Tiny Core Linux 2.1 Is Out, Jun 29, 2009

Tiny Core Linux 2.1, a very small Linux distribution that is only 11 MB in size has been released.

Linux distros that run on pen-drives are nothing new but this one's specially designed for the little ones.

LINUX users who want to run their computers so that they look like Macs can pick up a Mac4Lin distribution.

Only eight days after the fourth release candidate was made available for testing, Tiny Core lead developer Robert Shingledecker has announced the final release of Tiny Core Linux 2.0 and Micro Core Linux 2.0.

Paul Sherman has released Absolute Linux 12.2.5, a lightweight desktop distribution based on Slackware's "current" branch.

The Tiny Core developers have announced the availability of the fourth release candidate (RC) of Tiny Core Linux 2.0.

Clement Lefebvre from the Mint development team has announced the release of Linux Mint 7 (code named Gloria).

It looks like Linux Mint will be making their next release, 7 or "Gloria", in the next few days, according to the Linux Mint Blog. This is good news, because the new release is based on Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope", which means you will get OpenOffice 3, and quite a few other nice updates.

A Linux expert tries out netbook-ready Puppy Linux, Ubuntu Netbook Remix, Xubuntu, gOS, and Moblin, and reports on how they stack up.

The team behind the Puppy Linux project announced today, May 22nd, the first maintenance release of Puppy Linux 4.2 (Deep Thought). "I have just uploaded Puppy-4.2.1 final to ibiblio.org and Puppy-4.2.1retro is on its way up as well. [...] This is a bug fix update for Puppy-4.2 and includes very few changes from the original release[...]" was stated in the official release announcement.

Before you embark on a distro adventure, it's worth giving some thought to the kind of Linux user you are.

Ready to become a Presto power-user? This batch of tips will put you on the right path.

At the time of writing, there are three hundred and twenty three distributions being tracked on distrowatch.com.

Linux Mint's purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution

The Linux Mint developers have announced the release of Linux Mint 6 KDE Community Edition (aka Felicia).

Linux distributions (the Linux kernel plus a desktop and applications) come in many flavours.

There are many, many Linux distributions, and a lot of unique reasons to like them.

There are small Linux distributions, and then there are tiny Linux distributions. In what must be one of the smallest Linux versions ever, Tiny Core Linux is a portable Linux desktop that is just 10MB in size. With the 10MB disk image in hand users can run it from a CD, USB drive or just as a minimal hard drive installation.

One month after the PCLinuxOS beta was released, the PCLinuxOS developers have released version 2009.1.

Given the fact that an active rest is always better than a brain-dumbing, sit-and-do-nothing kind of rest, we thought it would be nice to introduce our PC to the Zen meditation techniques. And though in the end Zenwalk Linux 6.0 didn't help our test machine discover its Buddha-nature within, the experience was very pleasant and indeed relaxing.

The Zenwalk developers have released version 6.0 of their "Zen computing" Linux distribution.

The performance results of different distributions, even ones running the same kernel version, the same core libraries, and the same filesystem can be very, very different.

The Frugalware developer team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.0rc2, the second (and last) release candidate of the upcoming 1.0 stable release.

Linux Mint, an Ubuntu-based distribution that prides itself on its good looks and ease-of-use, has just upped the ante with its Linux Mint 6 Felicia release candidate.

What's the best Linux distribution? It's one of the most commonly asked questions from people who are new to Linux. The answer? Well, there isn't really a simple answer.

A new version of Dreamlinux, a modular desktop distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, has been released.

Greg Kurtzer has announced the release of Caos Linux 1.0.8, a high-performance distribution designed primarily for high performance computation (HPC), servers, and custom appliances.

Do you want to give your kids a good open source start in life? Then maybe you should be introducing them to Qimo, an Ubuntu-based desktop designed for younger users.

