La réponse à un possesseur IMac 500

Bonjour,
Il semblerait que ce soit possible ; pour ce faire , il faudrait télécharger un premier fichier .iso (LIVE), le graver sur un Cd, booter sur ce cd (Je ne connais pas MAC…. on parle d’une touche C pour booter sur un cd).
Se contenter d’un bureau léger : XFCE!
Si la reconnaissance de la carte graphique et si la connexion se font , il n’y a aucune raison pour qu’une installation définitive ne puisse pas se faire!
Je tenterais en premier : Xubuntu
xubuntu 8.04.1 Hardy Heron ICI
C’est une version stable et LST (supportée à long terme)!Choisir : XFCE
LIRE les liens annexes!
Par ailleurs Mint et Elive fontionnent bien sur de vieux PC!

Un site intéressant!

Bonne journée!

In un precedente post avevo mostrato come creare una sorta di classifica dei sistemi operativi piu’ diffusi attraverso le statistiche di accesso ai siti web fornite dai contatori piu’ diffusi. Si trattava di una classifica e di relativi grafici da prendere con le pinze, perche’ anche se danno indicazioni realistiche, non forniscono dati sufficientemente certi. Adesso faro’ di peggio, cerchero’ di fare una classifica sulle distribuzioni GNU/Linux piu’ diffuse.

In questo caso a nulla valgono i contatori di accesso, perche’ non in grado di distinguere nell’universo GNU/Linux tra le varie numerosissime distribuzioni (compresi rami, versioni, ecc.). Esistono pero’ varie classifiche, che si basano sui metodi piu’ disparati. Ad esempio sulla classifica degli accessi alle pagine dedicate alle singole distribuzioni su Distrowatch, o su come vengono classificati i siti ufficiali delle varie distribuzioni su Alexa, oppure sui termini di ricerca su Google Trends.

Ciascuna di queste classifiche prese una alla volta hanno forti limiti che le rendono inaffidabili, proviamo a prenderle tutte quante per vedere se l’unione possa fare la forza, o meglio la correttezza.

DISTROWATCH – Partiamo dalla classifica di Distrowatch delle prime 15 distribuzioni negli ultimi 12 mesi (in modo che non siano eccessivamente influenzate dai periodi di rilascio), togliendo FreeBSD che non e’ una distribuzione GNU/Linux e inserendo una colonna dove vengono riportati i dati delle visite, ma assegnando valore 1 all’ultimo in classifica:

ALEXA – Adesso guardiamo la classifica di Alexa sui siti web ufficiali delle singole distribuzioni. Il Rank di Alexa funziona in modo inverso, piu’ grande e’ il numero minore e’ la posizione in classifica. Anche in questo caso pero’ creiamo anche una colonna assegnando valore 1 alla distribuzione col Rank piu’ alto (quindi l’ultima in classifica):

GOOGLE – Ora controlliamo con Google Trends la classifica dei nomi delle distribuzioni piu’ cercati su Google negli ultimi 12 mesi. Termini di uso comune come puppy, mint e arch verranno cercati associati alla parola Linux:

Infine, non ci resta che creare un’ultima classifica che tenga conto delle tre appena viste. Possiamo sommare i numeri e creare la classifica in base ai risultati:

Vediamolo sotto forma di grafico a torta:

Grafico a torta classifica distribuzioni GNU/Linux

Ricordo nuovamente che questo post e’ solo un tentativo non riuscito di fare una classifica sensata delle principali distribuzioni GNU/Linux.

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Es cierto que Ubuntu es la versión (distro) de Linux que a mi personalmente mejor me funciona, pero no es la única que existe. Hay una gran cantidad de distribuciones que son igual de funcionales y aprovechables.

Si se tiene una máquina algo viejita por ejemplo Puppy Linux es una alternativa más que eficiente, yo tengo dos equipos PII con 300 megas de memoria y funcionan de lo más bien. Puede ser descargado de http://puppylinux.org/.

Otra versión que tiene muchos adeptos es mandriva sucesora del antiguo Linux Mandrake que fue una de las primeras versiones a las que le puse mano. Gentoo, Licoris, Linex, en fin tantas versiones como colores.

