LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 rocking

LinuxConsole is a new Linux distro but right now its rocking everywhere.

“LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 Multimedia

• 200Mb
• To old computer, or systems with few disk space (You need only 256Mb for programs, system and data)
• Kernel 2.6.30.5
• Window manager Icewm + idesk + rox filer
• Firefox 3.5.3 + flash 10 + plugin mplayer
• Mplayer SVN
• Xorg 7.4

LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 CD

• Modules from multimedia ISO
• Gnome
• Cups
• Gimp
• gcompris, foobillard, frozen bubble

LinuxConsole 1.0.2009 DVD

• Modules from CD ISO
• ATICatalyst 9.9
• Nvidia  185.18.36
• 3D Games (openarena, warsow, torcs, ...)
• VirtualBox 3.0.6
• PlayOnLinux
• Qjackctl + ardour 2
• ...

LinuxConsole Jukebox

With the le jukebox, you can build your own isos. for example,to play openarena on a receent ATI card, just select modules openarena and aticatalist, then clic on the button de to build ISO (ISO can be transfered on USB key with unetbootin).”

(Source: http://linuxconsole.org/index.php/en/component/content/article/21-linuxconsole-102009-is-ready )

Installation:

There is four way to install LinuxConsole.

For installation Guide visit http://linuxconsole.org/index.php/en/installation/2-recommended

 

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Screen Shots :

http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/LinuxConsole-1-0-2009-Is-Out-2.jpg/

 

 

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Best low cost 3G Phone

India’s Best low cost 3G Phone:

Today each and every mobile website or mobile magazine starts reviewing 3G mobile handset as soon 3G services will lunch in India within 2 to 3 months. But these websites only reviews Costly Handset that will be out of range of common people. Government said 3G service will be cheap that every segment of people can enjoy it. So, in this blog I am going to review India’s best affordable handset that anyone can enjoy it.

 

Samsung L700:

This good looking phone already available in Indian Market.

 

Technical Specification:

Size: 2.1 inches

         109 x 46 x 12.8 mm

Weight: 107 g

Resolution: 176 x 220 pixels, 262K

Battery: 960 mAh

Camera: 2MP, LED flash     

Secondary Camera for Video Calling: Yes

Memory: 40 MB

Memory Card: Up to 8GB, 1GB included

3.5 Audio Jack: Yes

FM: Yes

Java: Yes

GPRS: Class 10 (up to 48kbps)

EDGE: Class 10 (up to 236.8 kbps)

3G: 384kbps

Internet Apps: Have all the apps necessary for Internet.

Price: 5625 INR.

 

Conclusion: Nice phone and have all the necessary apps for internet and also have secondary camera that is not available even in Samsung Star 3G and Nokia 2730 Classic.

There is no memory restriction 8GB I thing more than enough. Multimedia experience is good.

 

Ranking: 1^st.

 

 

Nokia 2730 Classic: 

This good looking phone and will lunch in November in India.

 

Technical Specification:

Size: 2.00 inch

        109.6 x 46.9 x 14.4 mm

Weight: 87 grams

Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels, 262K

Battery: 1020 mAh

Camera: 2MP, LED flash 

Secondary Camera for Video Calling: No.

Memory: 30 MB

Memory Card: Up to 2GB, 1GB included

3.5 Audio Jack: Yes

FM: Yes

Java: Yes

GPRS: Class 32 (up to 117kbps)

EDGE: Class 32 (up to 296 kbps)

3G: 384kbps

Internet Apps: Have all the apps necessary for Internet.

Price: Around 5300 INR.

 

Conclusion: Nice phone and have all the necessary apps for internet but lacks secondary camera so there is no video calling. Memory Restriction to 2GB I think Nokia should thing up to 4GB. I think the only 2 things lack of secondary camera and memory leaves it behind Samsung L700. Multimedia experience is good.

 

Ranking: 2^nd.

 

 

Samsung Star 3G:

This good looking touch screen phone already available in Indian Market.

