Mandriva SA evolves
During these last days, there has been much speculation about the decisions made by the Mandriva SA board of directors, ...
Distributions
We have a new section: How To Fedora
Because not everything is Debian and Ubuntu (without belittling, let's be clear ;)), in <°DesdeLinux We inaugurate the section: How To…
Crunchbang 11 “Waldorf”: Installation and First Impressions
Crunchbang is a lightweight distribution that seeks to offer a modern, versatile, and minimalist environment, without sacrificing performance. It is very customizable and ...
We already have ROSA Linux Marathon 2012 Final among us
Since yesterday, it seemed the official announcement (in Russian) where they reported the availability of the final version of ...
DesdeLinux now supports Rosa Linux and Crunchbang
Well, we continue to increase the support to more distros of you 😀 As many have appreciated, at the top ...
Available SolusOS Eveline 32 Bits
Coincidentally, yesterday I was talking about this new distribution which was in the Release Candidate phase, and today ...
SolusOS: One More Debian Squeeze Based Distribution
SolusOS is a distribution created by the maintainer or initial creator of LMDE, Ikey Doherty, who recently granted it a ...
Electronic Arts will be present at the Ubuntu Developer Summit
Every day we have news about the Linux world and now another one related to the ...
Mandriva once again fights bankruptcy and promises to get closer to its community
DesdeLinux has closely followed the development of events surrounding Mandriva and its financial problems, the fact…
Practical tips to optimize Ubuntu 12.04
Our friend Jako, leader of the humanOS project blog, has published an interesting article for Unity users and…
The 7 best GNU / Linux distributions in 2012
Very interesting this article (in English) published on Linux.com where its author selects, based on his experience and personal opinion, ...
ArchBang Linux 2012.05 released
The 2012.05 release of one of the most popular ArchLinux-based distributions has been announced: ArchBang….
Testing Xubuntu 12.04 [Review] + Download
I already offered my opinion about Ubuntu version 12.04 and now it's your turn ...
Testing Ubuntu 12.04 [Review] + Download + Solution for NVidia
On April 26 Ubuntu 12.04 came out as many of us know, although we did not cover it on our blog ...
We have Release Candidate (RC) of Rosa Linux Marathon 2012
Boy, these guys have worked a lot and at an unstoppable pace, since today, like ...
Ubuntu 12.10 will be named Quantal Quetzal
Ubuntu 12.10 will have the code name or development Quantal Quetzal. This was announced by the CEO (in the shadows) ...
Elementary team player Noise is officially released.
It's no secret to anyone that the Elementary team is doing their homework, and doing it well ...
Available Mageia 2 Beta 3 (details, download, etc)
As the title of this post says, the Beta 3 of this distro, Mageia (version ...
Available Trisquel 5.5 STS Brigantia
According to Wikipedia: »Trisquel GNU / Linux is a version of the GNU operating system that uses the Linux-libre kernel. The main objectives ...
Latest Linux Mint news: version 13 will be called "Maya"
In the official Linux Mint blog, Clem has published a series of quite interesting news related to this project, ...
HP will give official support to Ubuntu in its Proliant
A good time for Ubuntu Server followers, because from ExtremeTech.com we get this news about Ubuntu Server ...
Guide to choosing a distro
In the technological imageboard of the fight club they have made this graph that I want to share with you. A graph ...
[How To] How to convert Debian Wheezy from Ext3 or Ext4 to Btrfs
Normally those of us who use GNU / Linux have used the famous Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 for our partitions, but as we know, they exist ...
Fedora User Stories: Máirín Duffy
I was taking a look at the Fedora website, when I came to a page where there are a number of ...
Phinx Desktop: A distro for Xfce users
Looking a bit on the Internet I found Phinx, a distribution based on PCLinuxOS and whose main feature is ...
Does Kubuntu change owner or sponsor? ¬_¬
This news has been quickly echoed on the net, the simple fact that now Kubuntu changes its "sponsor", ...
Available SliTaz 4.0: A distro for PCs with 128Mb of RAM: D
Today SliTaz version 4.0 (a distribution weighing less than 40mb) has been released after 2 years ...
How to install Ruby on Ubuntu?
In recent days I have been a little busy with the development of a project for <°DesdeLinux (that's why my…
Linux Mint Servers Issues
In the Linux Mint Blog they have been updating the current status of their servers, after a problem occurred ...
Personal opinions about LMDE Update Packs 5, 6 and 7
No sir. I didn't have the wrong number. This post is not about this Update Pack that came out recently and ...