Starting with basic Ubuntu and working his way through Fedora and Debian, space-saving Puppy Linux, powerful Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and more than a dozen others, open source experts match Linux distros to specific needs.

The Fedora Unity Project is proud to announce the first Re-Spin DVDs for the Fedora 10 Linux distribution.

Armada group and ALT Linux company are happy to release School Server distribution, based on ALT Linux OfficeServer technological base and targeted at schools and other educational institutions.

Money can't buy you love; nor can it buy you happiness. But it just might bring you peace of mind. The Big 3 commercial Linux vendors; Canonical, Novell and Red Hat are ready to serve you through support subscription services for your Linux infrastructure.

The ArchLinux Release Engineering Team announced the official release of the 2009.02 ISO after a long period of intense development.

The Mint developers today announced the release of Mint 5 XFCE Community Edition.

What's free, looks like Mac OS X, just works and is actually Linux? The answer is gOS, which recently launched a new beta that builds on the distro's initial success and adds new tools like integrated Google Gadgets for Linux.

NimbleX, a Slackware-based distribution, advertises itself as "the new wave of Linux." However, what is appealing in NimbleX -- its speed and small footprint and the resulting selection of alternative software choices -- will likely strike veteran GNU/Linux users as being very old school.

You may have last seen gOS, the free, Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, touted here as a way to revive an old PC with a webapp focus. Now there's three flavors of gOS available, including a "Space" release that was designed with a Mac-like slickness to its interface, and a lot of MySpace functionality thrown in, on top of all the other Google, Facebook, and other link-ups.

Although running some form of Linux within a Windows environment has been done before, no one has been able to implement it with 100 percent success--yet. But if the recently released beta of Ulteo Virtual Desktop is any indication, it appears that this achievement is now within reach.

Want to run Linux any time, any place? Here's what to do with popular distributions like Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, and Fedora, so you can boot up directly from your thumb drive.

Former Gentoo developer Bryan Østergaard recently announced a new linux distribution aptly named Exherbo.

The Mint Linux team made a final release this week for its community edition distribution, while Mythbuntu and Ubuntu both added new alphas in on the way to Hardy Heron’s release in April.

If you need to repair PCs, even if you don't use Linux as a rule, you should have a Linux repair CD. These self-booting Linux distributions give you all the software tools you need to bring all but the deadest computers back to life. The best of these distributions is, hands-down, SystemRescueCd.

Linpus Technologies has long been known in Taiwan for its Linux distributions. Now, it wants to become a player in the global Linux market with its new Linux distribution Linpus Linux Lite, which features a dual-mode user interface. One mode is for people who may never have used a computer before; the other is for experienced Linux users.

Ubuntu and Red Hat are the most used Linux distributions among the 35,000 members of content-management vendor Alfresco's community, the company found in its second survey of trends in enterprise open-source software usage.

Version 6.0 of Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) represents a change of direction for Terra Soft Solutions. Fedora has been largely replaced by CentOS as the basis for the distribution. This should make it easier for the distributor to maintain the distribution for Power Architecture, as the CentOS development team maintain their distribution significantly longer than Fedora, which is more focused on new software.

All in all, Ulteo looks promising, and it offers a few important advantages compared to Web-based office suites like Google Docs and Zoho.

Actually, I'm sticking with Ubuntu. But there's no denying that one of the appeals of Linux is the DIY spirit behind it. While many find the number of distributions daunting, it's also evidence that anyone, even you, can build their version of Linux just like Linus and friends did in the beginning.

The developers at Fluendo have been working on an open-source, cross-platform media center application called Elisa. Version 0.3.3, which was released last week, includes a complete user interface overhaul that dramatically improves usability.

Whether you want to customize Knoppix, respin an existing distribution of the open-source operating system, like Puppy Linux, or are intent on creating your own package from scratch, we'll walk you through the process.

A little more than a year ago, David Liu was sitting in a lecture hall at UCLA. After graduating, Liu worked as an IT contractor for several months before starting Good OS.

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