Review: openSUSE 11.3
Last updated: 07-22-2010 | comments | view: 468
openSUSE 11.3 uses the Ext4 file system by default, but it also offers the still experimental Btrfs, although this file system isn't yet supported ... |
Review: PCLInuxOS 2010.1
Last updated: 07-22-2010 | comments | view: 455
The PCLinuxOS 2010.1 list of FEATURES is very impressive. Nothing surprising there, all feature lists are when any new release comes out. That’s pr... |
Review: Mandriva 2010.1 Gnome
Last updated: 07-12-2010 | comments | view: 579
Of note to people trying out Mandriva as an alternative to Ubuntu [based] distributions, Mandriva makes use of a dedicated root account, where Ubun... |
Review: Fedora 13
Last updated: 06-18-2010 | comments | view: 676
Fedora 13 Goddard has been released a few weeks ago. At first, I considered skipping the spring edition. Reading the release notes, I found of weal... |
Review: Ubuntu 10.04
Last updated: 06-10-2010 | comments | view: 840
I liked the offer of automatic home directory encryption. This has obvious advantages on the desktop (reducing the risk of losing large quantities ... |
Review: Fedora 13
Last updated: 06-10-2010 | comments | view: 425
It’s not a distribution that works out of the box, but if you are willing to spend an hour or so tweaking it, you can get it to the point where it ... |
Review: PCLInuxOS 2010
Last updated: 06-10-2010 | comments | view: 434
PCLOS Gnome is busy. A lot is going on in the menus. It feels cluttered. One instant gripe I have is duplication of functionality in the menus. The... |
Review: Peppermint One OS Review
Last updated: 05-17-2010 | comments | view: 963
Peppermint OS uses the popular LiveCD for installation. You can download the ISO image from HERE. Simply copy it to a CD and boot from it.
The b... |
Review: Puppy Linux 5.0 The New Pup
Last updated: 05-17-2010 | comments | view: 760
Puppy Linux is, by far, my favorite super-lightweight Linux distribution out there. Though lacking some features that exist in the distro giants, t... |
Review: Ubuntu 10.04
Last updated: 05-12-2010 | comments | view: 931
The new version of Ubuntu is codenamed Lucid Lynx, and is a long-term support (LTS) release, which means that package updates will be available for... |
Review: PCLInuxOS 2010
Last updated: 05-12-2010 | comments | view: 624
This has actually been a hallmark of PCLOS. Developers are constantly updating the repository and so much so that PCLOS is considered a "rolling re... |
Review: Linux Mint 8 xfce
Last updated: 04-24-2010 | comments | view: 896
Based on my efforts to get to a XFCE version that I would want more permanently, I looked back to what I enjoyed the most, researched again what wa... |
Review: PCLinuxOS 2010
Last updated: 04-24-2010 | comments | view: 666
The distribution comes with a full application menu which includes an archiver, text editor, disc burner, and a full range of KDE games. Users are ... |
Review: Linux Mint KDE 8.0
Last updated: 04-17-2010 | comments | view: 770
As great as the GNOME version of Linux Mint is, it simply isn’t for everybody. Many people still prefer KDE to GNOME and a separate review is helpf... |
Review: Sabayon Linux 5.2 Gnome Version
Last updated: 04-09-2010 | comments | view: 1073
Great review with screenshots on the new Sabayon Linux 5.2 Gnome. |
Distro Review: Elive 2.0 Not a Free Linux - It Costs
Last updated: 03-23-2010 | comments | view: 985
Booting the LiveCD for the first time gave me one of those "wow" moments. This was the first time I had ever used a distro that used the Enlightenm... |
Review: PCLINUXOS 2010 Beta 1
Last updated: 03-16-2010 | comments | view: 1132
Generally it has been a pleasant and pleasing experience. PCLOS and me go quite a way back - I think the 2007 version of this Mandriva/Mandrake-bas... |
Review SimplyMEPIS 8.5
Last updated: 03-16-2010 | comments | view: 764
All Linux users have their own vision of the ideal distribution. Some people crave stability, others want new and exciting features, some people ar... |
Review: Paldo 1.21
Last updated: 03-11-2010 | comments | view: 692
Paldo, which stands for "pure adaptable Linux distribution", is a project focused on software packages and package management. Specifically, Paldo'... |
Review: Elive 2.0
Last updated: 03-10-2010 | comments | view: 887
Elive 2.0 is the newest stable version of a Linux distribution - based on Debian and using the Enlightenment 17 window manager/desktop shell - whic... |
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