Out on 20 October, 2022, Kubuntu 22.10 kicked off a new development cycle for this distribution with the KDE Plasma desktop. Read our Kubuntu 22-10 Review. Written by Adam Hunt Kubuntu 22.10 is the first interim release of this cycle, to be followed by two more interim releases and then the long term support (LTS) … Read more
There is a new Ubuntu derivative in the Linux world called VanillaOS. It is so new that it is not yet on DistroWatch; there isn’t even a Wikipedia article about it! In fact, it is still in the beta testing phase and available only in an “unstable” version. Read our VanillaOS 22-10 Review. Written by … Read more
Mandrake lives on as OpenMandriva Lx. Bruce talks to OpenMandriva Council members to find out more about this innovative distribution. By Bruce Byfield. Read our OpenMandriva Lx Review. Long-time Linux users may recall the once popular Mandrake Linux, but, in North America, any traces of Mandrake have almost disappeared from public view. However, in Europe, the … Read more
I have been meaning to try out Ventoy for some time but kept putting it off for reasons I will explain, but this week I really needed a new ISO writer to put a Linux distribution onto a USB stick and my old methods were not working. Read our Ventoy Review. Written by Adam Hunt … Read more
Michael Reed examines the latest Ubuntu release and finds that it’s a solid offering but unlikely to get your heart racing. Read our Ubuntu 22.10 Review. IN BRIEF Another Ubuntu release brings another set of small, general improvements to a reliable formula that hasn’t changed in years. It’s a stable base for business users and … Read more
Not just one operating system, Puppy Linux is a diverse collection of lightweight operating systems designed for efficiency. By Bruce Byfield. Read our Puppy Linux Review. All distributions are different, but Puppy Linux [1] is more so than most. In fact, some who develop or use Puppy Linux assume from past experience that media coverage … Read more
Rocky Linux steps into the breach left by CentOS with a community-based alternative to RHEL. By Bruce Byfield. Read our Rocky Linux Review. Red Hat Linux bought CentOS in 2014, but largely ignored it for years. Essentially, CentOS was the community version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), both deriving from Fedora. Then, in December … Read more
As part of our ongoing look at some Linux distributions that are not Debian or Ubuntu-based, this month we are going to take Void Linux out for a test drive. Read our Void Linux Review. Void Linux is an independent distribution, meaning it is not based upon any other “upstream” distribution. It also has no … Read more
The release of Xubuntu 22.04 LTS on 21 April, 2022, brought a lot of … very tiny changes. In fact, this whole development cycle since the last long term support (LTS) release has seen very little new and I am going to make the case that that is actually a good thing that will please … Read more
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS features an updated Linux kernel, numerous programming language updates, and improved virtualization and container tools, making it useful for developers and admins. By Kristian Killing. Read our Ubuntu 22.04 Review. Calling Ubuntu 22.04 LTS a COVID-19 release would be bad public relations, but it’s not completely untrue because its predecessor 20.04 was released more or less … Read more
MEPIS and antiX come together MX Linux is fast, friendly, and focused on function. By Bruce Byfield. Read our MX Linux Review. X Linux is a collaboration between MEPIS and antiX, whose initials form its name [1]. AntiX is a popular lightweight distribution, while MEPIS once occupied a role similar to that of Ubuntu or Linux Mint today, … Read more
As part of our series focusing on Linux distributions from outside the Debian-Ubuntu family, this time around we are going to look at SliTaz GNU/Linux. Read our SliTaz 5.0 Review. SliTaz is a very lightweight distribution that is aimed at older hardware, much like Puppy Linux, but with some interesting differences that make it worth a close look. Background SliTaz … Read more