Algunas son modificaciones de otras, por ejemplo el mismo Ubuntu usa como base Debian, esto significa que cualquier sistema con esta base, se comparta de forma similar.

Para conocer sobre nuevas distribuciones en www.distrowatch.com se puede hallar un compedio diario y noticias de lo que sucede. Es solo de leer un poco y escoger la versión que mejor se adapte a nuestras necesidades.

Logo de puppy Linux

En GNU/Linux cuando se trata de instalar programas lo más habitual es
recurrir a los repositorios. Sin embargo, aquí no están todos los
programas o bien los que hay no se adaptan a nuestras necesidades.

Sin embargo, podemos encontrar muchos más. Hay algunas webs de
referencia donde podemos encontrar más programas:

1)Get deb:
Es la que más consulto. En esta página hay fichero deb. autoinstalables
en todas las distribuciones basadas en Debian (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc).
El número es limitado, pero se encuentran programas interesantes. Existe
la posibilidad de añadir a repositorios los programas de esta web.
Getdeb: http://www.getdeb.net/

2) Gnome Files:
Para usuarios del escritorio Gnome. Existe una extensa lista de
programas clasificados por su función.
Gnome Files: http://www.gnomefiles.org/
3) KDE apps:
Equivalente al anterior para el escritorio KDE. Hay que decir que los
programas de KDE funcionan en Gnome y viceversa.
KDE apps: http://www.kde-apps.org/
4) Appnr:
Extensa lista de programas clasificados por áreas temáticas. Sólo para
Ubuntu (lo siento es la distro que más conozco) Sobre esta web tengo
previsto escribir un post.
Appnr: http://appnr.com/
5) Distrowatch:
Si lo que te apetece es probar nuevas distros de GNU/Linux esta web es
obligatoria: Incluye una descripción de cada una de ellas, contiene los
links a las webs de cada una de las distros. Eso sí, está en inglés.
Distrowatch: http://distrowatch.com/

6) Linuxtracker:
Nos facilita los torrent para descargar cómodamente distribuciones,
programas, etc. Es especialmente interesante para esos momentos en los
que los servidores están saturados
Linuxtracker: http://linuxtracker.org/

Linux, Get Deb, Gnome file, KDE apps, Distrowatch, linuxtrack, solftware libre

Check out openArtist.  I frequent one of my favorite Linux websites every couple of days (Distrowatch.com) and this morning I found a link to openArtist which looks very promising for fans of open source software.  Personally, I have found some really good open source software.  Some of which rivals it’s commercial counterparts.  I have had a blast with a mod for Gimp which sets it up to look similar to the Photoshop UI.  Which makes it a little easier to transition between the two.

After looking at the package list that is included with openArtist it looks pretty promising.  I am already running Ubuntu, so installing another Linux distro is probably out of my plans for the near future.  But I will try to install some of these packages on my Ubuntu install for testing and let everybody know how it works out.  In the meantime, if you are curious feel free to drop past their website and give it a try: openArtist.

I happened to chat with Jay Klepacs, aLinux creator, a little over a month ago (we’ve been friends since 2000s, during the PeanutLinux days).

If you’re wondering what aLinux was, it was a linux distribution derived from looplinux and was basically a hybrid of sorts (in it’s early days, it was very slackware linux inspired, but sporting rpms as it’s package format) and was featured in distrowatch years ago.

http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20050829

I asked him how he was, and what’s up in aLinux land (which hasn’t seen a release for quite a while). In fact, I haven’t worked on pnutproject for quite a while either with Craig… real life since has taken over and I’ve been working quite busy for a start up company which I’ve been in for almost 3 years (never had so much fun programming and doing cool stuff with linux too!).

To make the long story short, aLinux lives, but not for distribution… yet. I don’t know if Jay would release it to the public either (it still uses KDE 3.5.x, btw which I still prefer over KDE 4.x).

Anyways, here’s the screenshot for you to enjoy. Have fun!

Siapa Clement Lefebvre?

Dia adalah pendiri sekaligus lead developer dari Linux Mint, salah satu distro linux varian Ubuntu yang sedang populer paling tidak menurut data Distrowatch saat ini.

