Tag Archives: distro
Mageia 1 – A new distro and a new DE experience for me.
In 2008 I tried a well known distro called Mandriva, even back then the bar was set pretty high for what you could expect out of the box from Linux. … Continue reading
REVIEW: Salix 13.1-rc1 (Live LXDE)
Salix, a slackware distro, is one I’ve looked at previously on Openbytes. It has a history with Zenwalk, but not in just the fact that they are two Slackware offerings, … Continue reading
Peppermint Ice – Press Release!
Press release received from the Peppermint dev team. Due to a shortage of time (and a desire to get this news out) here is the release in full. Peppermint Ice will be … Continue reading
Peppermint Team – Q&A with OpenBytes
Regular readers here will remember the Peppermint One review I covered recently. I was very impressed and the project has had me re-evaluating my views (and usage of Cloud based … Continue reading
REVIEW: Peppermint – Cloud/Lightweight distro & Considering the cloud?
Linux and its diverse range of distributions are developing at a very fast pace. Nearly every day on Distrowatch I see something new and whilst I would like to take … Continue reading
Wolvix 2.0.0 beta Build 56
Its been a long time. The last time I reported on Wolvix was in July 09 where the distro received praise (and became my distro of choice). After that date … Continue reading
When must you shill for Linux? – A rather disturbing idea.
How many times have people accused me of “Microsoft Hater”, “Linux Zealot”, “Linux Unwashed”? Comments like these (and many more vulgar ones) are often thrown by a Microsoft advocate with … Continue reading
Netrunner (Albedo) – A look at a brand new distro!
Its been a while since I showcased a Linux distro with the last being Puppy Arcade. Ive got Dr Schestowitz of TechRIGHTS to thank for bringing my attention to Netrunner. … Continue reading
REVIEW – xPUD 0.9.2
A look at an out-of-the-box, Ubuntu based Linux distro with a bias towards computing in the cloud! No matter if you are a Linux user or not, everyone seems to … Continue reading
Chakra Alpha 3 – Review!
Ive never been a fan of KDE. Maybe its because for me it reminds me too much of Vista and a part of my PC experiences I would rather forget, … Continue reading
