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| DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 274, 13 October 2008 |
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Welcome to this year's 41st issue of DistroWatch Weekly! Mandriva Linux, traditionally the first among the major distribution releases, boldly unveiled its latest product late last week. Shipping with KDE 4.1.2, an updated system installer, and a variety of usability enhancements, version 2009 should have been the company's best release ever. It was somewhat spoilt by a long list of known bugs that weren't fixed in time for the release - hopefully these will be corrected through post-install package updates soon, but there are those who'd argue for a postponement of a release in such situations. No similar dilemma is ever likely to face the Debian development team. If it isn't ready, it won't be released - that's the message given to the user community which has been hoping for a timely arrival of "Lenny". And while most other distributions have been quietly fixing the bugs in their own development trees, DistroWatch has compiled another package management cheatsheet - now incorporating two distro-agnostic tools, as well as source-based distributions. Happy reading!
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| Feature Story |
Linux package management cheatsheet, part 3
Today DistroWatch presents the third episode of its package management cheatsheet designed for those who enjoy testing different distributions. Originally envisaged as a simple table listing a few popular package management utilities and a handful of common tasks, the table has been expanding as many readers suggested new additions and package management tools. This is the most complete version so far, although it's still doubtful whether it will satisfy every distro hopper out there.
The first table lists package management tasks in the four most popular distribution groups - Debian (including Ubuntu, Linux Mint, KNOPPIX, sidux and other Debian derivatives), openSUSE, Fedora (including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Scientific Linux and other Fedora-based distributions), and Mandriva Linux.
| Task |
apt (deb)
Debian, Ubuntu |
zypp (rpm)
openSUSE |
yum (rpm)
Fedora, CentOS |
urpmi (rpm)
Mandriva |
| Managing software |
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| Install new software from package repository |
apt-get install pkg |
zypper install pkg |
yum install pkg |
urpmi pkg |
| Install new software from package file |
dpkg -i pkg |
zypper install pkg |
yum localinstall pkg |
urpmi pkg |
| Update existing software |
apt-get install pkg |
zypper update -t package pkg |
yum update pkg |
urpmi pkg |
| Remove unwanted software |
apt-get remove pkg |
zypper remove pkg |
yum erase pkg |
urpme pkg |
| Updating the system |
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| Update package list |
apt-get update |
zypper refresh |
yum check-update |
urpmi.update -a |
| Update system |
apt-get upgrade |
zypper update |
yum update |
urpmi --auto-select |
| Searching for packages |
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| Search by package name |
apt-cache search pkg |
zypper search pkg |
yum list pkg |
urpmq pkg |
| Search by pattern |
apt-cache search pattern |
zypper search -t pattern pattern |
yum search pattern |
urpmq --fuzzy pkg |
| Search by file name |
apt-file search path |
zypper wp file |
yum provides file |
urpmf file |
| List installed packages |
dpkg -l |
zypper search -is |
rpm -qa |
rpm -qa |
| Configuring access to software repositories |
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| List repositories |
cat /etc/apt/sources.list |
zypper repos |
yum repolist |
urpmq --list-media |
| Add repository |
(edit /etc/apt/sources.list) |
zypper addrepo path name |
(add repo to /etc/yum.repos.d/) |
urpmi.addmedia name path |
| Remove repository |
(edit /etc/apt/sources.list) |
zypper removerepo name |
(remove repo from /etc/yum.repos.d/) |
urpmi.removemedia media |
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The second table lists package management utilities found in Slackware Linux and other Slackware-based distributions. As stated by Patrick Volkerding on several occasions, Slackware is unlikely to ever have any advanced (i.e. dependency-resolving) package management tool, so all installation, upgrade and removal tasks continue to be performed with pkgtools, a set of very simple scripts that haven't changed much in years. Nevertheless, Slackware's unsupported extra repository (available also on the installation DVD) does include slackpkg, a third-party package management tool that can be used for a more automated way of installing software on Slackware Linux. It's worth noting that some popular Slackware derivatives, such as VectorLinux, have standardised on slapt-get, another third-party utility imitating the behaviour of Debian's APT.
