Issue #146 / Jan 2013

SERVICE: January 2013: DVD Inlay

Issue #146
Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and Linux Mint 13 KDE Canonical’s persistent efforts to perfect the new age Unity ......

SERVICE: Welcome

Editorial

Let’s see. I need to write something for the Welcome column. I guess eventually it might get posted online, which means I’m writing something for the new web.

SERVICE: Table of Contents: 146

What's inside the January 2012 issue

Getting Linux and Windows 8 to work together requires just a little know-how. We help you get started.

SERVICE: On the DVD: Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and Linux Mint 13 KDE

This month's DVD

Canonical’s persistent efforts to perfect the new age Unity desktop for Ubuntu Linux has gotten them in trouble with lots of long-term users, but the Ubuntu project is always quick to point out to the critics: “This is Linux. If you don’t like the desktop, change it!”

NEWS: Linux News

• Linux Foundation reports Secure Boot solution
• Ubuntu 12.10
• Plasma Active 3
• Android OS Tops
• Linaro Enterprise
• Group formed for ARM architecture
• Android installed on 3 of 4 smartphones

NEWS: Tech Tools

• Community Edition of ownCloud Released
• Phusion Releases Passenger Enterprise 4
• VMware Announces Micro Cloud Foundry Changes

COVER STORY: Virtualizing Windows 8

Windows 8 with VMware and VirtualBox

How does the latest Windows work in a virtual machine? We tried out Windows 8 as a guest system in vMware Workstation and virtualBox on Linux.

COVER STORY: Linux Filesystems on Windows 8

Using Linux filesystems on Windows 8

For years, Windows has stubbornly refused to support any filesystems apart from its own, but with a few tricks, you can make your Windows systems talk to the Linux ext filesystem.

COVER STORY: Windows 8 and Samba

Windows 8 and Linux on the network

Samba configuration often fails when users overlook little things. We show you how to configure a Linux system for file sharing on a Windows 8 peer-to-peer network.

COVER STORY: Win8/Linux Dual-Boot

Windows 8 and Linux in dual-boot mode

Although getting Windows to play nice with an existing Linux installation is difficult, with a few tricks, you can set up Windows 8 to dual-boot with Linux.