KDE Plasma 6 is shaping up to be a top quality Linux desktop.
KDE Plasma 6 is a very good Linux desktop environment to compete with Gnome Shell.
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How to unpack a Live CD image on Linux.
Unpacking a Live CD on Linux is very easy, if the user wants the files within the Live disc and is running Linux. Firstly, install the 7zip software. sudo apt-get install p7zip-fullsudo apt-get install p7zip-full Now copy a Live CD ISO to an empty directory and run this command. 7z…
Read MoreNew Arch Labs Linux distribution. This really is a good distro, and light on RAM.
Nice new Linux distro for a lower-specced machine The new Archlabs Linux distribution is a nice light Linux distribution that loads very quickly and has a nice default desktop theme. Right-click on the desktop to open the Arch Labs menu. This has not much in the way of software on…
Read MoreNew Gentoo based Linux distribution available.
New Gentoo based Linux distribution There is a new Gentoo based Linux distribution. This is called Clover OS. It comes with a basic TWM desktop window manager and is very fast to boot. No SystemD bloat. The Live CD will load a default TWM desktop. But there are options after…
Read MoreUsing OpenSolaris UNIX for the first time in ages. This is a very good OS.
I have just installed OpenSolaris UNIX in VMware. First impressions really are good; the LiveCD environment works very well indeed. The Gnome desktop is a breath of fresh air compared to the crap Unity desktop that comes with Ubuntu 14.10. Firefox 3.1 Beta 3 is the default web browser; this…
Read MoreRe-installing the GRUB2 bootloader using a chroot with Linux Mint 14.
The Microsoft Surface tablet due to the implementation of the UEFI Secure Boot is not being very cooperative in terms of allowing the installation of Linux. This could be a very good portable tablet for running Linux on the move but if you can not overcome the limitations of the…
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