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There is a Linux distribution out there for everyone. PCLinuxOS is a great distribution for Windows users thinking of moving to Linux for the first time. Not a terminal window in sight.

It appears that Fuduntu has reached the end of it's life. Fuduntu has been a good project with great artwork and unique tools. Is this really the end?

Debian is the base of so many other distributions but how does it stand as a desktop distribution in its own right. This is a review of the KDE live desktop version

Many users who try Linux for the first time opt for Ubuntu. openSUSE is one of the bigger distributions. How well does it stack up against Ubuntu with regards to useability, functionality and performance?

This is an article highlighting my experience thus far trying to install and get Arch Linux working. It shows some of the pitfalls and challenges that I have met on the way whilst installing Arch Linux.

This is a short review of SLAX, the portable operating system weighing in at just 210mb built to run straight from a USB drive.

Crunchbang is built for do-ers. The people that use Crunchbang are not bothered about gestures or flashy graphics.

Crunchbang is for people that have a purpose for their computer and the operating system is a tool to help them achieve that purpose. I would imagine that Crunchbang would be great for software development.

If you prefer substance over style then read on.

Using the Raspberry PI with a monitor or TV is all well and good but sometimes it would be nice to connect to it using a tablet. This is a step by step guide to show how to connect to the Raspberry PI using the Nexus 7. This guide includes steps to connect via SSH and VNC.

SolusOS is one of those distributions you can install and use straight away without having to look for codecs and install Flash. There is a good range of applications and the desktop? Well that would be Gnome 2.3.

This is a review of Snowlinux 4 using the XFCE desktop. To be honest I ran into issues. There were issues with connecting to the internet, running synaptic and permissions.....

If you are lucky enough to have a Raspberry PI this guide will show you how to do the modern day version of recording off the radio

The aim of Linux Lite is to be easy to use and lightweight. This review of Linux Lite determines whether the objectives have been achieved.

Linux users Manjaro provides a clean and highly responsive system. It is unobtrusive and you spend more time doing the things you want to do and less time having to configure the system and work out hot keys, hot spots and gestures.

For seasoned Linux users downloading applications is second nature but for people coming to Linux for the first time and especially users whose first experience of Linux is the Raspberry PI it isn't necessarily obvious how to install new applications. I hope this guide goes someway to helping you with your Raspberry PI experience.

This article shows two ways to connect to the internet using the Raspberry PI. The first way uses the graphical tool provided. The second way shows how to connect to the internet using the command line. Whilst ordinarily I would recommend using the GUI sometimes it isn't available and so knowing both ways helps in the long run.

This is essentially a setup guide for the Raspberry PI for the ordinary person. There are lots of other Raspberry PI guides on the internet but this guide really is for the layman setting up the Raspberry PI for the first time.

The point of this article is to highlight improvements that have been made and to make people aware of Slacko Puppy who perhaps did not read the first article.

This article highlights 4 lessons I have learned since obtaining a Raspberry PI including the things I take for granted.

The main point of this article is that whilst the base install of Xubuntu 12.10 is fully functional it lacks the applications by default that would make it a really useful operating system.

So this is simply a list of 20 must have applications to improve Xubuntu 12.10.

Day 1 was about the base Xubuntu install, day 2 was about customising Xubuntu, Day 3 was about choosing the right music application. This is day 4, choosing the right office suite which for me is LibreOffice.