| Task |
pkgtools
Slackware |
slackpkg
Slackware |
slapt-get
Vector |
| Managing software |
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| Install new software from package repository |
-- |
slackpkg install pkg |
slapt-get --install pkg |
| Install new software from package file |
installpkg pkg |
slackpkg install pkg |
slapt-get --install pkg |
| Update existing software |
upgradepkg pkg |
slackpkg install pkg |
slapt-get --install pkg |
| Remove unwanted software |
removepkg pkg |
slackpkg remove pkg |
slapt-get --remove pkg |
| Updating the system |
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| Update package list |
-- |
slackpkg update |
slapt-get --update |
| Update system |
-- |
slackpkg upgrade-all |
slapt-get --upgrade |
| Searching for packages |
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| Search by package name |
-- |
slackpkg search pkg |
slapt-get --search pkg |
| Search by pattern |
-- |
slackpkg search pattern |
slapt-get --search pattern |
| Search by file name |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| List installed packages |
ls /var/log/packages/ |
ls /var/log/packages/ |
slapt-get --installed |
| Configuring access to software repositories |
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| List repositories |
-- |
cat /etc/slackpkg/mirrors |
cat /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc |
| Add repository |
-- |
(edit /etc/slackpkg/mirrors) |
(edit /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc) |
| Remove repository |
-- |
(edit /etc/slackpkg/mirrors) |
(edit /etc/slapt-get/slapt-getrc) |
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In the next group we have a few (mostly) independent distributions that have been gaining popularity in recent years. Sabayon Linux, although derived from Gentoo, has introduced its own command-line package management utility called equo. Arch Linux's Pacman has been around for a long time and it's often considered one of the fastest package management utilities around. Conary, developed by rPath and popularised by Foresight Linux, is a completely new approach to package management, created by well-known ex-Red Hat engineers with many years of package management experience. In contrast, PiSi by Pardus Linux is a relatively new utility, but the distribution itself has been growing fast in the last couple of years.
| Task |
equo
Sabayon |
pacman
Arch |
conary
rPath, Foresight |
pisi
Pardus |
| Managing software |
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| Install new software from package repository |
equo install pkg |
pacman -S pkg |
conary update pkg |
pisi install pkg |
| Install new software from package file |
equo install pkg |
pacman -U pkg |
conary update pkg |
pisi install pkg |
| Update existing software |
equo install pkg |
pacman -S pkg |
conary update pkg |
pisi install pkg |
| Remove unwanted software |
equo remove pkg |
pacman -R pkg |
conary erase pkg |
pisi remove pkg |
| Updating the system |
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| Update package list |
equo update |
pacman -Sy |
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pisi update-repo |
| Update system |
equo world |
pacman -Su |
conary updateall |
pisi upgrade |
| Searching for packages |
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| Search by package name |
equo match pkg |
pacman -Ss pkg |
conary query pkg |
pisi search pkg |
| Search by pattern |
equo search pattern |
pacman -Ss pattern |
conary query pkg |
pisi search pkg |
| Search by file name |
equo belongs file |
pacman -Qo file |
conary query --path path |
pisi search-file path |
| List installed packages |
equo list |
pacman -Q |
conary query |
pisi list-installed |
| Configuring access to software repositories |
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| List repositories |
equo repoinfo |
cat /etc/pacman.conf |
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pisi list-repo |
| Add repository |
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(edit /etc/pacman.conf) |
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pisi add-repo name path |
| Remove repository |
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(edit /etc/pacman.conf) |
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pisi remove-repo name |
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Besides standard package management utilities that most distributions use as part of their systems, there are also some distro-agnostic ones that have been deployed with various levels of success in certain distributions. Smart, originally developed by Conectiva, hasn't been in the news lately, but some users seem to prefer it over Mandriva's urpmi or openSUSE's zypper (it also supports Debian and Slackware-based systems). More recently it is Fedora's PackageKit that has been gaining momentum as a way to manage packages across distributions and architectures. Now included in many other distributions, PackageKit's pkgcon command-line utility is effectively a unified front-end to the native package management tools of Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Mandriva and other distributions.