 

Technical Specification:

Size:  NA

Weight: NA

Resolution: 320*240

Battery: 1000 mAh

Camera: 3.15MP, LED flash    

Secondary Camera for Video Calling: No

Memory: 40 MB

Memory Card: Up to 8GB, 1GB included

3.5 Audio Jack: Yes

FM: Yes

Java: Yes

GPRS: Class 10 (up to 48kbps)

EDGE: Class 10 (up to 236.8 kbps)

3G: 7.2mbps (using

Internet Apps: Have all the apps necessary for Internet.

Price: Around 10000 INR.

 

Conclusion: Good phone and have all the necessary apps for internet but lacks secondary camera so there is no video calling like Nokia 2730 classic. Touch Experience is good. But it is expensive in our list

Ranking: 3rd

 

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Mandriva 2010 RC2 : Linux2u

Release Date: October 10th, 2009

Final Release Date: 3rd November,2009 ahead of openSuse 11.2.

Mandriva is quite popular Distro and always remains within top ten list of distrowatch.com's list of top 100 Linux Distro.

Whats New

(Source: http://blog.mandriva.com/)

"This RC2 version is all focused on bug fixing but you will find also

• Moblin: enjoy new environment for mobile Linux desktops. Easy and ergonomic, Mandriva Linux is the first distribution to integrate it in free distribution. Installing it is easy: install task-moblin package in rpmdrake and choose Moblin in connection manager.
• kde 4.3.2: this is the latest stable version of KDE4 environment. Enjoy innovation and stability!
• GNOME 2.28: use your favorite environment in its latest version.
• Poulsbo: One isos include now Poulsbo drivers. Using it is so easy: just let Mandriva detection tools do the job!
• guest account: allow somebody else to use safely your environment. It’s as easy as a click!
• Nepomuk: integration is still improved. Help us to promote this innovation for desktop. "

> RC2 comes also with Guest account enabled by default. You can use it to allow somebody to use safely your system.

> RC2 release integrates Amarok 2.2 final

> GNOME 2.28 finally lands in RC2 release of Mandriva Linux 2010. To read review of Gnome 2.28 Click here 

> urpmi and URPM come with many improvements to help resolving complex dependencies. Example: upgrade from an old version of the distribution to a newer one.

> Python 3 is now available.

> Want to rest Mandriva 2010 RC 2.

Mirror List:  Click here

I am going to test Mandriva 2010 Rc2 soon.

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Tiny Core 2.4 review

 Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux GUI Desktop. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, and Fltk. The core runs entirely in ram and boots very quickly. Also offered is Micro Core a 6 MB image that is the console based engine of Tiny Core. CLI versions of Tiny Core's program allows the same functionality of Tiny Core's extensions only starting with a console based system.
It is not a complete desktop nor is all hardware completely supported. It represents only the core needed to boot into a very minimal X desktop typically with wired internet access.
The user has complete control over which applications and/or additional hardware to have supported, be it for a desktop, a netbook, an appliance, or server, selectable by the user by installing additional applications from online repositories, or easily compiling most anything you desire using tools provided.

Screenshot

Tiny Core V2.4 is now posted at http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/

