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Right at the time of writing the verdict the new Ubuntu 7.10 was released, making it perfect timing to wrap up our ten-part series on living in a Linux only world.

My Linux-Watch colleague Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols' definition of desktop Linux popularity is rather disturbing. Today, he recounted the results of the Linux Foundation Survey 2007 in a post at DesktopLinux.com. Maybe he loves Linux just too darn much, because his take is—shall I say—over the top.

I didn't get the opportunity to use the proper KDE environment side of it; I was just using the At-Ease-style interface. But OOo Writer launched in 7 seconds (pretty good), and it was responsive. The reports are correct: The keyboard is incredibly difficult to type on. It's probably okay for hunt-and-peck'ers (the target market?), but a touch-typist like myself really struggled to hit the right keys.

It's been a while since I've played with Damn Small. The last time I used it regularly was on an old Gateway Solo laptop someone at work dumped on me. The fact that I could run a new OS (however small) on an ancient Pentium 3 with 16MB of RAM was a testament to its usefulness.

There is, to be sure, no lack of “top software” lists in the open source world (or in software in general). The Internet is drowning in such lists.

Independent developers collaborating through the EeeUser.com web site have created a Xubuntu derivative—called eeeXubuntu—designed specifically for the Asus Eee PC.

Dell has told DesktopLinux.com that it will be announcing later today, Dec. 19, that it will be releasing PCs with Ubuntu 7.10 (aka Gutsy Gibbon) as part of its Dell Consumer Linux lineup along with the ability to legally play DVDs.