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A Look at Xubuntu 18.04
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 11th of February 2019 01:59:38 AM Filed under



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Parrot Security OS: Product Review
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Sunday 10th of February 2019 01:40:10 AM Filed under



Generally, Parrot OS is pretty great user friendly and lightweight distro. While using it, you’ll find it nearly equal to Kali Linux except for some minor differences. It may not offer a lot of tools that are present in Kali Linux but overall collection of tools is amazing. It also offers some tools that are not present in Kali and other similar distros. Parrot Security OS isn’t just for Ethical Hacking and Pentesting, it is also for development, anonymity and privacy
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Review of Debian System Administrator's Handbook
Submitted by itsfoss on Thursday 7th of February 2019 09:20:21 AM Filed under
Debian System Administrator’s Handbook is a free-to-download book that covers all the essential part of Debian that a sysadmin might need.
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My First 24 Hours With openSUSE Tumbleweed
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 2nd of February 2019 11:59:01 PM Filed under

My understanding is that elementary OS and openSUSE Tumbleweed couldn't be more different. The former is designed to be lean, minimalistic and beginner-friendly, while the latter has a wealth of software bundled in (its 2x larger ISO download size makes that obvious), allows users to choose multiple desktop environments during the installation and can be heavily customized.
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By default, I don't expect to have issues with Linux OS installers. The ones I've reviewed -- such as Deepin and Pop!_OS -- have been attractive, intuitive affairs. For those of you who haven't tried Linux in years, they're incredibly simple compared their past iterations.
The standard graphical installer for openSUSE Tumbleweed, however, threw me a curveball.
Advancing through initial options like network setup, region, packages and desktop environment was straightforward. But then as the install process began I was met with puzzling "Wrong Digest" messages.
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Rock Pi 4 B Review: A Swiss Army Knife Of Single Board Computers
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Friday 1st of February 2019 07:09:32 PM Filed under

The Rock Pi 4 B, while having no official affiliation with the Raspberry Pi, is a single board computer whose intention it is to provide all the features Raspberry Pi fans would like in the now dated Rasberry Pi 3 B+ model, and are hoping to see in the 4 B+ model. The Rock Pi 4 B has a lot to offer, but does it really check all the boxes?
The Rock Pi 4 B is a powerhouse in terms of SBCs, especially when compared to the Raspberry Pi. The board comes in three variants, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM running at 3,200 MB/s, all other specifications are the same across the variants. These will run you $49, $59, and $75 and should not be confused with the model A parts that do not contain the 802.11ac wireless or the Bluetooth 5.0 (but do contain wireless and Bluetooth).
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Endless OS Functionality Controls Simplify Computing
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Friday 1st of February 2019 05:12:02 PM Filed under

The endless OS offers many computing options. It is easy to use. It is not a Linux solution for sophisticated users, however.
The developers designed this distro to fulfill the demands of underserved users in the developing world. Most of the users live in places where access to information is restricted and computers are expensive.
However, this unique Linux distro with its EOS desktop can have endless uses for schools, church groups and business settings. Endless OS also can be a frustration-free computing platform for students and non tech-savvy users.
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Reviews: Lenovo Thinkpad T480s Business Laptop, DebEX Budgie 190128 and Elementary OS
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Wednesday 30th of January 2019 05:26:15 PM Filed under
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Reviewed: The Lenovo Thinkpad T480s Business Laptop
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DebEX Budgie 190128 Run Through
Today we are looking at DebEX Linux 190128 the Budgie edition.
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Exploring elementary OS
Elementary OS is an elegant Linux with a long-term vision and a focus on good design.
"Good design makes a product useful," said the legendary industrial designer Dieter Rams. I couldn't agree more. My productivity is directly proportional to how well designed the tool is. I care about the UI elements – fonts, icons, the spacing between elements, and so on.
Unfortunately, when it comes to Linux on the desktop, the design is often an afterthought. Most projects don't have a UI designer on the team (some projects are a one-man army). As a result, what you get is all too often a patchwork that stitches disconnected components together.
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Audiocasts: Tidelift and Linux Journal
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 29th of January 2019 10:30:10 AM Filed under
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What You Need To Know About Open Source Licenses And Intellectual Property
As a developer and user of open source code, you interact with software and digital media every day. What is often overlooked are the rights and responsibilities conveyed by the intellectual property that is implicit in all creative works. Software licenses are a complicated legal domain in their own right, and they can often conflict with each other when you factor in the web of dependencies that your project relies on. In this episode Luis Villa, Co-Founder of Tidelift, explains the catagories of software licenses, how to select the right one for your project, and what to be aware of when you contribute to someone else’s code.
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Episode 13: Digital Sovereignty
Katherine Druckman and Doc Searls talk to Elizabeth Renieris about digital identity, ethics, boiled frogs, and horses with lasers.
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MakuluLinux Core OS Debuts With Impressive Desktop Design
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 28th of January 2019 02:32:27 PM Filed under

I have charted the progress of Core's development through sometimes daily ISO releases over the last few months. I can attest to the near constant revisions and design tweaks Raymer has applied.
The more I used Core, the better choice it became over its LinDoz and Flash kin. That, of course, is purely a personal observation. But the features I loved in the other two MakuluLinux options either were even better when integrated into Core, or were surpassed by the Core-only innovations.
MakuluLinux Core's rebuilt Xfce desktop is so well tweaked it looks and feels like something new.
Given the amount of forking Raymer did to Xfce, he could call the desktop something new. For me, referring to it as "the new Core desktop" makes perfect sense.
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Linux Mint 19.1: A sneaky popular distro skips upheaval, offers small upgrades
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 28th of January 2019 02:23:54 PM Filed under

While Ubuntu and Red Hat grabbed most of the Linux headlines last year, Linux Mint, once the darling of the tech press, had a relatively quiet year. Perhaps that's understandable with IBM buying Red Hat and Canonical moving back to the GNOME desktop. For the most part Linux Mint and its developers seemed to keep their heads down, working away while others enjoyed the limelight. Still, the Linux Mint team did churn out version 19, which brought the distro up to the Ubuntu 18.04 base.
While the new release may not have garnered mass attention, and probably isn't anyone's top pick for "the cloud," Linux Mint nevertheless remains the distro I see most frequently in the real world. When I watch a Linux tutorial or screen cast on YouTube, odds are I'll see the Linux Mint logo in the toolbar. When I see someone using Linux at the coffee shop, it usually turns out to be Linux Mint. When I ask fellow Linux users which distro they use, the main answers are Ubuntu... and Linux Mint. All of that is anecdotal, but it still points to a simple truth. For a distro that has seen little press lately, Linux Mint manages to remain popular with users.
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