Tag Archives: Distro Review
Review: Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)
I always see the Debian as distro born for Linux, with its top class package management, stable system performance, huge repository, less customization of applications and easier configuration. Once it was my main development system at home. When Ubuntu was … Continue reading
Review: Knoppix 6.4.3 Live
It is long since I tested a Linux Distribution for Review. Here I am going to share with you my opinion on Knoppix Linux Live CD operating system. Just a short introduction on what is Live CD. Basically we install … Continue reading
Review with screenshots: New Installation wizard for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick)
Ubuntu 10.10 code named as Maverick is nearing release in coming October. It has come up with new installation wizard with some good improvements and some missing features. Overall it awesome, but some missing features for advanced users. Here is … Continue reading
Review: Pardus Linux 2007
Distrowatch had introduced me Pardus Linux. It says about Pardus as, Pardus is a GNU/Linux distribution funded and developed by the Scientific & Technological Research Council of Turkey. Pardus has a range of unique features, such as Mudur, a start-up … Continue reading
Review: Dreamlinux 2.1 WORKS Edition
It is my long pending work to install, experience and review the DreamLinux. Atleast now I have done it. What I expected from DreamLinux screenshots are just eye candy desktop, but in reality? Let us get into the review. Configuration: … Continue reading
Review: Arch Linux 0.7.2
Why Arch Linux? When the life goes smooth, we get bored. When everything goes smooth we need some challenge to face and conquer. This is applicable for Linux distribution world also. After started admiring with Ubuntu, I did not want … Continue reading
Review: Zenwalk 3.0
The time I spend on distro watching (various linux distributions) has come down a lot after working on Ubuntu for last one year. But I use to revise my soft corner with Ubuntu by testing some other distro also. I … Continue reading
Installing Linux From Scratch – Part II
Day 3: 1st Aug 2006, evening (Tue): Powered on PC and chroot-ed into LFS filesystem again. glibc compilation, time zone settings, etc. are being done. This time i am more comfortable. But tar command is not working in chroot-ed environment. … Continue reading
Installing Linux From Scratch – Part I
My LFS History: you are entitled to skip 
This is my long time wish to install a Linux system from scratch. One year before I had downloaded Linux From Scratch (LFS) – Live CD 6.1. I prepared a hard-copy … Continue reading
Fedora Core 5 on HP nx6120 laptop
I have installed Fedora Core 5 on my HP nx6120 Laptop. It looks faster and stable than previous releases. My observations: 1. Faster booting – it takes 60 seconds to get login screen. 2. Faster GNOME – takes 4 seconds … Continue reading
Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06 Beta on my Laptop
Recently I updated my HP-Compaq nx6120 laptop with Ubuntu Dapper Drake alpha 6.06 release. Then I have updated to Beta-2 release. Here is the screenshot of this cute desktop. The first impression is Fantastic Performance and eye candy. Following are … Continue reading
FreeBSD 6.0 on HP nx6120 Laptop
Apart from Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux, my laptop has one more feather in its cap. It is FreeBSD 6.0 My passion on this OS stands for long time since I read about its background through Linus’s autobiography. I have … Continue reading
coLinux cooperating with Windows XP on HP nx6120
What is this? I tried coLinux 0.6.2 on Win-XP-SP2 running on HP nx6120 laptop. It works fine. Just amazing….! I felt like working on full fledged installed linux. http://wiki.colinux.org is very much useful. It **does not** take much memory, … Continue reading