Clem, begitu dia menyebut dirinya, membuat tulisan singkat bahwa dia tersentuh dengan kejadian di Palestina dan merasa bersalah telah secara pasif membantu terjadinya hal tersebut. Di akhir tulisannya dia menulis bahwa dia tidak mau menerima uang atau bantuan dari orang-orang yang mendukung aksi-aksi pemerintah Israel.

Awalnya tulisannya dimuat di blog Linux Mint, tetapi kemudian setelah mendapat beberapa masukan, akhirnya tulisannya dipindah ke blog pribadinya.

Saya cukup terkejut dengan keberanian seorang Clement Lefebvre yang melontarkan opini yang notabene berada di lingkungan yang sebagian besar akan menolak pendapatnya tersebut, dan dia tetap kokoh pada pendiriannya, walaupun banyak ditentang, terbukti dari komentar-komentar yang dilontarkan di blog tersebut.

Pada tulisan berikutnya di blog Linux Mint, dia katakan dengan percaya diri bahwa dia akan meneruskan proyek Linux Mint walaupun dengan orang-orang yang tersisa (maksudnya, setelah tulisannya sebelumnya, dia merasa bahwa Linux Mint mungkin akan ditinggalkan oleh sebagian orang yang tidak setuju dengan opininya tentang Palestina dan Israel).

Saya termasuk orang yang tidak setuju bila sebuah Operating System/software komputer yang dibangun bersama dan tidak ditujukan untuk golongan tertentu (seperti Linux Mint), dikait-kaitkan dengan hal-hal yang sifatnya SARA. Bukan apa-apa, walaupun secara keberpihakan politik mungkin saya setuju dengan pendirian Clem, tapi dalam hal ilmu yang sifatnya universal, alangkah piciknya kalau kita tidak saling bantu/berbagi apapun aliran politik, golongan, agama, etnis, atau apapun yang sifatnya pendirian pribadi.

Kecuali kalau ada OS/distro yang memang dikhususkan untuk golongan tertentu, seperti Ubuntu ME atau Ubuntu CE, silahkan saja kalau mau dibuat eksklusif, toh dari namanya sudah jelas untuk siapa…

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Hes being reported as "lost for words". There will be no prancing around the stage in a sweaty shirt this week. Bad week for Microsoft?

So after we have seen some recent crowing by Microsoft in relation to advertising and a fishing program (who knows)?!? Now heres the not so good news.  Digg is reported to have ended its exclusive advertising partnership with Microsoft over a year before it was due to expire.  The deal, which began in 2007 was intended to be one for three years and one which Microsoft was (IMO) very proud of at the time.

“You’ll continue to see us be aggressive in this field,” said Steve Berkowitz at the time.

Well, you can be whatever you want.  Difficult to be aggressive if youre not wanted though isnt it?

How about some more (IMO) crowing at the time by Stevie:

“Our collaboration with Digg is about bringing our advertising technology and sales force to one of the fastest-growing sites on the Web and a true innovator in user-generated content,”

One of the fastest growing sites that no longer seems to want your money, eh Microsoft?

PROPRIETARY SALES DECLINE IN FAVOR OF FOSS?

So it appears the global change in opinion is not simply limited to users being aware of alternatives?   That might have been the first piece of bad news for Ballmer, second piece comes from

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10223005-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

where there is an interesting article in waning sales of proprietary software and an increase in FOSS.  Another change on the horizon?  Since the ignorant or the MS faithful like to think that FOSS is simply Linux, we are seeing an increase in awareness and (IMO) take up of packages such as OpenOffice and who can leave out the inroads FireFox has made into IE’s market share?

Or what about this article entitled “Microsoft to open source: Please don’t compete on price!” http://digg.com/d1pC7T are we going to see some of those crocodile tears that were mentioned over at Boycott Novell recently?

Ive said repeatedly before, I am not in the habit of championing or praising rubbish. If FOSS was not (in my honest held opinion) better than the proprietary alternatives I have previously used at home, then I would not be here.  I have yet to find an area of computing/IT “off limits” to me because of my choice of OS/software solutions, infact I find its quite the opposite, I am far more productive at home since I migrated to 100% FOSS a long time ago.  Ive never regretted it.

