Operating Systems News and Articles

The DVD attached to this issue brings you a pair of the world’s most popular Linux distributions. Mint 15 “Olivia” is the latest release from the ever-friendly Linux Mint, a desktop distro based on Debian and Ubuntu that keeps the emphasis on simplicity and ease of use. Mint tops the DistroWatch downloads list and describes itself as: “The 4th most popular home operating system after Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, and Canonical’s Ubuntu.”

Klaus Knopper is the creator of Knoppix and co-founder of LinuxTag expo. He 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

• RHEV 3.2 released
• FreeBSD 8.4 Released
• Cisco Introduces New Backbone Routers
• AMD Chips, Strategies, and Roadmap
• Java Enterprise Edition 7 Released
• Crafter Studio 2.2

maddog explains what's behind his use of particular Linux distributions.

If you want to install Linux on an Android device, you have several options. We examine some of the possibilities.

Controlling a miniature train empire with concurrent Linux processes.

• SkySQL Merges with Makers of MariaDB
• AMD Announces New Custom Chip Operation
• New Supermicro Storage Solution
• SUSE Studio 1.3
• Nginx 1.4 Released