| Task |
smart
Mandriva, openSUSE |
pkgcon
Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Mandriva |
| Managing software |
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| Install new software from package repository |
smart install pkg |
pkcon install pkg |
| Install new software from package file |
smart install pkg |
pkcon install-file pkg |
| Update existing software |
smart install pkg |
pkcon update pkg |
| Remove unwanted software |
smart remove pkg |
pkcon remove pkg |
| Updating the system |
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| Update package list |
smart update |
pkcon refresh |
| Update system |
smart upgrade |
pkcon upgrade |
| Searching for packages |
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| Search by package name |
smart search pkg |
pkcon search name pkg |
| Search by pattern |
smart search pattern |
pkcon search details pattern |
| Search by file name |
smart query file |
pkcon what-provides file |
| List installed packages |
smart query --installed |
-- |
| Configuring access to software repositories |
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| List repositories |
smart channel --show |
pkcon repo-list |
| Add repository |
smart channel --add name path |
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| Remove repository |
smart channel --remove name |
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Finally, a table for source-based distributions. Gentoo's Portage is well-documented and widely used, but other distributions that are designed to be built from scratch don't often feature in the Linux media, so their package management systems are not particularly well-known. Sorcerer, which existed even before Gentoo Linux was conceived, uses Bash scripts to "cast spells" or download, install and compile packages. Sorcerer was later forked into Lunar Linux and Source Mage GNU/Linux, both of which are included in the table below. Unfortunately, Sorcerer doesn't offer much in terms of online documentation so it has been omitted for now.
| Task |
portage
Gentoo |
lunar
Lunar |
sorcery
Source Mage |
| Managing software |
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| Install new software from package repository |
emerge pkg |
lin pkg |
cast pkg |
| Install new software from package file |
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| Update existing software |
emerge pkg |
lin pkg |
cast pkg |
| Remove unwanted software |
emerge -aC pkg |
lrm pkg |
dispel pkg |
| Updating the system |
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| Update package list |
emerge --sync |
lin moonbase |
scribe update |
| Update system |
emerge -NuDa world |
lunar update |
sorcery upgrade |
| Searching for packages |
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| Search by package name |
emerge --search pkg |
lvu search pkg |
gaze search -name pkg |
| Search by pattern |
emerge --search pattern |
lvu search pattern |
gaze search pattern |
| Search by file name |
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gaze from file |
| List installed packages |
qlist -I |
lvu installed |
gaze installed |
| Configuring access to software repositories |
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| List repositories |
layman -L |
-- |
scribe index |
| Add repository |
layman -a repo |
-- |
scribe add repo |
| Remove repository |
layman -d repo |
-- |
scribe remove repo |
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As always, we welcome your comments and corrections.
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| Miscellaneous News |
Mandriva's long errata list, Lenny release delays
 The first major distribution release of the season, Mandriva Linux 2009, is out. Apart from a couple of first-look reviews, we haven't seen any comprehensive product evaluations so far, but the initial reaction seems mixed. Although the release came out on time and included a plethora of interesting improvements, some readers have questioned the logic behind declaring a distribution stable while the list of known issues is as long as the one for Mandriva 2009. But as explained by Mandriva's community manager Adam Williamson, most of the issues can be fixed with post-release updates with the same effectiveness as holding back the release and fixing them in the ISO images. In any case, the deed is done, and Mandriva Linux 2009 is now available from dozens of FTP servers around the world. If you are among the more adventurous users and don't mind a bit of post-installation work, do take it for a spin, otherwise you might consider waiting for a couple of weeks until the most pressing issues are corrected.
