Problem: Low contrast VIM on SSH and Telnet If you work over SSH or telnet on VIM (VI) text editor, then you are probably experiencing a low contrast page that’s very hard on the eyes. I searched all over the net and VIM’s wiki but didn’t find a fix. Solution: Change setting in VIM’s config [...]
Puppy Arcade – Have your Puppy Linux and Play Games too (with awesome speed)! We’ve been singing the praises of Puppy Linux (Review) for some time now. We love to hear about applications and new ways to use this great and fast linux distribution. Scott Jarvis sent us info on his just released Puppy Arcade [...]
Overview Ever need a quick and free tool for accessing a non-responsive computer? Have you wanted an easy way to partition multiple drives with a simple graphical tool? Do you like running Linux from RAM? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you’ll want to give this nifty tool a closer look. [...]
Face it, we live in a Windows world. The Windows 7 OS has been on shelves for nearly two weeks, and according to various reports, it already has taken a 2% market share of all installed OS in the world. By comparison, Linux OS, in all its flavors and variations, holds less than a 2% [...]
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 [...]
Xubuntu is Ubuntu’s official “Lite” version. Their tagline “Linux for human beings” sort of makes me chuckle – as if the other flavors of unix are for monkees and aliens? Xubuntu has set out to do what a number of comparable distros are also vying for, ‘the minimalist’ side of Linux. They claim that Xubuntu [...]
Mepis 8.0 Linux is a Linux distro designed for ease of use and suitable even for beginners. Mepis is built on Debian 5.0 stable core with the 2.6.27 Linux kernel and comes in a 32bit and 64bit version. You can download from the Mepis mirror sites here. Their motto is “SimplyMEPIS just works!” We decided [...]
WattOS Beta 3 is a lightweight Linux Distro geared towards running on less energy and for recycled or low power computers without compromising on features or performance that you’d expect from a full power system. Their motto “Light, Fast, Now” seeks to provide a low-energy full featured Linux distro. Beta 3 released this week, which [...]
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 [...]