGHT.ISO (597MB). On a related note, ELX Linux has stopped accepting further orders for the 1.0 PowerDesktop product, citing lack of stock and promising a new release soon. Watch its purchase page for further updates.
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| 2002-07-14 |
ELX Linux 1.0 Shipping |
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| According to some posts on the ELX Linux mailing lists, the ELX Power Desktop 1.0 final has been shipped to the first customers. The product is available in three editions - Platinum (US$95), Gold (US$75) and Silver (US$60). All these products contain the same 3 CDs (2 Installation CDs + 1 Applications CD), a Quick Install Guide and a Reference Manual so the price difference simply reflects various support levels. This link will take you to a page containing all the details, including very convenient "Add to Cart" buttons. Also visit the ELX product page and our updated ELX page. Currently, only the "pre-gold" edition is available for download.
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| 2002-06-04 |
Distribution Review: ELX |
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| NewsForge reviews ELX Linux: " The developers in Hyderabad have done a great job in creating this very Windows-like, complete distribution. In fact, they've done such a great job that during my use, a virus tried to install itself on my system. After realizing it was dealing with Linux, it promptly apologized and left without causing any damage. For you serious types out there, that was a joke. On a more serious note, I'll say that although ELX is still at a development stage and does have its problems, this promises to be one of the better newbie-friendly distributions available." Follow this link to read the full review.
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| 2002-05-13 |
Distribution News: ELX |
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| ELX Linux 1.0 to be released on around 25 May. DesktopLinux has published an email from Abhi Datt, ELX Linux's founder and Chief Software Architect where he is quoted as saying that "ELX is all set to release the Power Desktop 1.0 somewhere around 25th of this month". The email also includes interesting comments on new overseas partnerships, licensing and a link to a comparison table comparing ELX with Windows and other Linux distributions. Read it all here.
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| 2002-05-10 |
Distribution Release: ELX 1.0 Pre-Gold |
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| ELX Linux Pre-gold announcement: "We are pleased to announce that our ELX Pre-gold version is released. This release includes many more new features than the previous official release. Upgraded core components: Kernel - 2.4.17, XFree86 - 4.2.0, GCC - 3.0.4 and 2.96. New features - a GUI application to change the resolution and color depth, an editable launchpad, integration of launchpads with apt-get and many more..." - which you can read in the announcement. Check out the Release Notes and download the two ISO images: elx-pregold-cd1-bin.iso (602MB) and elx-pregold-cd2-bin.iso (571MB). Be warned that downloads are very slow as only one mirror is provided as I write this, but you can use the time to browse the distribution's revamped home page and also our ELX Linux page. And good news for all those who cannot wait for 1.0: "This will be the final official pre-release before ELX 1.0."
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| 2002-01-17 |
Distribution Review: ELX |
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| NewsForge: "This is not a full review of ELX, just a "first peek". We'll be looking at ELX again in another release or two, when it's a little more of a finished product. The next version may be ready to download by the time you read this; we hear that it's almost ready." The full story on NewsForge. NewsForge is right, the latest ELX pre-release is now available for download: elx-pre1-rc2-cd1.iso (665MB) and elx-pre1-rc2-cd2.iso (552MB). Galeon (1.0.2), GCC (3.0.3), Gnumeric (1.0.1), Mozilla (0.9.7) and Webmin (0.91) are among the updated packages. More on our ELX page.
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| 2002-01-08 |
ELX Linux RC2 Getting Ready |
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| Elx Linux RC2 getting ready: "We are pleased to inform you that Elx pre-I , release candidate -II, will be available for public download on or before the 12th of January 2002 with the following new features: resolution setting at the time of installation; SCSI & multi-disk support; improved partitioning utility; enhanced hardware support." Also included are the latest versions of Webmin and CUPS. More information on the Elx Linux web site.
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| September 2009 |
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At one point or another gamers can hit the wall when using other OS systems such as Linux and Mac, as Windows has always been renowned as the OS of choice for the gaming community. In a lot of cases this has changed somewhat over the last few years with the use of virtualization software that helps to bridge that gap, and it can be quite successful to a point. Of course, when you virtualize another OS you can lose some of the performance, than say running a game natively, and with slowdowns and bugs comes frustration. We have listed a few resources that we think are worth a mention for different types of gamers, both online multiplayer and single player, see what you think:
- World of Goo. This is a great puzzle game that will keep you busy for hours, there's also a free playable demo version.
- If you're a online poker enthusiast we can recommend you check out the pokerlistings.com Linux poker page, it has a list of poker apps that are compatible with your OS.
- For the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) crowds you could always take a look at Vendetta online, "thousands of people can play together, at the same time, in a single, persistent universe", sounds great!
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