Linux distros

Salix linux review – When it comes to choosing your next distribution, anything based on Slackware tends to fall out of favour. That’s not saying that Slackware is bad by any means, but it’s instead statement to the level of improvements made throughout some of its competition. One of the main Slackware-based distributions that has generally … Read more

Black panther os 16 review – Shashank Sharma tries out a new KDE distro that’s pleasing to look at, but discovers that sometimes appearances can indeed be deceptive. [wpsm_titlebox title=”Brief” style=”2″] Although not advertised as such, its homegrown CLI utilities can be a USP with a little work. While incredibly fast, the distro falters on … Read more

David Briddock explores the potential of using this stripped-back operating system on your mini computer The low-cost Raspberry Pi boards are brimming with latent potential for fun and experimentation. Knowing this, it’s no surprise that the A and B models have sold in the millions – far exceeding the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s wildest dreams. Yet … Read more

We recall the first version of a great Linux distro October 2004 promised to be an interesting month in the Linux community, as Canonical was releasing its very first distro. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] The September before had seen a collection of adverts announcing the release, and the community’s interest was piqued. Here, it seemed, … Read more

Integrating Windows with Linux has never been easier, thanks to the power of Robolinux. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] To gamer a user base, both established and new distributions need to offer something a bit different without over complicating the user experience. Its a surprisingly tricky balance to get right. Robolinux wont be a new name … Read more

[wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] WHATS NEW FOR 16.04? Discover whats shipping with your new Long-Term Support release Ubuntus Long-Term Support releases are, by definition, designed to be highly stable improvements with minimal disruptive changes. 16.04 is no different, and that’s why the majority of the visible changes are based on bugfixes and incremental quality improvements, … Read more

Whonix is very different from the other distros in this group test. The distro is in fact a pair of Debian-based virtual appliances that you must run simultaneously, in two separate virtual machines. The Whonix-Gateway is used for configuring Tor, and its only task is to route traffic via the Tor anonymising network. This machine … Read more

Chrome OS is brilliant. For the type of user Chromebooks are generally aimed at, it does exactly what it needs to do. It’s fast and easy to use – what more could you ask for? Well, you may find yourself missing some of the features associated with more traditional operating systems. Don’t worry, help is … Read more

Assembling a PC is straightforward, but choosing the components is less so. Neil Bothwick looks at the options There is a document that has been floating around the internet for at least fifteen years, called ‘What if operating systems were airlines’. The entry for Linux Airlines states: “When you board the plane, you are given … Read more