If you have been considering giving Linux a go, you should consider Ubuntu as a very good place to start.  This userfriendly distro allows new users to easily experience Linux (with a massive helpful community).  In the next few days Ubuntu 9.04 will be released,  what better time to give it go?  Visit: http://www.Ubuntu.com there are of course many other distros available and in my opinion you wont go far wrong with many of the mainstream ones visit:  http://www.distrowatch.com

ORACLE/SUN – BALLMER LOST FOR WORDS?

I think its quite old news that Oracle have bought Sun (reportedly to the surprise of both Microsoft and IBM)

The lovable Stevie Ballmer (who always puts me in mind of a used car salesman) was apparently lost for words when approached in Moscow by reporters and asked about his opinions on the Oracle/Sun deal. “I need to think about it,” was allegedly all he could manage, which is in stark contrast to the Ballmer we know and love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc (Watch that Ballmer strut his stuff!)

You can read an article in regards to our “thinking” favorite CEO with links over on Cnet: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10223089-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Windows fail at Kings Cross Station London - Thanks to dancraig for the photo and being at the right place at the right time!

#FAIL @ KINGS CROSS

Whilst monitoring #Microsoft over on Twitter, I bumped into this very nice chap who had taken one of the always amusing Microsoft fail photos.

After the photographer dancraig had taken this, he proudly placed it on twitpic and was announced on #microsoft by Giles Phelps .  What happened next for me was interesting, since he reported on his Twitter a short while later:

“my recent tweets about #microsoft #fail at #KingsCross has gained me a follower from said company & quite a few port sniffs…?!”

Who is port sniffing Giles Phelps?

Why has he recieved a follower from Microsoft?

After this was posted he then goes on to say a short time later:

“Ok so now I have two employees of #microsoft following me… Is this corporate stalking…? I need a retweets to save me..!!! #RT”

These type of antics have been discussed on other sites, and even here I recieved the Microsoftlegal follower around the time I challenged Microsoft on the #microsoft tag within Twitter.  I would like to stress that I do not know if Microsoftlegal is legit or not, which makes me think I should send an email to Microsoft informing them.  If it is legit, fine.  If its not, its another Optionetics type fake Ive exposed.

I have to thank dancraig for giving me permission to use his excellent photo.  You can visit him on twitter: http://twitter.com/dancraig

Cheers dancraig!

Goblin – bytes4free@googlemail.com

Este blog esta orientado a iniciativas de cultura libre, pero esta vez mas que una iniciativa hablaremos sobre un proyecto que intenta organizar con mucha información unas iniciativas de cultura libre bastante importantes, los Sistemas Operativos libres.

Existen muchos tipos de S.O libres con características diferentes, por ejemplo GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd, OpenSolaris, *BSD y más, estos sistemas operativos son libres, algunos persiguen filosofías diferentes, pero como dijimos en otro post, no queremos tratar ahora mismo esto, Distrowatch reúne las noticias sobre estos sistemas(y las diferentes configuraciones de ellos (distribuciones a.k.a distro)) y las pone ordenadas en un mismo lugar, ya que podríamos “googlear” y buscar información sobre dichos sistemas pero seria mucho mas difícil, profundicemos en que es distrowatch:

Distrowatch tiene una gran base de datos donde reúne mucha información sobre estos sistemas, entre estos datos tenemos infinidad de detalles, como podrían ser los paquetes/programas con los que viene, la versión de estos, y si esta versión es la estable en ese momento, fechas de lanzamiento, lugar de origen, estadísticas…

Las noticias suelen estar al día, según una distribución sale (incluso si es una alpha, beta ó RC [release candidate]) en distrowatch a los pocos minutos u horas estará posteada con toda la información referente a ella. Podemos ver también unos rankings de distribuciones donde se organizan por visitas y van subiendo o bajando. Distrowatch también guarda información sobre programas y sus versiones, así como listas de distribución y podcasts

Segun la wikipedia:

DistroWatch es un sitio web que compila noticias, enlaces con análisis, capturas de pantalla e informaciones de actualización, lanzamientos o desarrollos, y establece un ranking de popularidad, relacionando todo este conjunto de características a las distribuciones de los sistemas operativos GNU/LinuxLinux, BSD, Solaris y sus derivados. Además, alberga otras informaciones sobre aplicaciones de Software Libre y de Código abierto.