Mint remains the most wanted on DistroWatch
We go back to the Distrowatch statistics to see which are the most searched distributions (to say the least ...
Available Pink 2012 Beta: Another Mandriva-based distro
Rosa is "another" GNU / Linux distribution, maintained by a Russian company, whose special feature is that it is based on Mandriva, ...
Linux Deepin needs our help
Once I told you about Linux Deepin, a distribution based on Ubuntu but that stood out for having a ...
LMDE Update Pack 4 officially available
Just a while ago I was talking about the LMDE Update Pack 4 (UP4) and we already have it officially available for ...
LMDE Update Pack 4 (Progressing)
It has been announced on the Linux Mint blog that the trial packages available in Romeo have been moved ...
Try Gnome 3.4 from a LiveCD
If you are a Gnome user, you can already try the recently released version 3.4 using a Fedora LiveCD, ...
Extra, extra: Xubuntu version 12.10 will be based on Debian and not Ubuntu
Today, reading my twitts, this excellent news appeared for all those followers of this very good distro ...
Testing Xubuntu 12.04 Beta2 [Review]
After testing the Xubuntu 1 Beta 12.04, now I have to talk about the Beta2, which includes some ...
My personal experience with Arch. Reflections and some tips
Starting with Ubuntu version 10.10, the latest with the endearing environment in which it had grown up since ...
Trisquel 5.5 at Libre Planet
Hi guys, just in the last edition of Libre Planet, Rubén Rodriguez (quidam), the main developer of Trisquel GNU / Linux, was…
Enable mouse back / forward buttons in KDE
Hello, welcome to my first post on this fantastic Linux blog. After elav's suggestion in the…
LMDE Update Pack 4 and Gnome 2 alternatives
Under this title on the LinuxMint blog, Clem has published an article explaining that we will meet in the so ...
Pardus restructures, changes, improves: D (details here)
I remember almost 1 year ago (maybe more) that a blog appeared in the WordPress.com blogosphere… this blog…
Testing Xubuntu 12.04 Beta 1 [Review]
As many of you know, Xubuntu is the "official Ubuntu" variant that makes use of the Xfce Desktop Environment for its ...
LMDE is updated
Many LMDE users (including myself) who complain that our distro does not meet the ...
The Secretariat of Public Function (SFP) in Mexico will use GNU / Linux
La Jornada Newspaper has published a piece of news that will make our Mexican friends happy, and that is that The Secretariat of ...
OpenSUSE 12.2 Milestone 2 available
Lizard lovers are in luck, as openSUSE 12.2 Milestone 2 is available according to the ...
About a new site and other Xubuntu stuff
It had been a while since I visited Xubuntu.org and maybe that's why I just got surprised ...
Available for download Mageia 2 Beta 2
Yesterday it was announced on the Mageia Blog that the Beta 2 is now available to download and test ...
Sabayon 8, Post-Installation, my impressions and something else (Updated)
For all those who know me, know that I am a restless person when it comes to trying distros, or ...
An interesting experiment done by an Italian
An interesting experiment done by an Italian KDE user; Luca Tringali, who wanted to see if people would really notice ...
Released Debian Edu (Based on Squeeze)
Debian Edu also known as "Skolelinux" has been released based on Squeeze version 6.0.4 and is aimed at ...
Available Debian Lenny 5.0.10 (OldStable)
Despite the fact that Debian Lenny became OldStable, and according to Debian's own website, he would not receive more ...
Linux Deepin: another Ubuntu-based Distribution with Gnome Shell
In Webupd8 our friend Andrew makes a Review of a distribution based on Ubuntu 11.10 that comes by default with ...
Did you know ... Trisquel?
Let's start with a bit of history: When we talk about 100% free software we usually immediately associate it with Richard Stallman, ...
First Trisquel 5.5 ISOs released
As announced on their development mailing list last day 3, the first beta images of ...
Low Linux Quota In The Last Month Does It Matter?
In MuyLinux they published a few days ago, an article where they talk about some data provided by NetApplications where it was demonstrated ...
Linux Mint is still ahead of Ubuntu in Distrowatch
Although many say that the figures in Distrowatch are not entirely accurate and others, it is no less true that ...
Linus Torvalds lashes out at openSUSE security
Coincidentally yesterday I had read Linus Torvalds's comment on his G + account, and the guys from MuyLinux ...
Updated hardware for Debian mirror
Article taken from the Debian news site. The Debian project is pleased to announce that it has recently been superseded ...
Debian's Position Regarding Software Patents
I found out about this news thanks to an email that Oscar sent me notifying me of an article published in GenbetaDev ...
