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Installation


By Mitchell - Posted on 01 November 2009

1DE selection
app catergories

The installer was easy to find, the third item from the left on the plasma desktop. I double clicked, and the installer opened, no delays or anything. So far so good.
I noticed a button on the bottom center of the installer reading "Update Installer", used to fix any bugs in the installer found after the release. I figured it would be best to use it, but I dreaded the potentially long download. Much to my delight, it only took a few seconds.

Ease of use

The installer was pretty simple and straightforward. Nothing that would confuse a new Linux user.

Choice

Something I particularly liked is that the installer provided options. You can choose your desktop environment, KDE (You have to download the Gnome disk for gnome), Fluxbox (a minimal desktop), or an XBMC media center. I'll go with KDE.
You can also choose what app categories to install, but unfortunately mot individual apps. Though if you think about it, this is more than most distros provide.

Partitioner

The partitioner seems simple enough to use and didn't create any trouble for me.

User setup

The user setup was easy enough. Just type the names and passwords. You can change the root password, and even add additional before install.

Installation

If I have one thing to say about the install, it's SLOW. Not so slow it going to take overnight or anything, but slow enough you don't just want to sit and watch the progress bars. I would highly recommend you do something (like review the distro XD) while you install.