Mandriva Linux 2009 "Free" edition comes as a classic installation DVD with a choice of desktop environments.
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 For a while it looked as if "Lenny", the upcoming release of Debian GNU/Linux, might arrive as originally planned - in September 2008. But as the month "M" past by without any update from the release team, it has become clear that the project's much awaited version 5.0 has not achieved the required levels of stability and reduction in the number of bugs to be released to the general public. However, for those readers who are new to Linux, it's worth reminding that Debian does not have a fixed release schedule and all of its stable version have followed the "released when ready" policy. Of course, the next question is: when will it be ready? Unfortunately, the answer is unlikely to please those who expect a timely release as the removal of the remaining release-critical bugs might still take months rather than weeks - according to some estimates. So is there any way to speed up the release? Yes, says Alexander Reichle-Schmehl. Anybody, even those without any programming skills, can help with making the release possible.
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| Released Last Week |
Puppy Linux 4.1
Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 4.1: "Version 4.1 continues the hectic pace of development, with ground-breaking new applications and under-the-hood architectural improvements over 4.00. Ground-breaking applications include our new Psip VOIP and PPLOG personal blog. Under-the-hood includes faster boot times, much better hardware detection, and new 'pup_event' architecture (including desktop drive icons). Here is a summary of milestones: 2.6.25.16, 2.6.21.7 kernels; more drivers; SCSI kernels; LZMA-enabled kernel; improved PCMCIA support; hardware detection; new pup_event system; faster boot; Psip VoIP; PPLOG blog; Pmusic audio player; Ayttm chat client; virus checker; network wizard; huge number of updated applications...." Read the comprehensive release notes for further details.
Puppy Linux 4.1 - introducing a variety of new lightweight applications
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Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 "LiveDVD"
Attila Crăciun has announced the release of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 "LiveDVD", a Slackware-based live DVD for 64-bit processors: "New revised version of Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE3 LiveDVD' is available. Also, we are introducing a Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE4 LiveDVD'. The 'KDE3 LiveDVD' has received important security and stability updates. These updates include new versions of the KDE, X.Org, Pidgin, ALICE, OpenSSH and OpenSSL, Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, BIND, Amarok and many more. New feature, BW64installer, which is a GUI installation program for installing Bluewhite64 Linux Live to a hard drive, has been added. Bluewhite64 Linux 12.1R1 'KDE4 LiveDVD' contains KDE 4.1.2 with dependencies and some extra KDE 4 packages created by the Bluewhite64 community." Here is the full release announcement.
ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop"
Alexey Rusakov has announced the release of ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" edition, a general-purpose GNU/Linux distribution intended for use on desktops, laptops and netbooks: "We're happy to announce our new release, ALT Linux 4.1 'Desktop'. Changes since version 4.0: based on the new stable 4.1 repository branch; 2.6.25 kernel with better hardware support; KDE 3.5.10 (GNOME 2.22 and Xfce 4.4.2 can be installed from DVD); Firefox 3; NetworkManager allows managing any network interface without root privileges; a new look of the system management center; updated bootloader and display management modules; Kaffeine as the default player of audio and video files; updated and revised menu; new applications - QtEmu (QEMU with a GUI), VirtualBox." See the detailed release notes for further information.
ALT Linux 4.1 "Desktop" remains faithful to the stable and well-tested KDE 3.5.
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EnGarde Secure Linux 3.0.21
Guardian Digital has announced the release of EnGarde Secure Linux 3.0.21, a server distribution featuring a web-based system administration tool: "Guardian Digital is happy to announce the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.21. This release includes many updated packages and bug fixes and some feature enhancements to Guardian Digital WebTool and the SELinux policy. New features include: a totally redesigned Health Center backend which should yield much more reliable and accurate results, you can help us improve this new backend by following the instructions below, immediately following this section; a new package, perl-Convert-ASN1 (0.22); the latest stable versions of MySQL (5.0.67), Asterisk (1.4.21.2), Dovecot (1.1.3), Linux kernel (2.6.26.5), OpenLDAP (2.4.11), OpenSSH (5.1p1), PostgreSQL (8.2.10), Samba (3.2.4)...." Read the rest of the release notes for more details.
