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Distribution Release: Fuduntu 14.10

Fuduntu is a Fedora-based Linux distribution that earns its name by its ambition to fit somewhere in-between Fedora and Ubuntu. It is designed to be aesthetically pleasing, and is optimized for netbook and other portable computers, as well as general-purpose desktop machines. Read more Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]

CentOS 5.6: The Reliable Server OS Gets a Revamp

CentOS (Community ENTerprise Operating System) is the most popular Linux distribution used for web servers, running around 30% of the world’s Linux-based websites, according to a survey by W3Techs. CentOS is built from the freely available sources for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 (RHEL) and supports 32- and 64-bit x86 architectures. Since it depends on [...]

Stories of Linux: A Look at Slackware Linux

When talking about Linux, users often think about the distributions they use — Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, openSUSE, and so on. But in the beginning, there were no Linux distributions — users had to go through quite a bit of fuss to have a working Linux-based system. The first distributions haven’t survived the test of time, [...]

Mandriva 2010.2 KDE Review

Way back in ancient times when Mandriva was still Mandrake this was actually the first distribution of Linux I recall ever using. Things have come a long way since then but unfortunately I have neglected using Mandriva in recent years. So I decided it was time for some nostalgia. These days Mandriva is an excellent [...]

Development Release: Mageia 1 Beta 2

Mageia Anne Nicolas has announced the availability of the second beta release of Mageia 1, a new distribution created by former developers and contributors to Mandriva Linux: “The second beta release of Mageia 1 is now available for downloads and testing. What’s new? Lots of bug fixes and software updates. Linux kernel 2.6.38.4, LibreOffice 3.3.2.2, [...]

Embracing Streaming Music on Linux

If you’re like me, you’ve got music playing all day. When you have tapped out your personal collection, want to troll for new music, or just let someone else handle the playlist — you’ll find plenty of Internet radio stations and streaming services. Thankfully, Linux offers plenty of ways to tune into Internet radio stations. [...]