Taking Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix out for a Spin

For quite some time I’ve been intrigued by Ubuntu’s Netbook Remix (UNR), but I’ve never given it a shot up until now. Being a KDE guy, I usually lean toward applications based on the Qt toolkit and I’ve never really liked GNOME much. For some reason though, the Ubuntu Netbook Remix has been lingering in [...]

Lubuntu Gets a New Look

A couple weeks ago, we took a look at Lubuntu, a lightweight Linux distribution based on Ubuntu.  Since then, the operating system has undergone major changes that merit a revisit of its features.  Here’s a second look at the Ubuntu variant that just might replace Xubuntu.
When I wrote about Lubuntu previously, I was impressed by [...]

PC/OS OpenWorkstation 10.1 GNOME Released

The developers of PC/OS are excited to bring you this new installment in the PC/OS family. Users and customers have demanded it so we have now delivered it. This release is based on the GNOME desktop. We are targetting this release for a more high performance crowd. So as we keep working on this we [...]

EasyPeasy 1.6/Beta 1

The team has working hard to bring you the best netbook experience. The 1.6 Beta 1 is the first release of EasyPeasy 1.6, bringing with it the earliest new features for the next version of EasyPeasy. Released March 2 03:00 PM UTC+1
This is a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final [...]

Lubuntu (w/ LXDE) 10.04 Lucid Lynx Alpha 3 Released With 4 New Default Apps And New Artwork (Screenshots)

The most important changes in Lubuntu Alpha 3 are 4 new default applications: Chromium for the browser, gnome-mplayer as the default media player, Wicd has been replaced with the Network Manager and Pcmanfm2 as the default file manager but we’ve already told you about that about a week ago.
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PC/OS 10.1 Beta 2

Roberto Dohnert has released the second beta build of PC/OS 10.1 “OpenWorkstation”, a Xubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution: “We have released beta 2 of PC/OS 10.1. With this release we have updated to the Ubuntu 9.10 base. We have removed Xsplash and GDM 2.28 and went to GDM 2.20; this is until GDM 2.28 has its [...]

Element 1.0

After many months of testing and experimentation, the final release of Element version 1.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for home theater or media center personal computers, is available for end users: “This version is based on and thus binary compatible with Ubuntu 9.10. Featured software in this release includes Linux kernel 2.6.31, XFCE 4.6.1, XBMC [...]

Lubuntu: Not Just for Lusers

For a long time, the Ubuntu family has had three members–Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu (sorry Edubuntu; we’re not counting you). But that may change, with a new project, Lubuntu, vying for official endorsement by Canonical. Here’s a look at Lubuntu, and thoughts on what its future may hold.
The Lubuntu project, which was established [...]

Eeebuntu 4 Beta 1 Overview And Screenshots

Eeebuntu, the Linux distribution for netbooks which won the Sourceforge Choice Awards: BEST NEW PROJECT in 2009 has released the first beta of the new version 4. For now only the i386 version is available. In case you plan on installing this beta, you should read the known issues firs:
* On [...]

PC/OS 10a “Open64 Workstation”, 8.5 “OpenServer”

Roberto Dohnert has announced the availability of two special editions of PC/OS, a Xubuntu-based distribution – “Open64 Workstation” and “OpenServer”: “We are very pleased to announce the delivery of PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10a, as well as PC/OS OpenServer System 8.5. PC/OS Open64 Workstation 10a is our release of PC/OS for the 64-bit platform. This release [...]