Vector Linux is a popular Linux Distro whose motto is “speed, performance, stability”. Version 6.0 was released in February 2009. Their stated goal is to “Keep it simple, keep it small and let the end user decide.” Having said that, this end user decided to see what was cooking at Vector. Xfce Desktop – GNOME [...]
Sabayon 4.2 Gnome Linux is the newest release (June 30) from the popular Gentoo-based Linux distro. Sabayon aims to be a beginner-friendly distribution. Their motto -”as easy as an abacus, as fast as a segway” offers a lot of promise. Sabayon is also available in a KDE 4.1 version. The 1.8 GB file can be [...]
The Fastest Linux Ever? Puppy Linux is a popular Linux distribution that runs on less than 128MB of Ram. We reviewed the June 2009 release v.4.2 of Puppy Linux, which comes in a 110 MB file download from their website, or from accepted mirrors. The iso file is then burnt to CD and runs as [...]
Ultimate Edition 2.2 was released on June 17. It’s the latest salvo from TheeMahn, creator of this popular distro of Linux. Ultimate Edition was originally released in late 2007 to be Ubuntu with a “better user experience and with improved usability.” In the releases since, they have broken from Ubuntu and actually have created their [...]
ArtistX 0.7 http://www.artistx.org/site2/ ArtistX is touted as a “free multimedia live Gnu/Linux distribution for audio, 2D and 3D graphics and video”. It’s based on Ubuntu (Intrepid 8.10) with Gnome and KDE desktops and featured literally 2,500 software packages in the media, graphics, and video space. In fact, ArtistX claims to have included all currently available [...]
Mint Linux 7 (Gloria) http://www.linuxmint.com/ Mint Linux promises to be an elegant and easily updateable distro. Originating from Ireland, it was launched as a variant to Ubuntu (which is based on Debian) and has quickly become one of the most popular flavors of Linux available. The two great assets of Mint Linux are that everything [...]
Samurai Linux – Testing for security, penetration, and reconnaissance The Samurai distro is available as a Live CD and it comes with the a gob of testing tools for security and applications. Samurai is Gnome-based and has a pleasant, yet simple, interface. The real wealth of this distro is in the number of security and [...]
Dreamlinux 3.5 is a Debian (Lenny 5.0) based popular Linux distro from Brazil. Dreamlinux can be run directly from a CD/DVD/USBStick or to a Hard drive. Dreamlinux comes with a selection of the best applications designed to meet most of your daily needs. Dreamlinux ships with the XFCE desktop, which is pleasant and easy to [...]
Continuing on my search for a Kubuntu replacement as I wrote about in my earlier post. Slax 3.5 Minimal Live CD Here’s a nice KDE 3.5 Linux distro with a minimal set of applications and only a 180 MB download. The Live CD took about 5 minutes to fully load and the CD was constantly [...]
Looking for a KDE replacement for Kubuntu… Open Suse KDE with Live CD Novell has got this baby hopping and it’s a serious contender for the Kubuntu replacement that I’ve been searching. Although it’s running on KDE 4.1, they seem to have put the pieces together nicely. Plasma Desktop – like it or not The [...]