Tag Archives: linux distributions

Best distributions for off-line use

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Linux distributions

Internet is the the “Alpha and Omega” of our daily experience with computers, dominating, enriching and engulfing everything we do. This is the case with almost everyone around the world, but somewhere out there, there are computers that are not … Continue reading

Arch Linux step by step installation

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Arch Linux (or Arch, pronounced /ˈɑrtʃ/ ]) is a Linux distribution intended to be lightweight and simple. The design approach of the development team focuses on simplicity, elegance, code correctness and minimalism. “Simplicity”, according to Arch, is defined as “…without … Continue reading

Mandriva 2011 Beta 2 is Available for Testing| Screenshots Tour

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

Mandriva 2011 beta 2 was supposed to be released a week ago, but the release schedule was delayed by last minute defects discovered by the development and testing teams. In order to get hold of beta 2, you can visit … Continue reading

Special mention for Special purpose Debain-Med distro

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News

A medical industry acclaimed open source distro, Debain-Med is pioneering Open Source Bioinformatics software that brings enriched medical software for licensed or free use. The idea behind FOSS or Free Open Source Software solutions for the Medical world is to … Continue reading

Fedora 15 Beta is here | With screenshots Tours

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News

Good news for the generation X! Dennis Gilmore, the release engineer for Fedora project has made the announcement of releasing Fedora 15 for beta testers. The beta version now features Gnome shell and Gnome3, LibreOffice instead of legacy OpenOffice, BoxGrinder … Continue reading

CentOS 5.6 is released! Upgrade now from CentOS 5.5 to 5.6

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Good news for CentOS users! CentOS 5.6 is here. This is the sixth update released for CentOS 5, making the latest release version 5.6. The latest release supports both i386 and x86_64 architectures, it contains a number of bug fixes, … Continue reading

CentOS 5.6 is released! Upgrade now from CentOS 5.5 to 5.6

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Good news for CentOS users! CentOS 5.6 is here. This is the sixth update released for CentOS 5, making the latest release version 5.6. The latest release supports both i386 and x86_64 architectures, it contains a number of bug fixes, … Continue reading

The King of Linux Distros

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

The open source survives and thrives by the sheer number of distros available. Proprietary software is just a small pond compared to the enormous number of distros available for open source. Again, distros are qualitatively superior and robust give developers … Continue reading

Ultimate Edition 2.9 has been released!

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

Ultimate Edition 2.9 has been released! according to the announcement, this release was built off Ultimate Edition 2.8 which is built off Ubuntu 10.10 ‘Maverick Meerkat’. All updates fully updated / upgraded, old kernels purged, new initrd and vmlinuz rebuilt. … Continue reading

Opensuse 11.4 is released! With screenshots Tour

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Suse

Announced today the release of Opensuse 11.4, This release brings significant improvements along with the latest in free software applications. Combined with the appearance of new tools for an enchanced process, projects and services around the release, 11.4 marks a … Continue reading