Fedora 26 Review – The Fedora developers have mastered the art of the stable distro release, but to the point of being boring? [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] RAM 1GB Storage 10GB Specs 1GHz processor, 32- and 64-bit AMD/Intel After several delays with redrawn deadlines and harried developers, Fedora gets its first release of 2017 seven … Read more
Alex Campbell Debian 9 has a number of desktop environment options, including GNOME, KDE, Cinnamon, and MATE. YOU WANT STABILITY if you’re flying commercial or passenger jets, but if you want fighter-like high performance, it can hold you back. It’s the same for software: Debian 9 is that passenger plane. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] As I … Read more
Paul O’Brien reveals the joy of live Linux distributions and how they can provide the ability to boot a Linux environment directly from a disc or USB stick for many different uses A great feature of Linux is the ability to run the operating system without making modifications to the main drive on your machine, courtesy … Read more
Maui linux – Can Maui show that simplicity and functionality are a winning combo for all KDE-based distros to follow? Despite Ubuntu no longer being the only distribution (distro) for Linux newcomers, it hasn’t stopped an array of emerging distros based on it. One of the newest on the scene is Maui Linux, based on … Read more
Has the team behind one of the most popular rolling release distributions finally crafted the perfect update? Manjaro is one of the few rolling release distributions (distros) that caters for nearly all desktop interests. As well as its leading Xfce and KDE versions, the Manjaro team is also behind the development of the i3, Cinnamon, … Read more
Kali Linux Review – Always suspicious of everything, Nate “what’s the catch?” Drake explores the latest divine offering from his distro god, Kali Linux. Kali Linux, which now follows a rolling release model, has now been updated to version 2017.1. replete with updated tools, kernel and better hardware support. [wpsm_toplist] [sc name=”ad 2″] [wpsm_titlebox title=”In brief” … Read more
Nick Peers breathes new life into a Mac by installing Linux alongside OS X with a shared data partition. Read our: Install Linux on MacBook Given that macOS is based on Unix, you’d think Macs would be a lot friendlier towards Linux than they are. But then perhaps the reverse could be said as well: most … Read more
Like Norse mythology’s Loki, Jonni Bidwell is a bit of a prankster and a mischief maker. He’s also quite simple, like Elementary OS Loki. It’s been about a year and half since the last major Elementary OS release (Freya). That version, while a little rough around the edges (some of which were smoothed with a … Read more
Jonni Bidwell is suspicious of anything that simplifies complicated things. Like Zorin OS, which makes desktop Linux beautiful and easy. Roger Moore’s final outing as James Bond (A View to a Kill) saw him defeat the evil blonde supervillain Zorin with all the characteristic eyebrow-raising, bad punnage and borderline sexism that ‘80s audiences so loved. … Read more
Can a distro usurp Puppy Linux as the king of distros for low-resource machines? When it comes to low-resource machines, finding a distribution that functions well is a surprisingly difficult task. Namely due to the constraints they tend to include, but also the omissions normally in abundance. For a long time, Puppy Linux was regarded … Read more
Aminimalist distro with many unique traits.With its included software,the Live distro can be used for maintenance purposes,to unwind with multimedia,to run different servers, and even to indulge in some good old games. Users can also investigate the Antivirus Live CD, BakAndImgCD andThe SSS – all official forks. Ambitiously minimalist distros can be quite a tempting … Read more
It is said that Buddha attained the enlightenment (bodhi) while sat under a fig tree. Jonni Bidwell hopes that Bodhi Linux can likewise enlighten his life. Bodhi Linux is a lightweight Ubuntu-based distro that appeared on the scene back in 2011. It’s system requirements are among the lowest out there for any desktop Linux flavor. … Read more