Available LMDE Update Pack 4: Helps to report errors
Through our forum the user spanishbizarro informs us that Clem has requested the help of The Linux Mint Community ...
Ubuntu + Android What's this about?
When Uncle Mark writes something on his blog, there is an immediate uproar. Well, everyone knows the news ...
Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix a distro for business
Uncle Mark has told us a bit on his blog about a new variant of Ubuntu called Ubuntu Business ...
Chakra Archimedes (2012-02-12) released. KDE 4.8 moves to the stable repository (Core)
These guys move fast, just a few hours ago the official announcement of the launch of the new version came out ...
How To: Post-Install Chakra Linux
How about a community, this time I will show you what to do after having installed Chakra in our computers, so that ...
End of support for Debian Lenny
In these days a series of important events related to Free Software have been happening that we have not been able to ...
Give up your freedom in favor of "a better product"?
A long time ago, I don't remember where, I read an article by a former Archlinux user, who claimed that he left ...
About Fedora and its possible transformation to rolling-relase
It's been a while since the news of the possibility of Fedora becoming a rolling release went out to ...
Will Linux Mint KDE benefit from Kubuntu problems?
The news that Canonical will no longer finance the Kubuntu project has spread like wildfire on the web and ...
A look at what Unity might possibly prepare for us in Ubuntu 12.10
Reading my feeds yesterday, I came across this video, which shows us what possibly Canonical ...
Released PCLinuxOS 2012.02 KDE
A new screenshot of PCLinuxOS has recently been released. For those who do not know, PCLinuxOS is a distro based ...
Pardus could go broke
On the Pardus developers mailing list one of the developers, Semen Cirit, has released this news ...
Setting up a mixed Debian system
As the vast majority already know, Debian has several branches: Stable Testing Unstable (Sid) But there is also a possibility of ...
Ubuntu tries to revolutionize the Desktop with HUD
I confess, when I read the news from HUD (Head-Up Display) I did not understand its objective and I thought it was another ridiculous ...
What is Debian CUT? An excellent alternative to LMDE
The Debian CUT project (Constantly Usable Testing –constantly usable testing–) emerged more than 2 years ago from the ...
Meaning of groups and users in Debian GNU / Linux
In the GUTL Wiki I have found a very useful article where the meaning of each group is explained ...
Debian is the most used distribution on web servers
A study carried out by w3techs shows that Debian GNU / Linux is the most widely used distribution on the internet for web servers. According…
Mandriva is on the brink of bankruptcy
As I read on LinuxZone.es, Mandriva is once again in a difficult economic situation that could lead to ...
Ubuntu TV What do you have that no longer exists?
The news of the moment: Canonical presents its brand new version of Ubuntu at CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas ...
Download more than 100 GNU / Linux distributions from Windows in two clicks
Get Linux is the easiest way to search for and download the Linux distro of our choice from Windows. Has…
Create your own custom Debian iso
Debian Live Build is a website where we can create our own Debian iso (Squeeze, Wheezy or Sid) to ...
BackBox 2.01 is available, another distro for hacking / cracking
One of the many sites I frequent is DistroWatch.com, to… among other things, see how ArchLinux is doing…
Tutorial: Create LiveUSB with Terminal
There are different ways to make a LiveUSB in Linux, one of them is to use Unetbootin, of which KZKG ^ Gaara made a…
DSLinux: Linux running on a Nintendo DS
I knew there was the possibility of installing Linux on a PS3, on a Wii, even running it on an Android mobile ...
Vanillux: A Debian-based Rolling Distribution
To be honest I did not know about this distribution, in fact, I found out about it from a comment on Com-SL and…
LMDE has fallen asleep
Launching LMDE has been one of the best decisions Linux Mint developers have made. Although I don't ...
Available ALDOS 1.4.2
Never before in DesdeLinux I had told you about this distribution based on Fedora and maintained by Joel Barrios, creator and...
Cinnamon: The Linux Mint Way to Better User Experience
MGSE was a huge hit and the guys at Mint know it. Provide the user with a more pleasant experience that ...
Arch Linux vs. Debian
I bring an article that I wrote in Let's Use Linux a long time ago so that elav and KZKG ^ Gaara would stop distorting with Arch ...
Some of what Fedora 17 brings us
The news that Fedora 17 will include in the Project Wiki have been published and as is typical of this ...
ArchLinux Hispano website hacked
Another news for the community that is certainly not something pleasant. Personally I am not a frequent user of ArchLinux Hispano ...
