Embedded Linux vendor, MontaVista demonstrated booting Linux in one second. This 1 second feat is for the kernel only, e.g. without drivers and peripherals. Most linux desktop distros take between 20-25 seconds to fully load with all peripheral systems. Still, this is a nice achievement, and shows that faster boot times are ahead. Related articles: [...]
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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 [...]
The world still uses Windows. Where did Linux go wrong? Can it be corrected? Let’s throw out the Linux evangelical hat for the moment. The fact is, despite the growth in installed Linux OS on servers and some low end desktops, most of the world still is still using Windows. Where has the Linux failed [...]
Linux Graphics Tools One of the great features of Linux, (truth be told there are too many to mention), is the vast wealth of graphics programs available, all of course free and open source. It’s nearly impossible to say that something can’t be done in Linux. Here, we present some of the more popular graphics [...]
Great news for Linux Users. Imagine Nokia dropping Symbian and putting Linux OS on their phones! Read More Here: Intel, Nokia announce mobile pact The Intel and Nokia effort includes collaboration in several open-source mobile Linux software projects.
Linux Free Games Quick Review – Card Games, Strategy & Tactics, and Toys Here’s another instalment in our huge list of great free games broken out by category that you can install and enjoy on your Linux desktop. We tested these on Slackware on a KDE desktop, but they should work on Gnome and other [...]
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 [...]