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And the best Linux desktop distro of all is…

hen it comes to Linux, there is no one size fits all answer. But, unlike other desktop operating systems, Linux doesn’t try to squeeze you into a system’s that’s too large or too small. Instead, Linux offers a wide variety of distributions and one of them is likely be the right one for you.

Linux, you [...]

A decade of Linux

More than ten-years ago, I helped Linux’s adoption a little bit along by proving out that Linux and Samba actually worked faster than the then dominant Windows NT operating system. Today, as we bid the ‘noughts’ adieu, everyone uses Linux from devices, such as DVR (digital video recorders) and smartphones; to the Internet where everything [...]

Dell introduces best Ubuntu netbook ever?

Dell has long been desktop Linux’s best friend in the big-time computer vendors, and it’s proving it again with the introduction of the latest version of its Mini 10 netbook with Ubuntu.

Yes, it’s true that the new Mini 10 will also come with XP Home and Windows 7 Starter Edition. But, XP Home is showing [...]

Dell releases unofficial Chrome OS Linux desktop

Of all the big computer companies only Dell really supports desktop Linux and, in particular Dell offers a nice selection of PCs running Ubuntu Linux. What Dell hasn’t done though is come out and announce that they were working on Google’s beta Chrome OS. Other vendors, such as Acer, HP and Lenovo are on board [...]

The other ‘new’ Linux: Moblin

I really, really want to see what Google has planned for us with its Chrome operating system, Intel and the Linux Foundation isn’t waiting around to see what they’ll do. Today, September 23rd, they and their partners, such as Dell and Canonical, gave us a peek at Moblin 2.1.

Moblin 2.1 stands midway between a desktop [...]