Linux Tavern

Over at TipMonkies, there is an excellent article titled Beginner’s Guide to Linux Distros.
This article is a good overview of many of the major Linux distributions available today (and some of the not so major distributions), including some background information on how the distributions got started and the intended audience for each distribution.
The best part […]

The Slackware Linux Project has released version 12 of their well known Linux Distribution, Slackware Linux. This is the first new Slackware release this year and includes many new features.
First off, Slackware 12.0 now uses a version 2.6 Linux Kernel (currently 2.6.21.5) that brings many new features with it — journaling filesystems, software raid, the […]

Lifehacker has a great top ten list (seems like these top ten lists are everywhere lateley) of Ubuntu apps and tweaks that help to make the switch from Windows to Linux a little less painful.
For everyone who has tried to switch from Windows to Linux, this list is for you. Sometimes, finding a Linux […]

DesktopLinux has announced the results of their 2006 Desktop Linux Survey and to the surprise of nobody, Ubuntu was voted the most popular Desktop Linux Distribution. Debian was a distant second, with openSUSE, Gentoo, and Fedora completing the top five.
Admittedly, this survey is not the most scientific of surveys. Outside of only allowing one vote […]

The OnMac.net Wiki has an article on how to triple boot your Intel based Apple Mac with Mac OS X, Windows XP, and Linux. Since the release of Boot Camp by Apple — which makes it possible to run Windows XP on Intel Based Macs — it seemed inevitable that someone would figure out a […]

The most common way to install Linux is to download the CD-ROM ISO image files for your favorite Linux Distribution, burn them to CD, and then boot your computer from the first install cd and begin with the local install. But what if you don’t want to download the entire install CD set (which sometimes […]

As if there aren’t enough already, Linspire has announced that they are releasing a free, open source and community driven version of their Linspire Linux Distribution. Following in the footsteps of Fedora and openSUSE, this will be another bleeding edge distribution for testing. It is Debian based like their Linspire Distribution and will come in […]

In the tradition of having Linux run on any piece of computer hardware known to man, Computerworld is reporting that a number of popular Linux distributions are working to make their versions of Linux run on the new Apple Macintosh Computers that use Intel processors.
Some of the current Linux distributions, like Mandriva, already support […]

I’m always on the lookout for the perfect Linux distribution and after seeing this review of a new distribution called PCLinuxOS. The review talks about how simple and quick the install is and that everything just works - which is definitely one of my main requirements for a new Linux distribution.
PCLinuxOS is apparently a fork […]

I’ve been hearing alot of good things about Ubuntu Linux lately. Everything from a simple install, good hardware support, and that it is a stable Debian based distribution have made me think about trying Ubuntu out. Finally, yesterday I decided it was time. So I went to the Ubuntu Website and was pleasantly surprised to […]