DistroWatch facilita, en cierta medida, la comparación de las distribuciones y las características que diferencian a unas de otras, ya que, se puede encontrar bastante información en un solo lugar. No obstante, cualquiera puede realizar sus propias búsquedas sobre distribuciones mediante motores de búsqueda, tales como Google, Yahoo, Altavista y otros, buscando por el tema de interés, y, tal vez, obteniendo resultados similares.

Otra característica es que la pagína esta en muchos idiomas, podremos acceder a ella en: inglés, francés, español/castellano, alemán, albanés, bosnio, japonés, hebreo, danés, noruego Bokmål, bengalí, catalán, persa, polaco, vietnamita, chino tradicional entre otros.

lista de las 15 distribuciones mas visitadas en los últimos 6 meses (a fecha 19/04/09)


1 Ubuntu
2 openSUSE
3 Mint
4 Fedora
5 Debian
6 Mandriva
7 PCLinuxOS
8 Puppy
9 MEPIS
10 CentOS
11 Sabayon
12 Arch
13 Slackware
14 Dreamlinux
15 FreeBSD


Para aquella gente que todavía no esta convencida de que distribución usar o quiere encontrar alternativas basándose en alguna característica debería visitar esta pagina e investigar, aún así usuarios que solo desean estar al día de las distros sobre el mundo tanto de GNU/Linux como de BSD u otros sistemas libres, esta es una buena opción.

referencias:
* Distrowatch
* wikipedia

Xabier Larrakoetxea

Choosing your distro
Once you figured out if you really want to give GNU/Linux a try, you have to choose your flavor. I’ll give you a little advice along with some info from distrowatch.com.
In order to make an informed choice, you have to understand that the differences between the distros are not likely to be in the Look and feel. The main differences between most distros are:

1. The binary packages that they use. Most used are .deb and .rpm, tough there are some others.
2. How they solve dependencies. Let me explain. when you install an app in GNU/Linux, you have to install the core app package and some other packages the app requires, in most cases. Some distros, handle the installing and uninstalling of this packages y themselves. Other distros, let you have some control over it. And Other distros just expect you to handle most of this by yourself.
3. Compatibility with some architectures
4. The Desktop Enviroment they use (Look And Feel)

So, first of all pick your DE. Most popular distros use either GNOME or KDE. Some offer an alternative with Xface.

Here i depict the top used distros’s pros and cons in no particular order of preference, they are ordered by DE.

KDE by default

This distros have K Desktop Enviroment as a default DE, altough some of them offer Other DE alternatives, in most cases GNOME. Keep in mind that KDE 4,1 is still in heavy development. But Soon We’ll Have KDE 4.2.

• openSuSE

1. Pros: Comprehensive and intuitive configuration tool; large repository of software packages, excellent web site infrastructure and printed documentation
2. Cons: Novell’s patent deal with Microsoft in November 2006 seemingly legitimised Microsoft’s intellectual property claims over Linux; its resource-heavy desktop setup and graphical utilities are sometimes seen as “bloated and slow”
3. Software package management: YaST graphical and command line utility using RPM packages
4. Available editions: openSUSE for 32-bit (i386), 64-bit (x86_64) and PowerPC (ppc) processors (also installable live CD edition); SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop/Server for i586, IA64, PowerPC, s390, s390x and x86_64 architectures.