Mandriva Linux 2009
Mandriva Linux 2009 has been released: "We have released Mandriva Linux 2009, the new release of our distribution. 2009 is a bold release which brings the new KDE 4.1 as the default desktop, along with a re-designed installer and Mandriva Control Center, and many other new features. Other significant updates include GNOME 2.24, OpenOffice.org 3, Mozilla Firefox 3, and kernel 2.6.27. Key features include new graphical in-line upgrade capability, netbook compatibility, class-leading hardware support, and support for working with mobile devices." Read the release announcement and release notes for more information, but also check out the errata page for a list of known issues and workarounds.
Momonga Linux 5
Masahiro Takahata has announced the release of Momonga Linux 5, a Japanese community distribution (with support for Japanese and English) loosely modelled on Fedora. Some of the main features and changes compared to the project's previous version include: reduced the size of the installation media to one DVD (additional packages can be installed via yum); Linux kernel 2.6.26 with extended hardware support, virtualisation and support for new file systems (btrfs and nilfs, reiser4fs); X.Org 7.4 and Mesa 7.1 with improved graphics card support and Compiz compatibility; replaced SysVInit with Canonical's Upstart for faster booting; switched to the GCC compiler 4.3 series; replaced Sun Java with OpenJDK 1.6; introduced support for virtualisation with OpenVZ and Xen. Read the release announcement and release notes (both links in Japanese) for a detailed introduction to the Momonga project's latest release.
Momonga Linux 5 - a new major release from the former developers of Kondara MNU/Linux
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CDlinux 0.6.2
Ben Zhao has announced the release of CDlinux 0.6.2, a minimalist live CD combining the Xfce desktop with a careful selection of lightweight applications: "We are pleased to announce the release of CDlinux 0.6.2. This release features great enhancements over version 0.6.1: smart handling codepage (FAT/NTFS) of hotplugable media; power management support (ACPI/CPUfreq); auto guessing current time zone; multimedia keyboard support; booting from Linux RAID and ATA RAID; improved support for newer hardware (video, WLAN, Linux UVC), and several new GUI configuration tools (more details in the changelog). This release ships with Linux kernel 2.6.26.6, X.Org 7.3, Xfce 4.4.2, and a bundle of carefully selected popular applications." Visit the project's news page to read the full release announcement.
Absolute Linux 12.1.08
Paul Sherman has announced the release of Absolute Linux 12.1.08, a lightweight modification of Slackware Linux with the IceWM window manager. What's new? "OpenOffice.org upgraded to version 3.0.0 on CD2, supports latest MS Office format; rebuilt AbiWord 2.6.4 against updated Enchant, libgnomeprint and libgnomecups, also includes support for MS Word and OpenOffice.org docs; HTMLpage, the Firefox 'View Source' viewer and editor has been updated to 2.0, now uses Python's urllib to grab online pages; finished testing with updated UTF-8 settings; updated XULRunner 1.9.0.3, updated and recompiled Firefox 3.0.3, compiled Thunderbird, which now replaces Sylpheed as the default mail program; Updated to Slackware 'current' with latest HAL, dbus, udev, glibc; updated GIMP to 2.6.0...." Find more details in the changelog.
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Development, unannounced and minor bug-fix releases
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| Upcoming Releases and Announcements |
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Summary of expected upcoming releases
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| DistroWatch.com News |
New distributions added to database
- iMagic OS. iMagic OS is a commercial desktop Linux distribution based on Kubuntu. Its major features are ease of use, bleeding-edge desktop, easy installation, and compatibility with Microsoft software.
