http://www.reviewlinux.com/Latest Reviews from ReviewLinux.Com.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:38:58 GMTen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssScript by Mike Perkswebmaster@reviewlinux.com (Mike Perks)webmaster@reviewlinux.com (Mike Perks)http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12104Time for another distro review, and this time I thought I’d look at the latest version of a distribution I’ve enjoyed a lot in the past. Linux Mint 7, AKA Gloria. I’m tempted to make references to Van Morrison here, but I’ll restrain myself. The las....Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:38:22 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12104#16:38:22http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12103When it comes to the big distros I tend to stick to the ones that are based on Debian. Apt just is simpler and faster to me than rpm. But since I reviewed Fedora 11 (or tried to, in any case), I thought I’d have a go at the other big two RPM distribu....Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:33:35 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12103#16:33:35http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12102Ubuntu Linux 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), is just one of the many Linux flavors out there today that can run the software your business needs to run its day to day operations.Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:30:21 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12102#16:30:21http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12000Before I get into this review let me be clear that gOS is not "Google OS." It is not put out by Google so nobody should be confused by its name. gOS stands for "Good OS" though it does contain a lot of links to Google Web apps, Google Gadgets, and th....Tue, 26 May 2009 18:04:54 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=12000#18:04:54http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11999For years now I've recommended Mandriva Linux as the best choice for newcomers to Linux. I have always found it to be an incredibly user-friendly distribution that manages to avoid sacrificing functionality for simplicity. I've also found that, more ....Tue, 26 May 2009 18:01:04 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11999#18:01:04http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11789I just thought I would talk a little about my new project. Running 3 Debian 5.0 servers in my basement with 4 static IPs. All info was found by using that greatat tool we call Google. With the help of a couple of great HowTo authors I was able to ....Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:55:31 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11789#00:55:31http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11788Ok it’s time for another distro review and I’m a bit overdue with this one but I’m a big fan of Debian and the dedicated community who develop it I make no secret of that. When I reviewed Etch (4.0) last year I declared that if I were to finally grow....Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:45:10 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11788#23:45:10http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11787Arch Linux is a bleeding edge Linux Distribution, that is mainly focused on simplicity, according to them "...without unnecessary additions, modifications, or complications..", read its filosophy. It has a powerful and efficient package manager Pacm....Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:58:19 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11787#20:58:19http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11773Another week, another First Look and yet another Enlightenment-using distribution came knocking at our doors. It's OpenGEU this time around and it has reached version 8.10, beautifully codenamed Luna Serena. If my memory is correct, OpenGEU (actually....Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:44:48 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11773#20:44:48http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11721I got interested in the new release of Dream Linux (3.5) because it is supposed to make it easy to create your own customised ISO boot image. I thought that if I could get it set up and configured on the HP 2133, and then make an ISO of that, that wo....Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:56:09 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11721#21:56:09http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11720Earlier this week, I previewed Kubuntu 9.04, so I thought it would be a logical next step to preview Ubuntu 9.04 as well. When I took a look at the upcoming version of Kubuntu, I found that nothing major had changed (so far) other than the amazing sp....Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:52:33 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11720#21:52:33http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11719Last year I gave a mixed review to Mandriva 2008.1 (Spring) and I would like to take the opportunity to retract many of the bad points: After having gone over 2009.0, both Free (on my desktop) and One (on my laptop), I feel that Mandriva 2009 is muc....Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:49:29 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11719#21:49:29http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11690I AM a little conflicted about Mepis. It is part of the family of Debian-based Linux distributions which I tend to favour, and it is a distribution I used for quite a lengthy period in the past. Plus, there is much to like about version 8.0, re....Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:18:23 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11690#20:18:23http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11689It may have been a while but I decided I should really get distro hopping again seriously. I like to try out new software, it’s almost a geeky form of OCD and besides, it makes for great review fodder I hope. Today’s candidate is the latest release o....Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:14:39 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11689#20:14:39http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11648Arch Linux seemed daunting every time I looked at it. But I came to the point of severe dissatisfaction with every distribution I attempted to run on this particular machine. Enter Arch Linux. Installation and initial setup are easy to accomplish wit....Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:44:59 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11648#18:44:59http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11646If you've read the latest Softpedia Linux Weekly you probably remember the video clip of the week showing a lot of awesome desktop effects. Wait, don't leave just yet. I know you're sick of all those Compiz Fusion praising videos that are everywhere....Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:36:11 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11646#19:36:11http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11645After nearly two years of work the the Debian development team have published Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (Lenny). Our trials show what you can expect from Lenny Almost two years since the appearance of version 4.0, aka Etch, the Debian development team hav....Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:30:53 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11645#19:30:53http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11619SABAYON Linux's live DVD provides one of the easiest ways of getting a Gentoo-based system installed on your PC, and its consistent top-10 Distrowatch listing is testament to its success. But two things have always kept me from delving deeper into....Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:46:00 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11619#16:46:00http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11599Knoppix is one of the corner stones of the Linux CD experience. It has earned its fame as the distro that would work with just about any hardware, including the most dubious, unknown and rickety drivers that you might have. It is also highly popular ....Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:27:16 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11599#23:27:16http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11598I guess I'm biased, but I have a soft spot when it comes to small-size distros. I like it when developers have the craftsmanship to bundle lots of great stuff into small, highly practical packages, proving that size matters not. Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:24:42 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11598#23:24:42http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11563Based on Ubuntu 8.10, you might pass Linux Mint off as being yet another Ubuntu spin-off, though Mint has been around now for while (first release was on the 27th of August, 2006) and it's still a popular distribution, sitting in the number 3 spot on....Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:12:06 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11563#19:12:06http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11562IS it OK to be superficial sometimes? The reason I ask is that I was drawn to Granular 1.0, a Linux distribution based on PCLinuxOS, by its snazzy little logo (see right), which made me think of the Far East and ninja throwing stars. Hey... I neve....Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:07:27 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11562#19:07:27http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11545I've previously reviewed Fedora 10 Beta and I liked what I saw, though was a bit jaded by the difficulties in setting up proprietary drivers. Much time has passed and Fedora 10 (final) was released on the 25th of November, 2008 – more than enough tim....Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:01:51 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11545#23:01:51http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11530Alright, so we here at InaTux had the time this week to play around with the newest KDE Desktop Environment (version 4.2 *release candidate*) we have to say-- and we might get some criticism for this but-- we think that lately the KDE team version by....Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:51:43 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11530#23:51:43http://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11315First GIMP stands for "GNU Image Manipulation Program" It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. That can read and wr....Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:43:58 GMThttp://www.reviewlinux.com/?m=show&id=11315#16:43:58