Written by Adam Hunt Ubuntu 21.04 is the middle release of three “standard” releases on the road to the next long term support release. This 22 April, 2021 release is the second step towards Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, the next long term support version, due out in April, 2022. Read our Ubuntu 21.04 Review. [wpsm_toplist] Ubuntu … Read more
I have been doing reviews of Ubuntu since 2007, Xubuntu since 2009 and Lubuntu since 2010. Read our Kubuntu 20.04 Review. [wpsm_toplist] Written by Adam Hunt But the Ubuntu universe is a big place these days, with ten different official and community distributions, plus dozens of unofficial ones. One that I have never had the … Read more
This year (2020), it’s 20 years ago that I first discovered Linux, picking up RedHat 5.1 (a number of CDs and a manual) for a small sum at a computer meeting. Installing it on the hard disk was very difficult, as the 540 MB HD was so encoded as to enable me to run my … Read more
Written by Adam Hunt Rudra Saraswat appears to be keeping busy during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has not only put out new releases of Ubuntu Unity and UbuntuEd, but on 16 November, 2020, he released the first version of a new distribution, Ubuntu Web. The India-based Ubuntu developer is also known for the server-focused Krob … Read more
Written by Adam Hunt Ubuntu Unity brings back Unity 7, which was the face of Ubuntu from 2011-2017, and which still has a lot of fans, due to its efficient design and maximum use of keyboard shortcuts. [wpsm_toplist] Ubuntu Unity’s second release, version 20.10, came out on the same day as all of the other … Read more
Written by Adam Hunt Kubuntu users are well-known for their dedication to the distribution and for some very good reasons, too. Read our Kubuntu 20.10 Review. [wpsm_toplist] This fresh release of Kubuntu came out on 22 October, 2020. This is the distribution’s 32nd release and the 11th one with the KDE project’s Qt-based Plasma 5 … Read more
Lubuntu 20.10 was released on 22 October, 2020 and marks the beginning of the development cycle that will lead to the next long term support (LTS) release, Lubuntu 22.04 LTS, scheduled for release in April 2022. Read our Lubuntu 20.10 Review. [wpsm_toplist] Being a “standard” release, Lubuntu 20.10 is supported for nine months, until July … Read more
Jonni Bidwell is on a brave quest to banish binary blobs from his legendary Eee PC. Will this distro prove helpful, or become more of a hindrance? Read our Trisquel 9.0 Etiona Review. [wpsm_toplist] IN BRIEF A distro for those who take software freedom seriously. Featuring the blobless Linux- libre kernel and only FSF- approved applications. … Read more
Written by Adam Hunt Because of the way the Ubuntu development cycle works, there is often a lot of interest in the first “standard” release that follows a Long Term Support (LTS) release. [wpsm_toplist] In many cases, the development priorities and new features intended for the next LTS version will be introduced in the first … Read more
Written by Adam Hunt After his obituary was published in the New York Journal in 1897, American writer Mark Twain famously wrote, “the report of my death was an exaggeration.” The same could be said for Unity, the user interface created by Canonical, and first fielded as the default interface in Ubuntu 11.04. The project … Read more
Jonni Bidwell is on a brave quest to banish binary blobs from his legendary Eee PC. Will this distro prove helpful, or become more of a hindrance? [wpsm_toplist] Linux | trisquel.info The world is full of people shouting and clamouring for the latest thing. So it’s always reassuring to discover places where things still move … Read more
Written by Adam Hunt Ubuntu family Long Term Support (LTS) releases are often eagerly awaited by users, but reviewers often rate them as lackluster or boring. Read our Xubuntu 20.04 Review. Because the Ubuntu development cycle has three “standard” releases in between the LTS releases, the standard releases are often used as testing grounds for … Read more