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Do distrohoppers suffer from CTS (Cable Television Syndrome)? This is just a bit of Friday fun analysing the world of distrohoppers and comparing the issue to the sudden emergence of 100s of television channels.

This is the 2nd part in my series of interview style articles attempting to find out about Linux from the developers point of view. Shane Remington and Kendall Weaver are part of the Peppermint OS team. Find out why Peppermint stands out from the crowd and how it all started.

This is a review of openSUSE 13.1. It includes all the usual elements of a review including looking at the installation, the user interface, applications and package manager. There is also a look at what has changed since 12.3.

Last week I sent an email to Jerry Bezencon (founder of the Linux Lite project) a series of questions designed to get into the mindset of a distro developer.

The response from Jerry was excellent and I couldn't have expected such a quick and well thought through response.

The unique selling point of Peppermint Linux is the ability to run cloud applications, such as Google Docs, alongside standard desktop applications. By tweaking the lightweight LXDE desktop you can almost fool yourself into thinking that you have turned your ageing netbook into a Chromebook.

This guide shows how to connect to the Raspberry PI from the Chromebook using SSH and VNC.

Simplicity Linux takes the best bits of Puppy Linux and turns them in to a user friendly, easy to use distribution that you can carry around on a pen drive.

The HP Chromebook is great for people who spend most of their computing time on the internet. The boot time is virtually instant, the performance is fantastic. Sometimes though you need an application that isn't available on the web. This guide gives an overview of the HP Chromebook and the ChromeOS operating system, as well as providing the steps required to install Ubuntu and even Minecraft.

Every week I read the posts on the /r/linux4noobs sub-reddit and the questions that appear are very common such as: "Can I use Microsoft Word; Can I use iTunes; and what about Minecraft ?" Here are some of the answers to the more typical questions.

The developers of Zorin specialise in making a Linux distribution that is easy to use and complete. The desktop unashamedly mimics the Windows 7 environment. With whizzy screen effects and a decent software selection, Zorin OS 8 is a great choice for newcomers to Linux

It has been done before but I thought it was time for an updated list. Here are a list of my favourite Linux podcasts and there is certainly something for everyone. Be sure to check out Linux Luddites which is a fresh take on the podcast scene.

I wrote an article a while back showing how to set up a lightweight web server on the Raspberry PI. I was asked if I could elaborate further and show how to install and set up WordPress. This is a short guide showing how to do just that.

Distrowatch is one of the most useful resources a new user can utilise. The Distrowatch rankings can be confusing to a new user as the top 10 distributions include everything from Ubuntu to Arch. This article takes a look at the top 10 distros of 2013 and discusses their suitability for new users.

If you are still using Windows XP or Vista then the chances are you are neither swayed by new technologies and you aren't big on spending out on new equipment. This article provides a list of 5 reasons why PCLinuxOS may be a better choice than Ubuntu.

With support for Windows XP running out here is a complete guide to showing how to dual boot Windows XP with Linux. Includes links for creating DVDs and USB drives, backing up data, preparing the drive and installing Linux.

For those of us who have been using Linux for a while we take for granted the fact that we know what a desktop environment is and that there are distros called Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc. People who have only just heard about Linux may find this confusing. This article/video gives a brief overview of what Linux actually is.

Last year I wrote an article listing 12 Linux distributions that are great on netbooks. Here are a further 6 Linux operating systems that work well on a netbook.

Ubuntu 13.10 has been released for some while now but as I have spent time recently reviewing Xubuntu, Kubuntu and Lubuntu it makes sense to complete the sense and look at the new features and changes in Ubuntu 13.10 as well. This review has a little bit on what is new and a full review of the features of Ubuntu.

Xubuntu doesn't necessarily look like the prettiest distribution you will ever use but by following my customisation guide and by installing further applications from the Ubuntu repositories you will get an operating system that is responsive, customisable and fully featured.

Cryptolocker and Ransomware are the latest tools used by cybercriminals to part us with our hard earned cash. The following is a list of things you can do to beat Cryptolocker and any other Ransomware kits that are going to be the weapon of choice in 2014.