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July saw release of new Aptosid version, this time 2011-02. It was released on 13th of July. Even though it was not Friday, but still 13th. Was it bad day for Aptosid? Let's have a look.

I have recently received a comment on the post about Pardus Linux, which made me think a lot.

The question in comment was:

What is your best favorite KDE distro? Mageia, Pardus, Kubuntu, Mandriva, PC Linux OS, Mint KDE.... which? :) I will use your choice :) thanks too.

Kongoni is based on Slackware. There are not many Slackware-based Live distros (SLAX, Porteus and Nimblex - those I know). That makes each new review in this area very interesting for me. Also Kongoni claims to contain only Free Software Foundation approved software.

It took quite a lot of time for CentOS team to move from version 5.5. to 5.6. RHEL managed to churn out version 6.1 by the time of CentOS 5.6 release. But guys from CentOS team decided to roll up the sleeves and catch as fast as they can. So, just 3 months after version 5.6, new version CentOS 6.0 was released.

Nothing is immortal. Time passed by and I got tired of both Ubuntu and Kubuntu. I got quite disappointed by changed introduced in version 11.04. That was a time to change.

One of the age-old criticisms of Linux-based operating systems is that they are complicated, not easy to learn, and not user-friendly. Those who actually use Linux, however, know this is not the case. Like any new technology, you do need to take time to learn it, but once you do, it will open up doors for you, allowing you to unleash the full power of your server.

I am not sure about you, but Pardus 2011.1 was one of the more awaited Linux releases this summer for me. Why? Because I considered it to be one of the candidates to replace my previous "boots". Unfortunately, I was not patient enough and already started process of migration from *buntus. Mageia is my current choice for KDE system.

From my perspective, Knoppix now simply follows the trend to update packages up to the latest version of those. Nothing significant happens in this part of Linux world. Somebody can call it stagnation. Somebody can call it stability.

I have tried many distributions so far, and have found none which works ideally for me from the very start to the very end. Is there any ideal solution for me then? Sure, it should be! Linux world is so vast, and it is growing. It has to have a place which ideally suits me. Today I will tell you about a system which worked for me almost ideally. There were no issues, apart from few very minor. What is the name?

There are not many truly "pocket-oriented" systems in the Linux world. I mean those which are intended to be "installed" on flash drive or CD and run from there. Those which are not intended for full installation. The most famous of them are SLAX and Puppy. Unfortunately, SLAX project is no longer active as such. Initiative for further development of Live pocket-size system based on Slackware now came to another team. They call their baby Porteus.

Am I happier now than I was before Mageia installation? Most likely yes. Mageia proved itself very stable and nicely composed system not only in Live run, but also in full install mode. Yes, I still have something to work on before I can make final decision to dump Kubuntu. But that hour is very close I believe. And even now I have system which works smoother and quicker then Kubuntu, does not have issues with desktop effects and shutdown. These two facts are more than enough.

With two recent releases of Linux operating systems, Ubuntu and Fedora, new age of desktop environments began. These two operating systems bring you new user interfaces: Unity in Ubuntu 11.04 and GNOME 3 in Fedora. Are these new interfaces good or evil for Linux community? Let's try to analyse.

This Tux was born far-far away from many of you: in country of football, beef and tango. Do you know which country I mean? Yes, that is Argentina. This Tux likes music very much, that's why parents named it Musix. Of course, music is not his only hobby, but...

BSD still remains with its aura of "geek stuff". Sure enough, PC-BSD can easily break this stereotype. It is as easy to use as any other KDE-based Linux.

Do you think that artists are still people who use easels, brushes and chalk? Or they still use pianos and violins? Sure, some of them do. But in modern era some of them became electronic-based artists. Those who use computers as their tools.

Your computer is running Windows. Hope, only temporary. And you want to try Linux on that machine. Or you are already in Linux and want to give a go to another distribution. For some reason, CD/DVD drive is not available or not working. Do you have any chance to get what you want?

Image of Dariolynx Of course! Solution is very simple. Instead of running Linux from CD, you can create Live USB with iso image. There are different methods to achieve the task. Let's look at some of them

You maybe surprised, but Firefox 5 has been rolled out to Kubuntu! Even official site still offers Firefox 4.0.1!

My previous post was about Sabayon XFCE. For those who did not read it and does not know what Sabayon is, I tell that Sabayon is Linux distribution based on Gentoo. I got multiple comments for that post, and some of them looked very helpful. I could not help but to give Sabayon XFCE another go. USB stick is in the port. Reboot. Choose to boot from USB. Let's go!

Sabayon is not for users who want to get system which "just works" out of the box. It requires long and detailed fine tuning. Which is fine for others.