Category Archives: Linux distributions

Ubuntu 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’: Older Hardware Test

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Linux distributions, News, Software, Ubuntu

One of the great advantages of Linux is it has great support for older systems and legacy hardware. This week, we take a look at how Ubuntu 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’ runs on an older system running older hardware. I found … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Tweak 0.6.1 comes with support for 12.04 X Precise Pangolin| PPA

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials, Ubuntu

Ubuntu Tweak 0.6.1 has been released with support to Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, according to the announcement, this  is a bug fixes release, that also introduce also a few tweaks,  Add support for Ubuntu 12.04, Remove the background change in … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix- A new distribution from canonical for companies and government institutions

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in News, Ubuntu

Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix is a new distribution from canonical based on Ubuntu11.10 and is dedicated to companies and government institutions. It is a combination of  free software applications, certified commercial apps, and Canonical’s management solution and the main goal is … Continue reading →

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Fedora17 Beefy Miracle release Schedule

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Fedora, News

Fedora17 codename Beefy Miracle will be released in May 2012, bellow is the complete release schedule.

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How to install Marlin file browser on Ubuntu and LinuxMint | Nautilus alternative

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux Mint, Linux tutorials, Ubuntu

Marlin File Browser is a project led by ‘ammonkey’, it is a GTK3-based file manage who is greatly inspired by Nautilus Elementary,  it  has tabbed browsing, multiple views modes, single-click default open option, multiple choices to configure toolbars and interface … Continue reading →

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Marlin File Browser development on Fast Forward

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in opensource, Software, Ubuntu

Soon to debut as a great new file browser, Marlin will give that familiar Nautilus Elementary feel and at the same time ensure you do more on it than on Dolphin, Thunar or Nautilus Elementary itself.

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How to install the Latest virtualbox and keep it up to date| Fedora-Centos-Opensource

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in CentOS, Fedora, Frequently Asked Questions, Linux distributions

Question: How to download  the  Last virtualbox and  keep  it update to the  last release in Fedora/Centos/Opensuse?

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Kubuntu loses Canonical support..To join Ubuntu extended family

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Linux distributions, News, Ubuntu

Once Kubuntu 12.04 is released, Canonical will stop supporting it financially. This sea change for Kubuntu will mean that like other KDE flavors this too will like Edbuntu, Xubuntu and Lubuntu will have only infrastructural support from Canonical and will have to … Continue reading →

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Sabayon8- The black perl is here | With screenshots Tour

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux distributions, News

Sabayon 8 has been released, the new release comes with Linux 3.2, GNOME 3.2.2, KDE 4.7.4 (4.8.0 available in testing repo), Xfce 4.8, LibreOffice 3.4.4 and more, acording to the announcement, “During this cycle, sabayon team spent a lot of … Continue reading →

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Google Chrome for Android vs Opera Mini

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Android, opensource, Software

Today is the day! Finally my favourite browser Google Chrome has hit the Android Market; well, when I am already quiet in habit of its rivals Opera Mini and Mozilla’s Firefox on my android device.  After working with the Chrome browser for … Continue reading →

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