Review

Information for Linux System Administration

ROSA Desktop Fresh LXDE alpha preview

vote

Since this release is the first alpha edition, it is not feature complete, but some important components are already in place, while some others have yet to be implemented. A short list of the main features that are already in place follows read more...

permapage | score:9788 | -finid, May 13, 2013

Antergos Linux 2013.05.12 review

vote

What I typically look for in desktop distributions are a good graphical installation, a sane and sensible default desktop configuration that just work, and all the graphical tools that will make managing the desktop easy for all users, especially those not familiar or not willing to use the command-line.

Does this first release of Antergos meet those criteria? Read on to find out. read more...

permapage | score:9784 | -finid, May 21, 2013

Fedora 16 KDE review

vote

Fedora 16 is the latest stable edition of Fedora, a Linux distribution whose development is sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. The main edition uses the GNOME 3 desktop environment, but there are editions, called Spins, that use other desktop environments.

The available Spins in order of popularity, based on download count, are: Fedora KDE, Fedora Xfce, Fedora LXDE, Security, Games, Design-suite, Scientific-KDE, SoaS, Robotics, and Electronic-Lab. This review is of Fedora 16 KDE. read more...

permapage | score:9777 | -finid, December 15, 2011

Fedora 19 preview

vote

The GNOME 3 edition features the latest release of the GNOME 3, which is GNOME 3.8. While the default GNOME Shell is still the same that I’m not a very big fan of, there are some useful and very user-friendly features that factor nicely into my desktop computing needs. The calendar is not one of those features I like, but the clock, me likes! read more...

permapage | score:9754 | -finid, May 29, 2013

Linpus Lite 1.9 review

vote

Linpus Lite is one of those distributions that I’ve always hoped will be done right, considering that it is published by a commercial entity. However, with every release, it manages to fail in taking care of the little things that matter. Almost every desktop distribution suffers from the same problem. They get the big picture, but then it comes to delivering sane and sensible defaults and implementing features that a modern OS should have, they miss the mark. read more...

permapage | score:9734 | -finid, May 26, 2013

OpenIndiana 151a Desktop review

vote

OpenIndiana is a distribution of illumos, which is a community fork of OpenSolaris. And OpenSolaris itself was the open source version of Solaris, before it was discontinued by Oracle, after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems, Inc., in January 2010.

OpenIndiana Build 151a is the latest development release, and the third so far. A stable edition is slated for release before the end of this year.

There is a desktop edition and a server edition. This review is based on test installations of the desktop edition. read more...

mail this link | permapage | score:9718 | -finid, October 17, 2011

PC-BSD 9.1 preview

vote

PC-BSD is a desktop-centric distribution based on FreeBSD. It used to be primarily a KDE-using distribution, but the installer now has options to install a system using other major desktop environments. read more...

permapage | score:9675 | -finid, July 21, 2012

Pear OS Linux Panther 3 screenshot preview

vote

Pear OS is a new Linux desktop distribution based on Ubuntu. Development started in early August 2011, and Pear OS 1.0, the first version marked “stable,” was released on August 15 2011. The newest release is Pear OS Linux Panther 3.

I tend not to pay too much attention to Ubuntu-based distributions especially when there is no feature or features that truly distinguishes them from their parent distribution, but Pear OS appears to be different. In fact, it looks to be better than any other Ubuntu-based distribution. Perhaps even better than Ubuntu itself. read more...

mail this link | permapage | score:9579 | -finid, December 16, 2011

Chakra 2013.02 Benz review

vote

Chakra 2013.02 Benz released. No new features implemented in Tribe, the graphical installation program, Kapudan, the first boot program, gets new features. read more...

permapage | score:9556 | -finid, February 22, 2013

Book Review: FreeBSD Device Drivers by Joseph Kong

vote

The Introduction says the goal of the book is “to help you improve your understanding of device drivers under FreeBSD”. OK, that is exactly what I wanted to do as I am currently working on several projects that use FreeBSD at deeper levels of understanding. read more...

permapage | score:9527 | -aweber, May 1, 2012

Fedora 18 review

vote

The new Anaconda is just one feature, albeit a very important one, that shipped with Fedora 18. There are many other features, new and updated, that also shipped. So, this is not going to be all about Anaconda. It will form a major portion of this review, but, certainly, not all of it. read more...

permapage | score:9508 | -finid, February 10, 2013

SolusOS 2 alpha 6 preview

vote

SolusOS is a desktop distribution based on Debian. It is co-founded by a couple of guys who were involved with Linux Mint Debian Edition. read more...

permapage | score:9397 | -finid, January 16, 2013

ROSA Desktop Fresh 2012 review

vote

I’ve been running ROSA Desktop Fresh 2012 beta 1 on a test system since it was released on October 20 2012. When the stable edition was made available for download, I didn’t need to reinstall, just updated the system. This review is based on that system, with screen shots from it and a couple of test installations in a virtual environment. read more...

permapage | score:9393 | -finid, January 19, 2013

PC-BSD 9 installer preview

vote

The current stable release of PC=BSD available for download is version 8.1. Version 8.2 is due sometime very early next year (mid to late January is the likely release time frame), and version 9 much later. A snapshot release of version 9 has just been made available for download and testing. SysInstaller, PC-BSD’s installation program, will pack more features than the current version. This article will showcase those features. read more...

permapage | score:9381 | -finid, December 16, 2010

Linux Deepin 12.06 review

vote

Though based on Ubuntu Desktop, Linux Deepin does not use the Unity desktop, but features a customized GNOME 3 interface. It is not perfect, but it is, by my assessment, better than the Unity interface. read more...

permapage | score:9372 | -finid, August 8, 2012

Ubuntu Touch: Preview images released

vote

Ubuntu Touch is the umbrella name for Ubuntu for Phone and Ubuntu for Tablets. Both platforms were released this year, with the latter coming just a few days ago. read more...

permapage | score:9372 | -finid, February 27, 2013

Kali Linux 1.0 review

vote

Where BackTrack was based on Ubuntu and used a GNOME 2 desktop environment, Kali Linux 1.0 is based on Debian and uses a customized GNOME Shell. read more...

permapage | score:9296 | -finid, March 29, 2013

PC-BSD 8.1 review

vote

PC-BSD is a FreeBSD-based desktop distribution using the K Desktop Environment by default. An installation of PC-BSD is basically FreeBSD with KDE as the desktop environment. That is not the whole story, but it's close. Being based on FreeBSD, PC-BSD has several features that you will not find on any Linux distribution. This article presents a detailed review of PC-BSD 8.1, the latest edition, which was released a few weeks ago. read more...

permapage | score:9292 | -finid, August 19, 2010

Cinnarch preview

vote

Cinnarch is a desktop Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and using the Cinnamon as the default and only supported desktop environment. Like Arch, it follows a rolling-release development model. read more...

permapage | score:9284 | -finid, January 27, 2013

Kademar 5 preview

vote

Kademar is Debian-based Linux distribution, with KDE as the default desktop. The first beta of what would be Kademar 5 was released a few days ago. read more...

permapage | score:9274 | -finid, February 28, 2013

More articles...

Abstract Art by Ray Yeargin

Recent headlines

Using OpenVZ on Debian 7 (AMD64)

Fedora 16 security features

How to install postgresql 9.2 on Ubuntu 13.04 Server

Dual-boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 on a PC with UEFI board, SSD and HDD

Tutorial: Automatically add a disclaimer to emails with alterMIME (Postfix on Debian 6)

Does disk encryption really protect your data?

MATE vs Cinnamon

ROSA Desktop Fresh LXDE alpha preview