• Mandriva

• Pros: Beginner-friendly, especially the commercial edition; excellent central configuration utility; very good out-of-the-box support for dozens of languages; installable live CD

1. Cons: Lacks a comprehensive marketing strategy to compete with other major distributions, non-existent Mandriva books show lack of “mindshare” among publishing houses
2. Software package management: URPMI with Rpmdrake (a graphical front-end for URPMI) using RPM packages; “SMART” available as an alternative method
3. Available editions: Freely downloadable Mandriva “Free” installation media for 32-bit (i586) and 64-bit (x86_64) processors; freely downloadable Mandriva “One” installable live media for 32-bit (i586) processors; commercial Mandriva PowerPack edition for 32-bit (i586) and 64-bit (x86_64) processors; also high-end “Corporate” solutions for desktops and servers, all with long-term support options
4. Suggested Mandriva-based alternative: PCLinuxOS (desktop)

• PCLinuxOS

1. Pros: Out-of-the-box support for graphics drivers, browser plugins and media codecs; fast boot times; up-to-date software
2. Cons: No 64-bit edition offered; no out-of-the-box support for non-English languages; lacks release planning
3. Software package management: Advanced Package Tool (APT) using RPM packages
4. Available editions: MiniMe, Junior and BigDaddy editions for 32-bit (i586) processor architectures
5. Suggested PCLinuxOS-based alternatives: Mandriva Linux, SAM Linux Desktop, Granular Linux

• Slackware

1. Pros: Highly stable, clean and bug-free, strong adherence to UNIX principles
2. Cons: Limited number of officially supported applications; conservative in terms of base package selection; complex upgrade procedure; no official 64-bit edition
3. Software package management: “pkgtools” using TGZ (TAR.GZ) packages
4. Available editions: Installation CDs and DVD for 32-bit (i486) processors
5. Suggested Slackware-based alternatives: Zenwalk Linux (desktop), VectorLinux (desktop), SLAX (live CD), Slamd64 Linux (64-bit), Bluewhite64 Linux (64-bit), Wolvix (desktop, live CD), GoblinX (desktop, live CD).

GNOME as Default

• Fedora
  

1. Pros: Highly innovative; outstanding security features; large number of supported packages; strict adherence to the Free Software philosophy
2. Cons: Fedora’s priorities tend to lean towards enterprise features, rather than desktop usability
3. Software package management: YUM graphical and command line utility using RPM packages
4. Available editions: Fedora for 32-bit (i386), 64-bit (x86_64) and PowerPC (ppc) processors; Red Hat Enterprise Linux for i386, IA64, PowerPC, s390x and x86_64 architectures; also live CD editions with either GNOME or KDE
5. Suggested Fedora-based alternatives: BLAG Linux And GNU (desktop, free software), Berry Linux (live CD), Yellow Dog Linux (Apple’s PowerPC-based systems)

• Ubuntu (Debian Based)

1. Pros: Fixed release cycle and support period; novice-friendly; wealth of documentation, both official and user-contributed
2. Cons: Some of Ubuntu’s own software (e.g. Launchpad, Rosetta) are proprietary; lacks compatibility with Debian
3. Software package management: Advanced Package Tool (APT) using DEB packages
4. Available editions: Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu Studio and Mythbuntu for 32-bit (i386) and 64-bit (x86_64) processors; Ubuntu Server edition also for SPARC processors
5. Suggested Ubuntu-based alternatives: Linux Mint (desktop), gOS (desktop with Google applications), OpenGEU (desktop with Enlightenemnt), Ultimate Edition (desktop), Freespire (desktop), gNewSense (free software)

• Debian

1. Pros: Very stable; remarkable quality control; includes over 20,000 software packages; supports more processor architectures than any other Linux distribution
2. Cons: Conservative – due to its support for many processor architectures, newest technologies are not always included; slow release cycle (one stable release every 1 – 3 years); discussions on developer mailing lists and blogs can be uncultured at times
3. Software package management: Advanced Package Tool (APT) using DEB packages
4. Available editions: Installation CD/DVD and live CD images for 11 processor architectures, including all 32-bit and 64-bit processors from Intel, AMD, Power and others
5. Suggested Debian-based alternatives: MEPIS Linux, Ubuntu, sidux. Damn Small Linux (for old computers), KNOPPIX (live CD), Dreamlinux (desktop), Elive (desktop with Enlightenment), Xandros (commercial), 64 Studio (multimedia).

