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One man's tale of trying to update several long neglected distributions. He finds that Manjaro holds up remarkably well, that despite the eight months since the last update, everything goes smoothly, unlike a few other candidates.

A lighthearted but perhaps useful guide to how to make your KDE desktop as attractive, maybe even useful, as possible using Desktop Effects. Screen-shots and step by step instructions detailing how to put your favorite wallpaper on all six sides of the cube, and some enthusiasm for other effects. OK, useless...

A cursory review of Manjaro KDE, by a once manic distro-hopper. New old laptop? Time to throw something easy and fun on there that's NOT Windows! Conclusion? Manjaro's better than ever, maybe a good choice even for a the novice Linux user.

One uneducated Linux enthusiast with basic needs' take on using Debian Wheezy as his everyday OS for a few years, with some notes on KDE as well.

Short and easy method to return Firefox to its previous look and feel, with a side order of Linux and free software proselytizing. Some discussion of Debian's renaming policy as well.

Aimed at the complete novice, this is an overview describing in some detail the reasons I use Linux.

Arch linux has the reputation of being for the hard-core linux enthusiast, and this is largely accurate. It can be a pain to install in particular, but the documentation is insanely detailed and helpful, so anyone that can read and follow instructions should be able to handle it.