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DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 301

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Last week we took a look at how two distributions based on the same environment and one a derivative of the other, can actually be very different. Xubuntu and Debian both use the same package management system and both have the same suites of software available. So what makes them so different when installed out of the box? Can Xubuntu be just as lightweight as its Debian counterpart? This week we take another look at how Xubuntu 9.04 fairs when installed in a more minimalist manner. In the news this past week, Mandriva developers make massive updates to "Cooker" following the stable 2009.1 release, four main BSD projects all announce new updates of their flagship products, the openSUSE community releases updated media for 11.1 with KDE 4.2.2, users of the Arch Linux distribution put together a free community magazine, the creator of Puppy Linux looks set for a return to the helm of the project, and Oracle's Solaris (no, the name doesn't roll off the tongue easily here either) is rumoured to be working on version 11 set for release in the middle of 2010. Finally, we are pleased to announce that the recipient of the April 2009 DistroWatch.com donation is Python, the popular programming language.

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Comments (4)

Taking my lead from Scott here :)

I will be writing the feature article for DistroWatch Weekly next week. I will also be filling in for Chris Smart and writing all of DWW for the May 18 and May 25 issues. I promise interesting articles. As of now none of them will be about Ubuntu :)
Caitlyn -- didn't know that was you. I read the Xubuntu article and blogged it immediately (I have it timed to post in about 20 minutes; I will point to it from LXer later today.) I didn't see your byline. Great job. I like the how-to mixed with the results of the various systems' performance.

It's a good lesson on building/tuning your system to better fit what you want to do with it. I'm glad you didn't just say, "If you want a faster system, just run Debian," but recognized that for one reason or other, people want to run a Ubuntu base but configure it the way they wish.

Again -- a great article.
Well... I'm sure Chris Smart will be happy with your comments. I didn't write that article. You misunderstood me. I will write NEXT WEEK's article and at least two after that.
Ah ... I misread your comment. I read "next," and thought "this."

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