• Linux Mint

1. Pros: Superb collection of “minty” tools developed in-house, hundreds of user-friendly enhancements, inclusion of multimedia codecs, open to users’ suggestions
2. Cons: The alternative “community” editions don’t always include the latest features, the project does not issue security advisories and lacks a bug-tracking facility
3. Software package management: APT with mintInstall using DEB packages (compatible with Ubuntu repositories)
4. Available editions: A “main” edition (with GNOME) for 32-bit and 64-bit computers, a variety of “community” editions (with KDE, Xfce and Fluxbox) for 32-bit computers
5. Possible alternatives: Ubuntu, SimplyMEPIS

• CentOS

1. Pros: Extremely well-tested, stable and reliable; free to download and use; comes with 5-years of free security updates; prompt releases and security updates
2. Cons: Lacks latest Linux technologies; by the time of release, most software packages are outdated
3. Software package management: YUM graphical and command line utility using RPM packages
4. Available editions: Installation DVDs and installable live CDs (with GNOME) for i386 and x86_64 processors; older versions (3.x and 4.x) also available for Alpha, IA64 and IBM z-series (s390, s390x) processors.
5. Other RHEL clones and CentOS-based distributions: Scientific Linux, SME Server, StartCom Enterprise Linux, Fermi Linux, Rocks Cluster Distribution, Oracle Enterprise Linux

XFACE as Default

• Gentoo Linux

1. Pros: Excellent software management infrastructure, unparalleled customisation and tweaking options, superb online documentation
2. Cons: Occasional instability and risk of breakdown, the project suffers from lack of directions and frequent infighting between its developers
3. Software package management: “Portage” using source (SRC) packages
4. Available editions: Minimal installation CD and live CD (with GNOME) for Alpha, AMD64, HPPA, IA64, MIPS, PPC, SPARC and x86 processors; also “stages” for manual installation from command line
5. Suggested Gentoo-based alternatives: SabayonLinux (desktop, live CD/DVD), Ututo (desktop, free software only)
6. Other source-based distributions: Lunar Linux, Source Mage GNU/Linux, Sorcerer, Linux From Scratch

So, choose wisely. For further information visit http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major

Peace,

David

The latest release of Ubuntu, 8.10, has just come out. The list of new features seems to be quite modest; it’s mostly upgrades to the newest upstream packages and some small tweaks like an encrypted personal folder and guest sessions. I am tempted to try it out, but I don’t need any more upcoming distractions! I haven’t touched the desktop in at least a month now–it has Sidux on it–so when exams are over and some more bugs in 8.10 have been found and fixed, I might install Ubuntu on it again.

That’s if the cd drive is still capable, though; I suspect it’s on its last legs. The last couple of burns I did on it were of questionable quality, and it is making an awful lot of noise during reading. Oh well. I don’t really like using it anymore, because I have discovered the joy of having a laptop and being able to easily relocate it.

Been too busy in real life to write here much, although I have been keeping up with Linux news every day. The distrowatch comments area is rife with KDE defenders and critics after the Distrowatch Weekly slammed KDE’s usability. I tend to agree that KDE hasn’t caught up to where it used to be in the 3.x series, but the article felt like it was dredging up old news specifically to have something to say regardless of its newsworthiness. I prefer Gnome/GTK to KDE/Qt; the latter seems to have a more restrictive range of software, though truth be told some of them are said to be better than their GTK equivalents (Rhythmbox vs. Amarok, Brasero vs. K3b, to name two typical examples). Not to mention I’ve spent a considerable amount of time trying to learn how to program in GTK already.

So that’s it for my mostly worthless blog post today.

Y parece que Ubuntu tomò este puesto de manera definitiva ya que en el ranking que Distrowatch “elabora” cada 7 dìas, la distro està siempre en el primer puesto! Pero bueno, con esto no quiero decir nada, eh!

En este caso -y como dijimos- vemos a Ubuntu ubicado en el primer puesto, a Mandriva en el segundo (Pocas veces se ubica en este lugar, seguramente està en el por el reciente lazamiento) y a OpenSuse en el tercero.

Si bien, estos rankings son còmo ilustrativos y mucho no influyen en lo que es la distro.. ¿Ubuntu se ubicarà por “siempre” , en ese puesto?

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