On the DVD: Linux Mint 14 & Knoppix 7.0.4 This month's DVD

Dec 19, 2012

Linux Mint 14 “Nadia”

Linux Mint is a wildly popular Ubuntu-based desktop Linux with an emphasis on simplicity. Along with a strong assortment of open source applications and utilities, Mint takes pains to provide proprietary drivers and other helper tools for seamless-as-possible operations. The Mint 14 release features a new Windows Quick-list app for managing windows across multiple workspaces, as well as Alt+Tab window-switcher virtualization and a handy notification tool. Also debuting with this release is the new Nemo file browser, a fork of Gnome’s Nautilus file manager based on the Nautilus 3.4 codebase.

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Top 10 Knoppix Rescue Tricks Top 10 Knoppix rescue tricks

Dec 19, 2012

The Knoppix Live Linux distro is packed with powerful tools for fixing broken systems. We ask Knoppix creator Klaus Knopper for his favorite Knoppix rescue tricks.

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Ask Klaus! Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions

Dec 19, 2012

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com

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Tails Secure Distro Amnesiac Incognito

Dec 04, 2012

These days, security and privacy issues are increasingly making the news, but where can the average free software user learn more about safer practices? One of the best answers I have found is Tails, a Debian-based distribution that seems as much about teaching users to make informed decisions as about the software itself.

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Red Hat Releases OpenShift Enterprise

Nov 29, 2012

Enterprise-ready PaaS tool brings cloud-based development to private or hybrid cloud environments.

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January 2013: DVD Inlay Issue #146

Nov 28, 2012
Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and Linux Mint 13 KDE Canonical’s persistent efforts to perfect the new age Unity ......
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On the DVD: Gnome Ubuntu Remix 12.10 and Linux Mint 13 KDE This month's DVD

Nov 26, 2012

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!”

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Ask Klaus! Klaus Knopper answers your Linux questions

Nov 26, 2012

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of LinuxTag expo. He currently works as a teacher, programmer, and consultant. If you have a configuration problem, or if you just want to learn more about how Linux works, send your questions to: klaus@linux-magazine.com

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