Is there a Linux distribution you’d like to see reviewed? A Linux app you’d like to see covered? Post a note in the comments below and I’ll check it out. I can’t promise to review every app or distribution but I’ll definitely check out your recommendation.
Thanks in advance for your review suggestions.
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Hi Jim,
I’m only a recent reader of your site, but am enjoying it quite a lot! I was wondering if you would be able to review openSuSE? As I am only new to Linux, I am trying to find which would be the best distro for me …… Have tried Ubuntu, Mandriva (briefly), and just downloaded Mint 9, but have been hearing good things about openSuSE and just thought it would be great to hear what you think.
Thanks!
hi, thanks for all the great reviews!
maybe you can review gobo-linux, or any other distro that uses this alternative file system (if there is any…)
thanks
marco
the Netherlands
Hi
I have created a remastered version of ubuntu called mFatOS. It aims at creating a true out of the box experience, a revolutionary new look and tons of extra applications. It’s optimized for Iranian users with extra fonts and a Jalali calendar, but there’s no localization and everything is in English. It also has built-in remastering capability for easily backing up the whole system including user data. I was realyy surprized by the feedback I received from the people who tried it, and so I worked on it for two more weeks and now version 1.3 is available here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/mfatos/. It’s not just another ubuntu remaster adding codecs and flash. It has been tweaked extensively for maximum usability. I have managed to convert several people to linux through dis remaster. kindly have a look and see for yourself. Thanks.
Hi Jim, could you please review Chakra linux sometime? Would love to hear what you have to say about it.
http://chakra-project.org/
Thank you.
How about this ?
http://www.manhattanos.com
It’s based on Ubuntu but looks pretty interesting….
new review of Antix would be nice
antiX-M8.5 ‘Marek Edelman’ released
it was the only linux I could get to run happily on an old 64Mb pc
that was after trying DSL,puppy,Tinycore slax etc
http://antix.mepis.org/index.php/Main_Page
The sidux distribution is dead, but long live aptosid 2010-02, it’s replacement, which was just announced. DistroWatch has an article and a pointer to the images, and it is a good one. I ran it from Virtualbox last night and I am going to install it today.
Jim C wrote:
antiX is my favorite for a small, fast, lean, and flexible system.
Hey Jim,
Just ran across this one, so thought I’d mention it: Pinguy OS?
From the project homepage…
“This OS is for people that have never used Linux before or for people that just want an out-of-the-box working OS without doing all the tweaks and enhancements that everyone seems to do when installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu or other Linux based Distro’s. ”
http://pinguy-os.sourceforge.net/
I have it downloading and will take it for a spin myself, but I don’t have you’re writing talent.
Mint and Antix are my preferred favorites at the moment but Pinguy OS looks interesting , downloading now thanks for the heads up