Whats New :
Change log for v2.4

* Updated flwm v1.12, top side titles, aterm compatible, enhanced refresh menu, hotkey,s and color title bars.
* Updated flwm_restart to use new capability of menu refresh.
* Updated appbrowser. Dropped access to tce repository, "Install Local" defaults to optional/
* Updated wbar.sh to read extra configurations from $HOME/.wbar
* Updated flpicsee to v1,0 - replaced Alt with Ctrl hotkyes.
* Updated setbackground to process compressed logo template, saves much space.
* Updated .Xdefaults for aterm transparency mode.
* Updated .xsession to check and start flit and/or watcher.
* Updated .xsession so watcher, now at +0-0, does not overlay flit
* Moved both flit and watcher to extensions.
* Updated tc-config to process dependency files at boot.
* Updated tce-load. Dropped access to tce-repository, fixed out of loops bug.
* Updated /dev/loop to 255 loop devices (0, 254). Note: You still need max_loop=255
* Updated rc.shutdown to remove external call.
* Updated fstype to remove external call.
* Updated tc-config, startx, and .profile to make desktop environment reentrant & better support of microcore.
* New tce-setup to load all tce applications from a tinycore "base norestore text" boot
* Updated tc-config now calls tce-setup, as tce loading has been factored out.
* Updated tc-restore & filetool.sh to implement 'protect' blowfish encrypted backup.
* Updated tc-restore & filetool.sh for default backup to be located in persistent tce directory.
* Updated tce-load to fix bug regarding partial downloads of dependencies
* Updated /opt/.tcrc to tcz repository..
* Dropped 'checkfs' boot option. Use options 'base norestore' to check and fix filesystems and then start up complete system.
* Updated tce-setup, optimized code and calls tce-load via boot flag.
* Updated tc-config with more consistent and streamlined messages at boot. 
* Updated usbinstall to operate better when launched from system menu, added max_loop=255.
* Updated isolinux.cfg to include max_loop=255
* Fixed free loop after copy to filesystem (ram).
* Show extension load errors during boot procedure.
* Fixed doubling of tcz2ran.lst
* Fixed 'base norestore noicons' = no menu update bug.
* New showapps boot code to display extension names while booting.
* Added a wait $fstab_pid before tce access.
* Dropped pci.ids. Use extensions (pic-ids.tcz libpci.tczl).


Files likely in your backup or persistent store that need updating:
.xsession
.Xdefaults
.profile


Notes:

The desktop environment has been moved from tc-config into startx. This allows a microcore boot with base norestore, then manually (tce-load -i) the core elements together with your choice of window manager, wbar, flit, and/or watcher. Upon completion, still at the $ prompt, typing startx will bring up a working desktop environment. You can still exit to prompt, and run startx.

And with the new tce-setup, you can load all your PPR with a single command.
Just boot tinycore 'base norestore text   Then when ready.

$ sudo tce-setup
$ startx

Same with microcore, except, of course,  the text boot option is not needed


Notes: Hotkeys for Color Title Bars for flwm v1.12. ( Thanks to Mike L. for the many improvements to flwm! )

changed Alt+Enter to Alt+F1 to iconize a window

Ctrl Alt arrows moves the window
Ctrl Alt =         grows the window (unshifted + key)
Ctrl Alt -          shrinks the window
Ctrl Alt PgUp   grows the window veritcally
Ctrl Alt PgDn   shrinks the window vertically
Ctrl Alt ,           grows the window hortizontally (unshifted < key)
Ctrl Alt .           grows the window hortizontally (unshifted > key)
Ctrl Alt t           taller (sames as PgUp)
Ctrl Alt s          shorter (same as PgDn)
Ctrl Alt m          maximize widow
Ctrl Alt v          maximize vertical
Ctrl Alt h          maximize hortizontal

flwm now optionally supports environment variable FLWM_TITLEBAR_COLOR to set color for window title bars.
To set use hex rgb, e.g, 20:5F:20 (Currently supports fltk gtk+ scheme.)

Experience:

I think a nice experience because in 11MB it gives a whole desktop experience,credit should goes to Tiny Core developers.It’s a whole new way of running Linux on the desktop.

Multimedia:

After installing MPlayer I didn't find any problem to run my music and movie collection.

Conclusion:

Tiny Core is a new distro. It is developing at a rapid pace and implementing new features along the way. It really can change the way you think about running Linux. This edition is better than 2.3.

Distrowatch.com Ranking: 15

If you want to explore Tiny Core Linux 2.4 then please try it its so small .

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Windows VS Linux

Today there is battle between Windows OS and open-source Linux OS. Everybody now wants to know which is better in terms of speed ,stability ,Desktop look  and functionality. I have tested several OS  like Windows XP, Windows Vista , Windows 98, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, PCLinuxOS, OpenSuse, Fedora, Puppy, Vector Linux, Sabayon, Mandriva. Today I am going to share my experiences with Windows and Linux OS.

Windows OS : Windows XP and Vista (Windows 98 is so old not taken).

