February 2012: DVD Inlay Issue #135
Jan 03, 2012more »
Doghouse: In Praise of Standards
Jan 03, 2012Recently, I was talking to a college professor who was complaining about the multitude of ways in which Linux works on various distributions. He was complaining that one distribution of Linux put a particular file in one place, and another distribution put a file in another place. He said it was hard for him to remember where each distribution put each file.
more »On the DVD: Linux Mint 12 "Lisa"
Jan 03, 2012This month’s DVD includes the latest release from the popular Linux Mint project.
more »Comment Letter from the Editor
Jan 03, 2012What's the top distro on the famous Distrowatch page hit ranking list? Not Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, or Fedora. According the Distrowatch, the hottest Linux is none other than Linux Mint – an Ubuntu-based, community-driven desktop system that is known for ease of use and efficient out-of-the-box multimedia functionality.
more »Tech Tools
Jan 02, 2012more »
January 2012: DVD Inlay Issue #134
Nov 30, 2011more »
On the DVD: openSUSE 12.1 & Fedora 16
Nov 30, 2011With this month’s DVD, you get to test the latest offerings from the openSUSE [1] and Fedora [2] projects
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