February 3, 2009
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An open-source truism is: “Nothing is released until it’s ready.” Well, sometimes that’s true and sometimes you have situations like the one with Debian Linux’s next release: Debian 5 “Lenny.” First, the good news: Debian 5 really is close to … Continue reading
February 1, 2009
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One of my favorite Linux distributions, MEPIS is almost ready with its latest release: 8.0. MEPIS 8.0 could have been out by now but chief programmer, Warren Woodford, explained, “I apologize to anyone who was expecting 8.0 to be final … Continue reading
January 29, 2009
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Google has never said that they’re building a desktop operating system. No, the company just keeps coming out with more Windows-free applications and a mobile, Linux-powered operating system, Android. that can also be used as a desktop. No, no, Google … Continue reading
January 28, 2009
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Once I got a good look at Vista, I knew desktop Linux was in for good times. Vista was, and still is, a disaster of an operating system. I was right too. When netbooks started coming out, it was Linux, … Continue reading
January 26, 2009
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I tried, I really did, to like KDE 4.2 I really didn’t like the early versions of KDE 4. I then tried KDE 4.1. I hated it. I kept getting told by people that I just didn’t get it. OK, … Continue reading
January 24, 2009
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In a recent story, I wrote about the best three ways to pick up desktop Linux. These are: buying a PC with pre-installed Linux; Live Linux CD/USB-sticks; and installing an easy-to-use Linux distribution like Mint or MEPIS. That’s all well … Continue reading