CrunchBang – Fast Linux with Many Customization Options
CrunchBang Linux 9.04 is an Open-Box distro based on Ubuntu with Gnome packages. CrunchBang promises performance and ultimate customization options. Version 9.04.01 was released a couple weeks ago, and we decided to give it a test drive.
CrunchBang Standard vs. Lite
CrunchBang is offered in standard and lite packages for [...]
It was an uneasy breakup. Kubuntu and I had parted about two months ago rather abruptly after I had installed 9.02. After a nearly four year love affair between us, I felt that I had been jaded. The new KDE 4.1 Plasma desktop was awkward and things just didn’t seem right.
Numerous crashes. Not knowing where [...]
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 packages
The modest [...]
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 downloaded from [...]
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 [...]
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 Linux [...]
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 testing [...]
Is it Windows or Linux?
Let’s take a look at the latest Windows 7 Ultimate RC. After spending some time with it, the bells started ringing. It became quite evident that they were recreating the best elements of Linux while reversing some of the confusion created in Vista. As a matter of fact, the widgets look [...]
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 [...]
Saying Goodbye to Kubuntu
I said goodbye to Kubuntu two weeks ago when I replaced my KDE desktop with Gnome and I haven’t looked back. It feels at the same time invigorating and betraying. Like I’ve left a former love for my new fling.
I had been using Kubuntu as my main OS for over three [...]