Linux OS : KDE 4.X- Mandriva 2009.1 Spring, OpenSuse 11.1.

                 Gnome 2.x- Linux Mint 6 (which is a modification of Ubuntu 8.04)

My Test Machine:
AMD64 3000+ Processor
MSI Motherboard
512 DDR II Ram
ESPON C 58 Printer
Samsung Monitor.

Installation:

OS	Installation time (Including drivers & office)	Booting Time	Shut Down Time
Windows XP	48 minutes	40 Sec.	22 Sec.
Windows Vista	1 hr. 15 minutes	1 min. 10 Sec.	30 Sec.
Linux Mint 6	24 minutes	38 Sec.	21 Sec.
OpenSuse 11.1	28 minutes	42 Sec.	22 Sec.
Mandriva 2009.1	29 minutes	44 Sec.	22 Sec.

Ease of use (installation):

Windows XP : 3/5. (Live CD-No.)

Windows Vista: 2/5 (Worst, Live CD-No)

Linux Mint 6: 4.2/5  (Live CD option)

OpenSuse 11.1: 4.4/5 ( Live CD plus lots of option)

Mandriva 2009.1: 4/5 (Live CD-No.)

Desktop Experience:

Windows XP:

Best you think about Gaming as all drivers are available by vendors. Prone to virus attack easily, least secure and stable in our list. It requires a good anti virus that you have to pay, but a good anti virus will not provide Linux like secure environment. For free anti virus I think Avast, AVG and Avira is the best. Windows Firewall is think useless. Overall you can run application on it.

Windows Default Application:

IE :

World most used Browser but failed to pass acid test and it’s the most risky browser. IE6 and IE 7 tested but acid test result was 20/100.

Window Media Player 11:

Exceptional user interface but you can’t play most of the video and audio format. Installing VLC or Mplayer will solve the problem.

IM:

Windows Live messenger is best but support only MSN only. Try Pidgin or trillion.

E-mail Client :

Outlook express and MS outlook is a good application ,but can’t compete Thunderbird.

Rating : 3.5/5.

Windows vista:

Worst you think about Gaming as all drivers are not available. Prone to virus attack , secure than XP and stable in our list. It requires a good anti virus that you have to pay, but a good anti virus will not provide Linux like secure environment. For free anti virus I think Avast, AVG and Avira is the best. Windows Firewall in Vista is think quite efficient but its annoying every time you open a 3^rd part programme. Overall you can run application on it.

Windows Default Application:

IE :

World most used Browser but failed to pass acid test and it’s the most risky browser. IE 8 tested but acid test result was 20/100.

Window Media Player 11:

Exceptional user interface but you can’t play most of the video and audio format. Installing VLC ,Mplayer  or Vista codec (freeware) will solve the problem.

IM:

Windows Live messenger is best but support only MSN only. Try Pidgin or trillion.

E-mail Client :

Windows Live is a better application, but can’t compete Thunderbird.

Rating : 3/5

Linux Mint 6:

Better than XP and Vista. If you have graphics card you can play a lots of available like open arena, vega strike...
Stable,secure and if you activate firewall than it will be extra ordinary. Comes with Gnome Desktop.

 Default Application:

Firefox 3 :

World most trusted Browser passed acid test with 86/100. 

Media Player:

 Totem which  is  good video player and can play anything you want but lacks some features. Mplayer is also there so there is no tension, and for music Rhythmbox is exceptional.

IM:

Best IM Pidgin  there.

E-mail Client :

Awesome Thunderbird 2.

Rating : 4.2/5

Detail review can found here 

Mandriva 2009.1 Spring:

Better than XP and Vista. If you have graphics card you can play a lots of available like open arena, vega strike...
not so much Stable,secure and if you activate firewall than it will be extra ordinary. Latest KDE 4.2 is there

Default Application:

Firefox 3 :

World most trusted Browser passed acid test with 86/100. 

Media Player:

Dragon Player is a good video player and can play anything you want but lacks lots of  features. SMPlayer and VLC comes out of box.

