This distro is based on the current branch of Slackware and Saiix, which itself is a Slackware derivative. The choice of the Openbox DE makes the distro ideal for low-spec machines and the latest edition features a new graphical installer The previous release didn’t do much to impress Shashank Sharma, so he’s on high alert … Read more
Daphile 17.09 review – Do you own plenty of music, but are struggling to set up a headless music server? Then Shashank Sharma might have a solution… [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] Daphile 17.09 review: In brief… »The distribution is designed to help you store and play your music files from a server, which you can control … Read more
Korora 25 Gnome review – Shashank Sharma freely admits to being an Arch Linux fan, but he quite enjoys the simplicity of distros like Korora. Korora 25 Gnome review: In brief… » A beginner friendly distro, Korora is based on Fedora Linux and offers its best qualities such as stability and modern packages. With proprietary extras … Read more
Netrunner Rolling 2018.01 review – There’s a seemingly endless list of Arch-based KDE distributions. Does this one manage to set itself apart from the others? [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] RAM 1GB Storage 10GB Specs 1.6 GHz processor. 64-bit only Available from www.netrunner.com Netrunner is a product of Blue Systems, a German IT company which is one of the … Read more
Zentyal 5.0 review – Despite his fondness for the command-line, Shashank Sharma quite appreciates the point and click interface offered by Zentyal. Zentyal 5.0 review: In brief… » An Ubuntu Server-based distribution that’s designed to ease the process of fetching, installing and configuring various server- related roles and services. Unlike a regular server distro, Zentyal uses … Read more
Shashank Sharma is convinced that we’re in the ‘decade of rolling release distributions’, as he tries his hands at a young Gentoo derivative… [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] Redcore Linux 18.01 review: In brief… » A Gentoo based Live-installable distribution that aims to bring Gentoo’s power to home users. It features an impressive array of default … Read more
Above Parrot is a more comprehensive, versatile and usable distribution than many of its peers and it looks good too Does the saturated pen-testing space need another distribution? Parrot Security thinks it does RAM 385MB minimum, 2GB advised Storage 16GB for full installation Specs 1 GHz processor https://www.parrotsec.org There’s no dearth of specialized distributions that hand … Read more
Uruk GNU/Linux 2.0 – After all the festive excesses and numerous regrets, Jonni Bidwell settles down and resolves to live a life more libre in 2018. In brief… » A lightweight, libre distribution aimed at people who care enough about open source values to make a few sacrifices. It’s based on the respected Trisquel GNU/Unux. and … Read more
DietPi review: In brief… In his quest for more Pi, Les Pounder is told to go on a diet. We think he may have misunderstood the request… A lightweight, server-oriented distribution that offers an initial small install of around 2GB. A DietPi can be configured quickly to meet the needs of the user via a … Read more
Freespire 3.0 review – The word revival is rarely used in conjunction with dead distros, but Freespire has done just that thanks to new management, discovers Shashank Sharma. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] Freespire 3.0 review: In brief… » Freespire was originally called Lindows and quickly became popular with users looking to move away from Windows, but … Read more
The premise of an entire distribution based on unstable software is seducing enough for Shashank Sharma. But is the project just a clever gimmick? [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] Siduction Cinnamon review: In brief… » Based on Sid. Debian’s unstable branch, the distro presents itself as fully usable, if its default collection of apps is any … Read more
SwagArch 2017.07 Review – When working with Arch-based distributions, Shashank Sharma always tries to gauge how far the apple has fallen from the tree… – Despite its name, SwagArch is a rather vanilla Linux distro, offering neither bling nor a vast set of default applications. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] SwagArch 2017.07 review: In brief… » A … Read more