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The strangely named Linux console seems to be designed, work just as well as a live distribution as well as a permanent installation. It offers a LXDE-based desktop in addition to a collection of standard applications. It could be used as a typical desktop Linux distribution, but I have a feeling that type operations could see some use than front end with appliance, that must be a bit more of a typical desktop layout as some of the kiosk or media player distributions. However, I'm not quite sure what actually aims to this distribution.

Linux console is derived from one of the main distributions. Diversity is the hallmark of the Linux scene, and it is a blessing for the choice of distro can adjust to a given situation. However must be in such a crowded field that provide smaller distributions different functions and a niche, a peek value.

Hard disk installation occurs from the boot menu, if you install from the CD. There are two ways an autoinstall that performs the installation without any questions on issues and a typical Linux distribution that does. Installations that continue to prompt without the user are useful because be interrupted to answer some questions, is boring if you want to install more than one computer. I wish more distros an option marked as.

Automatically installed, but potentially dangerous and Linux console's solution to this dilemma has its good and bad points. On the plus side it halts installation if it anything at all on the hard disk. It prompts the user to open a virtual console and command-line Fdisk run to wipe the partitions. The problem with Linux's standard Fdisk program is that it's not very easy to use. It's a shame that given what I suspect to be that developers together could have tapped the anticipated audience for this distribution no Ubuntu style partitioning tool led.

By default Linux console provides a LXDE-based desktop with some media player and a few other applications. The standard launch bar feature to start an icon to the Firefox Web browser or Thunderbird e-Mail client, but in fact, these options download and install the latest version. If you run Linux console as a live CD, repeat the procedure after a shutdown. In practice, this is a big problem, as it takes less than a minute to install Firefox in this way. Speaking of which, boots Linux console quickly thanks custom architecture from a CD, no doubt.

Conclusion

The most important aspect is that the Linux console is stand out from the crowd, it brings a custom distribution, and this both advantages and disadvantages. For example, a positive feature is that all operations from package installation to boot from CD or hard disk are noticeably faster application launch.

The downside is that if you get stuck, you are completely at sea because Linux console much like something else not. In contrast many is the time that I succeeded to resolve a Debian, by use of any information surfaced on a Ubuntu Forum, for example. It has even it's own, custom package format, but this is not exactly brimming with installable software.

The other problem is that a custom distro shoots at the gate of out upstream developments of a mainstream distribution on. The Linux console improvements are limited by the available packages and the efforts of the Linux console development team offered.

As I said at the beginning, each distribution has proven successfully carving out a niche for themselves. The question whether the Linux console has a place is complicated by the fact that it offers a confusing mixture of novice-friendly features that in mixed, require the expertise.

In summary, I find it hard to recommend console over other similar distros like Puppy Linux or tiny core Linux. It deviates from the standards from other distributions, but I can't honestly say that it enough benefits outweigh the potential problems that brings offered. However, it is worth a look at a little different just about anything to see. What is so far done well and in the future may go in a way which gives it clearly defined benefit and identity. On the other hand, you might discover that the strange mixture approaches you are looking for the somewhat strange mix of approaches. And, my friend, is a part of the beauty of Linux.

UK based free writer Michael Reed http://www.unmusic.co.uk/ technology, retro computing, geek culture and gender politics writes. His byline has appeared in several technology publications.

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