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New distributions added to waiting list
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DistroWatch database summary
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And this concludes the latest issue of DistroWatch Weekly. The next instalment will be published on Monday, 20 October 2008. Until next week,
Ladislav Bodnar
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| • Issue 508 (2013-05-20): Review of Debian 7.0, interviews with Clement Lefebvre and Gaël Duval, scripting with xdotool |
| • Issue 507 (2013-05-13): Impressions of Calculate Linux, 13.4, Ubuntu's portable packages, mintDrivers |
| • Issue 506 (2013-05-06): Ubuntu and Kubuntu 13.04, Debian "Wheezy", Slackware on systemd, distros for Raspberry Pi |
| • Issue 505 (2013-04-29): First look at PCLinuxOS 2013.04, Saucy Salamander, Remastersys and System Imager, Linux containers |
| • Issue 504 (2013-04-22): Look at Bodhi 2.3.0, Ubuntu 13.04 features, building OpenBSD ports, opening large files |
| • Issue 503 (2013-04-15): CentOS versus Scientific Linux, PCLinuxOS 64, Lucas Nussbaum, ZFS/Btrfs versus ext4 |
| • Issue 502 (2013-04-08): Look at Mint 201303 "Debian", Ubuntu versus openSUSE, comparing ZFS and Btrfs file systems |
| • Issue 501 (2013-04-01): KANOTIX 2013 and GhostBSD 3.0, openSUSE Rescue-CD, Haiku package management, computer forensics |
| • Issue 500 (2013-03-25): Look at openSUSE 12.3, Ubuntu release changes, Debian backports, growing divide |
| • Issue 499 (2013-03-18): MINIX 3.2.1, openSUSE 12.3 on desktop, Ubuntu GNOME and UbuntuKylin, distros for musicians, KolibriOS |
| • Issue 498 (2013-03-11): Sabayon Linux 11, Ubuntu's Mir, Linux malware |
| • Issue 497 (2013-03-04): Rebellin Linux 1.00 "Adrenaline", rolling-release Ubuntu, Arch vs spin-offs, justification and diversity |
| • Issue 496 (2013-02-25): Review of Chakra 2013.02, The Book of GIMP, Ubuntu and privacy, FreeNAS vs NAS4Free |
| • Issue 495 (2013-02-18): SparkyLinux 2.1 "Ultra", Fedora 19 schedule, Xubuntu on DVD, cloud privacy |
| • Issue 494 (2013-02-11): FreeBSD 9.1, web server stats, Anaconda, rolling-release PC-BSD, fixing broken packages in Arch |
| • Issue 493 (2013-02-04): UberStudent 2.0, OmniBoot 1.0, MariaDB, Enlightenment 0.17 |
| • Issue 492 (2013-01-28): Fedora 18 review, systemd, Kali Linux, Ubuntu Unleashed |
| • Issue 491 (2013-01-21): Fuduntu 2013.1, Fedora 18 desktop choices, Consort, accessing encrypted drive |
| • Issue 490 (2013-01-14): Look at Manjaro Linux 0.8.3, openSUSE on Chromebook, Able2Extract 8.0 |
| • Issue 489 (2013-01-07): PC-BSD 9.1, Arch spin-offs, rolling-releases, year-end PHR stats, removing applications |
| • Issue 488 (2012-12-24): Reviews of Unity and Puppy Linux 5.4 "Slacko", FreeBSD 10 |
| • Issue 487 (2012-12-17): Cinnarch 2012.11.22, OpenMandriva, Fedora Magazine, Tumbleweed, OpenJDK vs Oracle Java |
| • Issue 486 (2012-12-10): Linux Mint 14 review, Ubuntu "spyware" controversy, Haiku overview, troubleshooting Linux servers |
| • Issue 485 (2012-12-03): Kwort Linux 3.5, Mint bug-fix update, Fedora's new Anaconda, defining a distribution |
| • Issue 484 (2012-11-26): Look at SMS 2.0.1, Fedora pre-beta report, Illumos, Secure Boot update |