IM:

Best IM kopete  there.

E-mail Client :

Awesome Thunderbird 2.

Rating : 4.3/5

Detail review can found here 

OpenSuse 11.1:

Better than XP and Vista. If you have graphics card you can play a lots of available like open arena, vega strike...
Stable,secure and if you activate firewall than it will be extra ordinary. Latest KDE 4.2 is there. Its most stable in KDE 4.2 class and have expectational features.

Default Application:

Firefox 3 :

World most trusted Browser passed acid test with 86/100. 

Media Player:

Dragon Player is a good video player and can play anything you want but lacks lots of  features. SMPlayer and VLC  not comes out of box so you have to install it via Pacman. Mp3 Support is present there.

IM:

Best IM kopete  there.

E-mail Client :

Awesome Thunderbird 2.

Rating : 4.3/5

Latest review can found here 

Winner :

Its a close call between Mint, Suse and Mandriva.  In this test Mandriva is winner.

1. Linux Mint 6
   
2. OpenSuse 11.1
   
3. Mandriva 2009.1
   
4. Windows XP
5. Windows vista
   

 Read my Next blog Resource Utilization by These Five Distro. Hoping you like this blog, If you have information to share then please comment that can be a valuable to our open source community.

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TinyCore_2.4rc5 Released for Testing

The Fifth Release Candidate of v2.4 (tinycore_2.4rc5.iso), is now posted and ready for testing.
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release_candidates/

Change log for v2.4 Release Candidate 5
* Updated busybox cpio replaces gnu cpio
* Dropped pci.ids. Use extension
* Updated tce-setup exits upon error from tce-load
* Updated tc-config reports error via tce-load, tce-setup, even when using default rotdash.

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Sabayon Linux 5 : Linux 2u

Sabayon Linux is World Most used feature rich Gentoo Based Linux distro. It always find a place in top ten Linux Distro in Distrowatch.com top 100 Linux List.

Installation/Setup:
Installation is as usual smooth except my printer Epson C58 was not detected.

Multimedia :
Sabayon comes pre-loaded with all the required codecs. I was able to view DVD, listen mp3 files, watch windows media files.So, it is handy for all beginners who just want to try something better than windows.

Screen Shot:

Srceen shot for Sabayon Linux 5 is found here
http://www.sabayonlinux.org/screenshots

Visual Booting Tour:

Visual Booting Sabayon Linux 5 is found here
http://forum.sabayonlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=18403

 Distribution Features :
    * Less than 2GB size (1.6GB for Sabayon5 GNOME x86)
    * Based on new GCC 4.4.1 and Glibc 2.10
    * Shipped with Desktop-optimized Linux kernel 2.6.31
    * Providing extra Server-optimized and OpenVZ-enabled kernels in repositories
    * Installer now available in multiple languages
    * Complete Ext4 filesystem support (used by default)
    * Complete Encrypted filesystems support
    * Featuring X.Org 7.5 and up-to-date FLOSS, NVIDIA, AMD video drivers
    * Containing GNOME 2.26 (2.28 ready) and KDE 4.3.1
    * Outstanding 3D Desktop applications (Compiz, Compiz Fusion and KWin)   working out of the box
    * Bringing Entropy Framework (Package Manager) 0.99.3
    * Shipped with OpenOffice 3.1 productivity suite, Multimedia applications
    * Transform Sabayon into an full-featured HTPC Operating System (Media Center) using XBMC
    * Shipped with World of Goo Demo - best 2D game ever!
    * Sexiest Skin ever! (Ian Whyman rocks)
    * Ready for Sabayon 6 (someday!)


Minimum requirements:
- an i686-compatible Processor (Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Celeron, AMD K6-2, Athlon)
- 512Mb RAM
- 9 GB of free space
- A X.Org supported 2D GPU
- a DVD reader

Conclusion:
Another outstanding release. I'll prefer you give try to this distro then you know its worthiness.The distro has everything for daily use or if you are a gamer then this distro will be ideal for you.

