Sabayon is a Gentoo Linux-based, multi-purpose distribution. Previous releases of Sabayon came in one huge DVD iso image with the option to install your favorite desktop. However, the latest release is available in iso images distinguished by desktop environments.
Read more »Sabayon Linux 4.2 KDE Review
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Arch Linux 2009.08 Benchmarks
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At the request of some readers, we have carried out some quick benchmarks to get a general understanding of where Arch Linux 2009.08 is performing in comparison to Ubuntu 9.04.
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Sliding Back the Support Scale
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The amount of time a given release of a Linux distribution is support is of paramount interest to its users. After all, large-scale deployments depend on stability, and stability means support. Some users of openSUSE are liable to be feeling a bit shaken this week, after the project announced that the support period for its releases has been cut by a fourth.
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IBM Lotus Symphony 1.3 Review - The office alternative.
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If you’re looking for an alternative to Windows Office, OpenOffice or other software suites, you might want to give IBM Lotus Symphony 1.3 a look.
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Use Multiple Debian Versions At the Same Time
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If you like the reliability of Debian Stable, buy yearn for some newer packages from Testing or Unstable, you can have it all. Juliet Kemp shows us how to run a mixed Debian installation and pull packages from whatever version we desire.
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Play Classic DOS Games on Ubuntu Linux
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I know some of you can't get enough of those classic games, so after showing you how to play Super Nintedo (SNES) games on Ubuntu Linux using an emulator, I will be giving instructions on how you will be able to run DOS games on it.
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“Multisearch” in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Alpha: Privacy Concerns?
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If you thought using free software protected you from the privacy invasion and forced advertising that are often bundled with proprietary platforms, you may have thought wrong. Until recently, the alpha release of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) sported a feature in Firefox called "Multisearch," which modified Google searches in order to collect data about user behavior. Here's the story.
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OpenSolaris: Installing gnome-launch-box
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Mark your calendars, for 12 August 2009 deserves to be remembered for all eternity. At least it was an important day for me. Because one thing that I was missing on OpenSolaris and in the GNOME desktop environment was GNOME-DO. This application was one of many that truly made me efficient in a GNU/Linux environment. It is unfortunate though that a package of it does not exist in OpenSolaris.
Read more »KOffice - A powerful office suite
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KOffice is an excellent choice for the average Linux user, who wants to have a fully featured, robust and beautiful free office suite. It has everything the computer user may need and then some.
Read more »Linux Mint 7 (XFCE) Review
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Some people have slower computers and some folks simply have no need for all the desktop bells and whistles found in KDE or Gnome. If you're one of those folks then you might want to consider checking out the XFCE version of Linux Mint 7.
Read more »Open source stars for Mac OS X: Part 1
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Open source isn't just for Linux users, there are many excellent free open source applications available, ready to run, for Apple Mac OS X too.
Read more »How to Install Palimpsest Disk Utility From Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) in Ubuntu Jaunty
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If you read our "what's new in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala" post, you must know that a new hard disk tool is now available by default in Ubuntu 9.10: Palimpsest Disk Utility, which was created by Red Hat and is a S.M.A.R.T.
Read more »Looking Ahead to Firefox 3.6: Speed Matters
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Firefox just keeps moving on. After hitting the billionth download, you might think the project would sit back and relax a while, but not so much. This week, the Mozilla Project released 3.6 alpha 1, which mostly focuses on speed improvements. Is it better than 3.5, or Google Chrome? Let’s take a look!
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Using Xfce for a Netbook Desktop
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I have been experimenting with making my own custom netbook desktop using the Xfce Desktop Environment. Xfce is supposed to be small and fast, which fits the bill nicely for a netbook; if I can work out a layout that looks good.
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Finding and Trimming Linux Bloat
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When you eat too much pizza, stepping on the scale the next day will tell you right away if you're getting bloated. It should be just as easy with Linux programs, right? Well, not quite, but you can track down memory hogs on Linux, and Akkana Peck shows us how.
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