Wolvix is a desktop oriented GNU/Linux distribution based on Slackware. It features the Xfce desktop environment and a comprehensive selection of development, graphics, multimedia, network and office applications.

Using Wolvix does not require more than basic computer skills, but installing and administering the system might require more knowledge than some of the other GNU/Linux distributions. Much like Slackware, Wolvix sometimes requires you to roll up your sleves and get your hands dirty. So if the thought of using the command line and reading documentation scares you, you might be better off using another distribution.

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VortexBox is a free, open source (GPL v3), quick-install ISO that turns your unused computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox. Once VortexBox has been loaded on an unused PC, it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files , and download the cover art. Vortexbox will then serve the files to network  media players such as Logitech Squeezebox, Sonos, or Linn. The music files can also be streamed to a Windows or Mac OSX system.

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Playing poker online has become more and more popular over the last few years. One of the biggest problems for Linux users is the lack of support for dedicated download clients. We have found a really useful resource over at pokerlistings.com. Here you can find all the Linux poker supported clients in one place, plus some clients that you can play without download (through the browser), and they have some decent strategy guides too.

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After 2 years of of development, Elive 2.0 landed under the codename "Topaz".  The new release comes with many improvments. Elive "Topaz" is based on debian and use Enlightenment 17 as a default desktop .The authors of Elive claim that it offers great visual appear even with minimal hardware resources. The minimum hardware for running Elive is a 100 Mhz CPU and 64 MB of RAM, but the minimum recommended hardware is 300 Mhz and 128 Mb of RAM. You do not need any special graphics card or 3D acceleration to run Elive.

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This is a nice theme for Burg (Need burg, an updated version of grub 2), If you have Burg installed (If not see how to install Burg in Ubuntu) then download and extract radiance theme to/boot/burg/themes

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