My Rating : 4.7/5
Distrowatch Ranking : 7 

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Gentoo Linux 10 review : Linux 2u

Gentoo is a free operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need. Extreme configurability, performance and a top-notch user and developer community are all hallmarks of the Gentoo experience.

Release Date : 2009-10-05

Whats New in Gentoo10:

Gentoo Celebrates 10 Years.

The LiveDVD features a superb list of packages, some of which are listed below.
System packages include: Linux Kernel 2.6.30 (with gentoo patches), Accessibility Support with Speakup 3.1.3, BASH 4.0, GLIBC 2.9, GCC 4.3.2. Binutils 2.18, Python 2.6.2, Perl 5.8.8, and more.
Desktop Environments and window managers include: KDE 4.3.1, GNOME 2.26.3, Xfce 4.6.1, Enlightenment 0.16.8.15, Openbox 3.4.7.2, Fluxbox 1.1.1, TWM 1.0.4, and more.
Office, graphics, and productivity applications include: OpenOffice 3.1.1, G/Vim 7.2.182, Abiword 2.6.4, GNUCash 2.2.9, Scribus 1.3.3.11, GIMP 2.6.4, Inkscape 0.46, Blender 2.49a, XSane 0.996, and much more.
Web browsers include: Mozilla Firefox (Minefield) 3.5.3, Arora 0.7.11, Opera 10.0, Epiphany 2.26.3, Galeon 2.0.4, Seamonkey 1.1.17, and other favorites.
Communication tools include: Pidgin 2.5.9, Quassel 0.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.23, Claws Mail 3.7.2, Ekiga 2.0.12, Qtwitter 0.7.1, irssi 0.8.13, and many more.
Multimedia applications include: Amarok 2.1.1, MPlayer 1.0_rc4, DvdAuthor 0.6.14, LAME 3.98.2, FFMPEG 0.5_p19928, GNOME-MPlayer 0.9.7, SMPlayer 0.6.6, and several others.
The Gentoo-Ten LiveDVD is available in two flavors, a hybrid x86/x86_64 version, and an x86_64-only version.

Screen Shot:

Srceen shot for Gentoo 10 is found here

http://www.gentoo.org/news/20090722-anniversary.xml

http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=05703

Desktop Experience:

Stable very stable.

Multimedia :

Have old MPlayer 0.9.7, SMPlayer 0.6.6 for Gnome. Overall we can say its a good experience.

Gentoo Handbook:

Gentoo Handbook or installation guide can be found in many language below

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/

My suggestion is to read first this manual then go for installation its really helpful.

Download Link

http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/where.xml

size: 32Bit 2,558MB & 64Bit 2,651MB.

Conclusion:

It is really a distro worth for a try.

My Rating : 4/5

Ranking on Distrowatch.com : 17.

I am waiting for your reviews or comments for this fantastic stable distro.

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Linux Mint 7 (Gloria) KDE

Linux Mint is an Ubuntu-based distribution whose goal is to provide a more complete out-of-the-box experience by including browser plugins, media codecs, support for DVD playback, Java and other components. It also adds a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, and a web-based package installation interface. Linux Mint is compatible with Ubuntu software repositories. 

Based on Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope, Linux 2.6.28, KDE 4.2.4 and Xorg 7.4, Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" KDE Community Edition features a lot of improvements and the latest software from the Open Source World.

My Test Machine:

AMD64 3000+ Processor
MSI Motherboard
512 DDR II Ram
ESPON C 58 Printer
Samsung Monitor.

Installation:

As usual It is smooth and fast and graphics looks gorgeous during booting Live CD.

Multimedia Experience:
All the codec comes out of box so there is no problem to play Video or Music.

What's new in Linux Mint 7 Gloria KDE:

Linux Mint 7 KDE Community Edition uses the brand new KDE 4.2.4 and it also comes bundled with Amarok 2.1 .

The changelog tab now supports Linux Mint packages. Previous versions of mintUpdate could only show changelogs for packages maintained by Ubuntu.

mintUpdate now shows the download size associated with each package upgrade.

Firefox now comes with the Moonlight plugin and support for Silverlight 1.x.

