April 22nd, 2007 by james
Ubuntu 7.04 was released on April 19. I have not had a chance yet to review it myself. Unfortunately I have been busy lately, but a new review should be out soon. In any case, I have taken the liberty of linking to a number of other reviews that have already come out about this popular distribution.
Based on these reviews, it looks like Ubuntu has made some really great strides. I want to see how the latest compares to Sabayon.
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April 19th, 2007 by james
One of the most popular Linux distributions currently, Ubuntu, has just released version 7.04, named “Feisty Fawn”. I’m looking forward to trying out and reviewing the latest Ubuntu release. Check out the Ubuntu release page for download links.
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April 10th, 2007 by james
PolishLinux.org gives us a quick look at the interface behind the OLPC Linux OS, called Sugar UI. I must say, it is definitely a unique take on an operating system. The intent behind it is to be easy to use but still useful. In my opinion after checking out the live CD itself briefly, as well as reading this review, I feel that the OLPC Linux OS is a bit… too… stripped down. I feel like it is good to have a simpler UI for Linux for kids and all, but I’m not sure RedHat’s approach was the one to take. In any care, check out the review. I agree with their conclusions after a brief test of it myself.
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April 10th, 2007 by james
Apologies for the light posting lately. I have been busy working on some other projects, and I went out to visit family this weekend for the holiday. I hope everyone had a good Easter! And now the reviews must continue.
Linux Mint, a Linux distribution based in Ireland, is an Ubuntu-based distribution that aims to improve the out-of-box experience of Linux. Let’s see how this distribution stacks up.
Updated (April 11, 8:40AM EDT): Version number in title (and once in article) was incorrectly stated as “Beta 2″ instead of “Beta 020″ and has now been fixed.
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April 8th, 2007 by james
Well I woke up this morning (er… afternoon) and saw that hell had finally frozen over.
The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of constant development.
Updated versions of many programs, including KDE, GNOME, Firefox (Iceweasel), Thunderbird (er… Icedove), and GCC are there. There’s also a new updated installer that will also finally detect all the new hardware the servers we’ve been buying lately have (mainly SATA issues). I’m downloading it now but don’t expect to get a chance to test it until tomorrow.
Check out the full release announcement.
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April 5th, 2007 by james
Folks, I am now mostly recovered from my illness and I am hopefully bringing to you the first (or one of the first!) reviews of the latest SimplyMEPIS 6.5. I am reviewing the 64-bit version on my AMD Athlon 64 x2 system that I built myself. This machine includes 2GB of RAM, 160GB and 200GB SATA drives, and most importantly an Nvidia GeForce 7800GT 256MB. My last review of SimplyMEPIS 6.5 RC 1 got a lot of attention, albeit not nearly as much as my PCLinuxOS 2007 Test 3 review did.
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April 1st, 2007 by james
This Filipino-based Linux distribution, initiated by the Open Source Group in the Philippines’ Advanced Science and Technology Institute in October 2001, hasn’t received a lot of press (in the US, at least). I just first heard of it via DistroWatch announcing their latest release. Curious, I checked out the distribution’s website, which looked very nice. I’m always interested to see what government sponsored software brings about. I didn’t see any reviews on the DistroWatch page for Bayanihan, so I decided it was time to change that.
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March 29th, 2007 by james
One of the sites I check out regularly has an article about installing Knoppix on a USB key. They call it a lazy guide, but if you’re really lazy you might not be able to read through the entire blog post. 
In any case, Knoppix is one of the great live distros currently out there (though the competition is increasing on an almost daily basis), and having it on a USB key is certainly quite useful. For the details, check out this article on tuxmachines.org.
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March 27th, 2007 by james
Linux distributions meant to be used as systems administrator utilities often have a special place in the heart of those who have been saved by their usefulness. In my line of work I have found them useful from time to time myself. On my SystemRescueCd review, a reader named Dave recommended checking out Trinity Rescue Kit. So, I decided to give it a try.
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March 24th, 2007 by james
I haven’t had the chance to get a hold of the latest Ubuntu beta yet, but this guy gives the latest Feisty beta 7.04 for a ride. I like Ubuntu a lot but since trying out Sabayon I’ve been using that for my primary Linux OS lately. However the latest from Ubuntu looks quite promising and I will definitely give it a go when it is released.
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