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Play Linux was created because there are no decent Linux distributions for gamers. This review looks at the applications that are installed and asks the question "is there enough to set Play Linux apart from Mint, Ubuntu and Zorin?"

Linux is obsolete on Earth but apparently alive and well on Mars. This week's news includes a little bit about Shellshock, how to guides about PlayOnLinux, Ubuntu Dash, Music streaming and boxes and the article with the strangest headline of the week.

Learn about the Unity Dash within Ubuntu. This guide highlights the different scopes, filtering of results and how to integrate audio applications, photo applications and online accounts.

Early reports of Bodhi's demise appear to have been premature, Netflix and Android Apps will work with Linux and has Linux become boring?

This article shows how to use PlayOnLinux to set up and play classic DOS games. Whilst dosbox works very well using PlayOnLinux makes it possible to have one interface to load all of your DOS and Windows games.

In the lead up to Ubuntu 14.10's release this is the first part in a series of articles showing how to use the Unity desktop environment and how to do the basics with Ubuntu. It highlights how to use the launcher, how to add and remove icons, what the different colours, arrows and effects mean and how to tweak the launcher to resize icons and hide the launcher when not in use.

In this week's news, Bodhi reaches a turning point, Matt Hartley debunks some Linux Myths, Turin turns to Linux, guides for running twitter from the command line and installing and using SSH. Also, Plasma 5 reviewed.

This is the first in a series of articles about gaming within Linux. The article provides an overview of GOG and shows how to install and use Linux and Windows games and how to set up controllers to play those games.

More and more people are switching to Linux every week and after doing so some of them will ask "So what do I do now?"

This list contains 30 tasks a new user might want to consider after installing Ubuntu and includes basic things such as connecting to the internet to more involved things such as learning about command line tools. Each list item provides links to other articles and videos which provide a demonstration of how to complete the tasks.

Here are answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions via Google's search engine. Is Linux better than Windows? Can Linux get viruses? What does Linux look like?

This guide shows how to run Ubuntu within VirtualBox so that Windows users can try Linux out without messing around with their hard drives. The article includes details of a current issue within the Windows version of Virtualbox and how to get the screen resolution to work properly by installing guest additions.

An article in PC Linux magazine suggested that Linux has run out of time to make it on the desktop. This article provides some counterarguments and asks the question "why does it have to be Windows or Linux, why can't it be both?"

This is a quick guide showing how to convert from WAV to MP3 and vice versa using the command line and the Gnome Audio Converter (Gnac).

HandyLinux 1.6 is based on Debian Wheezy. It is designed for young and old people looking for simplicity. Developed using the Debian Live Build tools, HandyLinux shows a sample of what can be achieved utilising the power of Debian.

I have tried dozens of Linux distributions over the years and these are the 5 that I have found easiest to use based on ease of installation, ease of use, pre-installed applications, intuitiveness of the desktop environment and support.

Part 1 of a series of posts aimed to help people make the ultimate decision "which distro should I use?". This article lists a number of the major desktop environments and gives a brief description and a list of potential distributions that utilise those desktops.

Zorin OS is one of those Linux distributions that is fighting the middle ground combining ease of use with familiarity for Windows users. Its uniqueness is driven by the customised desktop experience which lets users choose whether to use a Windows 7, Windows XP or Gnome 2 style interface. Is that enough to keep it relevant or are there too many distros competing in the same ring.

Linux used to be perceived as being difficult to install, difficult to use and bereft of decent applications. With the current crop of distributions such as Linux Mint, Zorin OS and Netrunner, those perceptions will forever be consigned to the history books. Netrunner 14 is easy to install, easy to use and comes packed with the best applications that Linux has to offer.

There is nothing revolutionary about Linux Mint. It sits firmly in the camp of "things were and are working just fine so lets not change them". So what makes Linux Mint the most popular Linux distribution?

This is a step by step guide showing how to install Linux Mint alongside OSX on the MacBook Air. The guide covers backing up your drive, how to get Linux Mint, how to create a bootable Linux Mint USB drive, how to partition the disk, how to boot into the live session, how to install Linux Mint, how to fix the boot loader and how to set up a wireless internet connection.