Linux Mint 7 Gloria comes with a linux 2.6.28 kernel.

The Ubiquity installer features graphical improvements and support for the ext4 filesystem.

Ubuntu 9.04 also introduced better notifications, faster boot times, enhanced suspend-and-resume and better switching between Wi-Fi and 3G connections.

Minimum system requirements:

· A 32-bit processor;
· 512 MB of RAM;
· 10 GB free hard disk space (for installation);
· VGA video card capable of at least 800x600 resolution;
· A CD-ROM drive.

Screen Shot : 

Linux Mint 7 KDE Edition

Conclusion:

I think time has come when can try this fantastic distro which very stable and least risky to virus as comapred to windows any edition whether it is XP or windows 7.

My Rating : 4.5/5

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OpenSuse 11.2 Milestone

Release Road Map:

• Oct 01: openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 8
• Oct 15: openSUSE 11.2 Release Candidate 1
• Oct 29: openSUSE 11.2 Release Candidate 2  
• Changes Since openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7
  
  
  Milestone 8 includes the final version of the openSUSE 11.2 branding, fixes the most annoying bugs of Milestone 7. And, of course, it includes many updated packages:
  
  
  
• Linux kernel 2.6.31
• GNOME 2.28 RC
• OpenOffice.org 3.1.1
• openSUSE 11.2 theming is in place
• PulseAudio 0.9.17
• Samba 3.4.1
• postgresql 8.4.1

Screen Shot :

OpenSuse 11.2 Milestone 8

About OpenSuse:

World most advanced and easy to use operating system.

My Test Machine:

AMD64 3000+ Processor
MSI Motherboard
512 DDR II Ram
ESPON C 58 Printer
Samsung Monitor.

But I couldn't install to it as every time it leads to console login skipping run level 5.

So I used my friends Lenevo Laptop and its work fine, even there is no freeze or crase. It was amazing fast due to EXT4 partition.

Multimedia:

After installing codecs from Pacman  I didn't find any problem to run my music and movie collection.

KDE 4.3 is awesome to me so I will going to give it 4.8 out 5. 

Conclusion:

I don't know why I think it is the world best operationg system leaving Ubuntu, Fedora and Mandriva far behind. It is possible it leads in innovation and work hard to bring stable desktop rather bringing unstable ,buggy version frequenlty.

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Tiny Core Linux 2.3 : Linux 2u

Tiny Core Linux is a very small (10 MB) minimal Linux GUI Desktop. It is based on Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, and Fltk. The core runs entirely in ram and boots very quickly. Also offered is Micro Core a 6 MB image that is the console based engine of Tiny Core. CLI versions of Tiny Core's program allows the same functionality of Tiny Core's extensions only starting with a console based system.

It is not a complete desktop nor is all hardware completely supported. It represents only the core needed to boot into a very minimal X desktop typically with wired internet access.

The user has complete control over which applications and/or additional hardware to have supported, be it for a desktop, a netbook, an appliance, or server, selectable by the user by installing additional applications from online repositories, or easily compiling most anything you desire using tools provided.

My Test Machine:

AMD64 3000+ Processor
MSI Motherboard
512 DDR II Ram
ESPON C 58 Printer
Samsung Monitor.

Installation:
I took a image from internet and burned using my Linux Mint 7's Bresero. It was a live CD . Speed was awesome because it totally runs on RAM. For installation on hard disk I follow Some tutorial found on its website that was quite complex. So for installation help go here

Screen Shot: 

Tiny Core 2.3

Experience:

I think a nice experience because in 11MB it gives a whole desktop experience,credit should goes to Tiny Core developers.It’s a whole new way of running Linux on the desktop.

Multimedia:

After installing MPlayer I didn't find any problem to run my music and movie collection.

Conclusion:

Tiny Core is a new distro. It is developing at a rapid pace and implementing new features along the way. It really can change the way you think about running Linux.

If you want to explore Tiny Core Linux 2.3 then Download it.


If you know Tiny Core better then please comment to support that could lead its usage in Whole World.

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