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Archive for August, 2006

New book explains Ubuntu to non-geeks

August 3rd, 2006 No comments
Categories: Books, Desktop, News, Ubuntu

Reincarnating a discarded laptop with Linux

August 2nd, 2006 No comments

DesktopLinux.com has an article full of useful LiveCD information.

Symphony OS marches to a different drum

August 1st, 2006 No comments

Linux.com reviews Symphony OS and its unique desktop.

Symphony OS is a GNU/Linux distribution designed to innovate from the ground up. Although originally based on Knoppix and now on Debian stable, it quickly differentiates itself from the bulk of distros by implementing the ideas articulated in a so-called grey paper on user interface design by Jason Spisak, one of the co-founders of Lycoris.

Categories: Desktop, Reviews, Symphony OS

Free software without the strings

August 1st, 2006 No comments

Knoppix Linux On USB

August 1st, 2006 1 comment

Tom’s Hardware has a quality how-to article about using Knoppix on a USB flash drive for various tasks.

This article provides a gentle introduction to how a simple Knoppix configuration can become an indispensable item in a mobile technical toolkit.

Puppy Linux 2.02 is Out

August 1st, 2006 5 comments

A new version of Puppy Linux has been released with the new NTFS-3G driver, which allows writing to NTFS partitions.