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 [...]
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 [...]
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 so [...]
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 programs [...]
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 distros [...]
Linux Games Quick Reviews
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 distros as well. To install them, simply go to your [...]
Free Babysitter and Tutor rolled up into one
Linux is just one of the great things that everyone should know about. If you ever experienced one of your kids saying “Daddy, what should I do next, I’m bored”, then you’ll appreciate the great number of free and wonderful educational programs available on Linux. The apps shown [...]
All apps listed here, unless otherwise noted, refer to the KDE Specifc version, but have been tested in Gnome as well.
KImage Map Editor
Here’s a simple to use and very useful image map editor. Drop an image or existing HTML file into the app window and draw the part of the image you want to map. [...]
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 [...]