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Posts Tagged ‘review’
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KDE 4.6 Review

On January 26th of this year, KDE released version 4.6.0 of its Plasma Workspaces, Applications, and Development Platform. While many major versions of KDE have focused on features, 4.5 was mostly a stabilizing release, fixing ...


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Bodhi Linux Review

Bodhi Linux is NOT yet another Ubuntu based Linux distro. Bodhi Linux is among a very few number of Ubuntu based distros that run Enlightenment(E17) window manager instead of the popular alternatives like GNOME or KDE. I had ne...



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Boxee Box by D-Link Review

the Boxee Box by D-Link itself was announced way back in January at CES. But a platform switch from NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chip to Intel’s Atom-based CE4100 platform cost Boxee and D-Link valuable time, while the Boxee so...



Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 review

Version six of Red Hat’s Enterprise Linux (RHEL), comprising Desktop, Server and Workstation versions, was launched in November 2010. It is the Linux vendor’s attempt to break Microsoft’s stranglehold on the enter...



Virtualbox 4 Review

Last Year December 22nd, Oracle released VirtualBox 4.0, a new major release. It now has an open architecture using extension packs and the base package is under GPLv2. Innotek VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualizat...


Supergamers Review

Supergamer is a unique Linux distribution whose primary focus is on fun specifically, gaming. The SuperGamer Series started with PCLinuxOS and has matured to new levels. We are currently based upon VectorLinux with plans in the...



Pinguy OS 10.10 review

Pinguy OS an out-of-the-box working operating system for everyone, not just geeks. Pinguy OS is an Ubuntu-based distribution targeted at beginning Linux users. It takes generic Ubuntu 10.10 and adds quite a bit of additional so...



Linux Mint 10 Codename Julia Review

Clement Lefebvre has announced that the release candidate for the upcoming Linux Mint 10, codenamed “Julia”, is ready for download and testing. Along with Ubuntu 10.10, Linux Mint 10 RC is based on version 2.6.35 of...



Chakra GNU/Linux review

Chakra GNU/Linux is a user-friendly and powerful distribution and live CD based on an award winning KDE Software Compilation and on the GNU/Linux distribution for connoisseurs: Arch Linux. It features a graphical installer, aut...


Windows 7 look in Zorin OS 3

Zorin OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux OS aimed at novice users who may be taking their first steps into the Linux world after having employed Windows all their lives. The latest release, Zorin OS 3, is the most polished version yet...



Tiny Core Linux review

Tiny Core Linux is a very small (11 MB) minimal Linux Desktop. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, Tiny X, Busybox, Fltk, and Jwm. The core runs entirely in ram and boots very quickly. It is not a complete desktop nor is all hardw...



Fedora 14 alpha and Ubuntu 10.10 beta review

Two most used Linux Operating System, Fedora and Ubuntu. I will try to summarize on both giant Linux Distro. Generally, Ubuntu brings more stability and Fedora introduces a whole new changes. Depending on the users, which flavo...



SpiceBird – Instant Messaging, Email, Calendar, RSS Software Review

SpiceBird is a new application that aims to integrate Instant Messaging, Email, Calendar and Task Management, and also RSS reading under one wing. It runs on Windows and Linux and can connect to any standards based email and ca...


Lucid Puppy 5.1 released review

August 11, 2010 – Lucid Puppy 5.1 is released. Lucid Puppy 5.1 consists of the popular Puppy Linux architecture that Puppy founder Barry Kauler has been refining through 4 editions of Puppy Linux. But this time Puppy is b...



Slackware 13.1 review

Slackware is the oldest surviving Linux distribution. In its early years, Patrick Volkerdin rolled up a kernel, init, libraries, desktop, and applications to make Linux easier for users. He doesn’t change anything, he doe...



Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) review

Linux Mint 9, dubbed Isadora, was released on May 18th with plenty of new features and software. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, but it does have its own identity and community. The GNOME version of Linux Mint is released first;...



Ubuntu lucid lynx review

The recently released 10.04 version of Ubuntu is the third Long Term Support (LTS) version Canonical has released. Most notable in the newest desktop release is Ubuntu’s abandonment of its previous “Earth Tone” color sche...