Ubuntu ‘Bionic Beaver’ 18.04 represents the first long term support release of a new generation of the leading Linux distribution, with over 30 exciting changes When major changes happen in a distribution that’s as widely used as the Canonical-supported Ubuntu, the Linux universe takes notice. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] At a glance Desktop Ubuntu 18.04 … Read more
A joint effort of two popular projects, this elegant distribution is steadily gaining in popularity [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] Specs CPU i686 Intel or AMD processor Graphics Video adaptor and monitor with 1,024×768 or higher resolution RAM 512MB Storage 5GB License GPL and various Available from https://mxlinux.org The MX Linux project is a joint effort between … Read more
Univention Server 43 Review – One learns to appreciate a well-designed management interface when battling the common cold, as a snuffly Shashank Sharma discovers… As with most of its peers, Univention Corporate Server is aimed at SMBs and enterprises. While its does enable users to install the KDE desktop environment, it’s far too specialised to ever appeal … Read more
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