| • Issue 483 (2012-11-19): DragonFly BSD 3.2.1 and Xubuntu 12.10, Gentoo and udev, switching file systems |
| • Issue 482 (2012-11-12): Review of Zenwalk 7.2, Clang in FreeBSD, Omniboot 0.5, priorities on external drives |
| • Issue 481 (2012-11-05): Look at Tails 0.13, EFF on Ubuntu and privacy, Debian installer changes, ext4 data corruption bug |
| • Issue 480 (2012-10-29): Review of Ubuntu 12.10, Wayland 1.0, FreeBSD's pkgng |
| • Issue 479 (2012-10-22): Look at Zentyal 3.0, Debian bug reporting, initiating a halt |
| • Issue 478 (2012-10-15): Slackware 14.0 review, Ubuntu donations, connecting to multiple machines behind router |
| • Issue 477 (2012-10-08): Review of ODROID-X, OpenBSD's anti-Linux song, interview with Vincent Untz, Linux as operating system |
| • Issue 476 (2012-10-01): Review of openSUSE 12.2, Slackware 14.0 features, accessing home computer with SSH |
| • Issue 475 (2012-09-24): Look at PCLinuxOS 2012.08, Ubuntu and Amazon, SolusOS and PiSi, ownCloud |
| • Issue 474 (2012-09-17): Bodhi Linux 2.0.1, OpenIndiana interview, Frugalware history, update notifications |
| • Issue 473 (2012-09-10): The Linux Command Line, Slackware documentation project, Debian's new primary arch, Goobuntu |
| • Issue 472 (2012-09-03): Kororaa Linux 17, OpenIndiana and SchilliX, Ubuntu GNOME remix, home server tip |
| • Issue 471 (2012-08-27): Linux Mint 13 "KDE", Ubuntu 12.10 features, Slax update, folder quotas |
| • Issue 470 (2012-08-20): Liberté Linux 2012.2, Arch and systemd, NetBSD's sysbuild and sysupgrade, 19 years of Debian |
| • Issue 469 (2012-08-13): Peppermint OS Three, SUSE on Secure Boot, GNOME OS, moving email to Linux |
| • Issue 468 (2012-08-06): First look at CentOS 6.3, Debian installer beta, Fedora and MATE, Libtrash |
| • Issue 467 (2012-07-30): Ubuntu Made Easy, Debian "Jessie", OpenBSD on Secure Boot, Rawhide troubles |
| • Issue 466 (2012-07-23): Fuduntu 2012.3, Linux in PC-BSD jails, secure boot on older computers |
| • Issue 465 (2012-07-16): Netrunner 4.2, Mandriva's two codebases, firewalls and window frames |
| • Issue 464 (2012-07-09): Zorin OS 6, FSF's views on secure boot, Virtual PDF Printer |
| • Issue 463 (2012-07-02): TurnKey Linux 11.3, Red Hat and Btrfs, Sabayon's MATE spin, ZFS on Linux |
| • Issue 462 (2012-06-25): Sabayon 9, "Wheezy" freeze, Zorin OS overview, Vinux interview, mounting network shares |
| • Issue 461 (2012-06-18): Linux Mint 13, openSUSE 12. delays, Debian Multimedia, Mageia 3 roadmap |
| • Issue 460 (2012-06-11): Look at Fedora 17, PC-BSD and Slackware interviews, Openfiler and FuguIta |
| • Issue 459 (2012-06-04): Impressions of Mageia 2, Fedora updates, Debian or Raspberry Pie, improving software performance |
| • Issue 458 (2012-05-28): Impressions of SolusOS 1, Linux kernel 3.4, encrypting home folder |
| • Issue 457 (2012-05-21): Linux accessibility, Fedora 17 overview, MultiSystem, launching tasks |
| • Issue 456 (2012-05-14): Look at OpenBSD 5.1, Debian Installer 7.0 alpha, UDS news round-up |
| • Issue 455 (2012-05-07): Review of Ubuntu 12.04, "Quantal Quetzal" plans, Debian infographic |
| • Full list of all issues |
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