There will be no more Java from Oracle in Ubuntu
From a site in my country I read this news, which I share with you: Not long ago Oracle closed ...
I have a mouse on my desktop: Xfce Guide
As many of you know, I am a user of Xfce, my long-time favorite Desktop Environment for various reasons. Let's see some ...
Does Linux Mint keep Banshee's profits? Clem responds
OMGUbuntu starts a controversial topic by revealing that Linux Mint changed the Banshee code so that revenue from ...
Dedicated or supported distributions for Xfce
I have seen several articles of this type on the net, where they show us the 10 lightest Distributions, or the ...
How to create custom ArchLinux repos to take home
We have already explained before how to make mini-repos or custom Debian / Ubuntu repositories, well, it's ArchLinux's turn too 😀 ...
Package finder for various distros
From a site in my country (humanOS) I find out about this website. Web through which we can search X package ...
AndroidLand… our promised land already exists !!! [+20 photos]
How many of us have walked through our city and seen an Apple Store, and we say to ourselves: ...
12 reasons to try Linux Mint 12
From PCWorld.com I read this article, to which I have made a modest translation for you 🙂 So here…
What do I need to take into account to choose my Distribution?
It is well known that in GNU / Linux there are distributions for all tastes, and all flavors. Even some users ...
Ubuntu Precise Pangolin Alpha1 available
Precise Pangolín is Canonical's bet to gain ground among users that it has been losing little by little ...
Open Ocean invests 1 million in Zentyal
We had already told you about Zentyal (old eBox) here, it is a distro for servers oriented to small and ...
Important fixes for MATE in Linux Mint 12
MATE is a project that will be liked by more than one user, since its objective is not to leave ...
I like ArchLinux but….
As many of you know, I have been using Archlinux for two days and I think it is time to draw a quick conclusion from ...
Installation log: Archlinux
After KZKG ^ Gaara created a bootable USB stick with the latest .iso compiled by ArchLinux developers, I started the…
A picture is worth a thousand words
To Debian users and friends who know me I just leave a message: Don't worry, it is possible that everything ...
How to install Xfce on ArchLinux
I'm seriously thinking about trying ArchLinux with Xfce (don't be scared of debianites) to see how it works. Yes…
Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) might NOT fit on a CD
In OMG! Ubuntu tells us about this ... as well as we can read about it on Launchpad. The problem is ...
ElementaryOS Operating System or Plugin?
[Updated in English]: I asked on the ElementaryOS site how to install Marlin on Debian without asking for dependencies ...
Ubuntu's situation does not improve according to Distrowatch
I have always said that Distrowatch statistics are not the most reliable and accurate, however, they are very taken ...
Mageia 2 Alpha1 available
In the first weeks of this site, once we commented and detailed the changes that Mageia 2 could bring us,…
Some tips for MGSE and MATE in Linux Mint 12
If you have already downloaded Linux Mint 12, I inform you that Clement Lefebvre himself shows us how to perform certain Tips ...
Linux Mint 12 "Lisa" Available
Many users were waiting for this news and finally Linux Mint 12 "Lisa" is among us, the distribution that ...
Pinguy OS Mini 11.10 available
From Webupd8 (previous image taken from the article) they notify us of the launch of Pinguy OS Mini, a reduced version of Pinguy OS ...
DesdeLinux also supports Pardus and Kubuntu
Very recently we told you that the site already recognizes the distro they use, and depending on it they ...
Kernel 3.1 and other updates come to Debian Testing
Although for many it is not a novelty, version 3.1 of the Linux Kernel is already available in Debian ...
Bug fixes in Linux Mint 12
The guys at Linux Mint are working hard to deliver a stable and usable product to their users. This will ...
4 good reasons to try openSUSE 12.1
Yesterday we announced the release of openSUSE 12.1, and today reading sites that I usually visit I find a ...
OpenSUSE 12.1 available
It is now available to download version 12.1 of openSUSE, another of the distributions that has said goodbye to ...
News and changes that Kubuntu 12.04 could have
A while ago there was no news or news of Kubuntu, here are the changes for Kubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) ...
Who do you choose: Ubuntu, Debian, or both?
Via RSS, through an article in Com-SL I find out about a survey that is being carried out in the forum of…
Available Linux Mint 12 «Lisa» RC
As a reader had told us in a comment yesterday, Linux Mint 12 RC (aka Lisa) is now available ...
New ISOs for Sabayon Linux v7
Sabayon Linux is a distro based on Gentoo, but designed to make its use and installation much easier, ...
Linux Mint becomes more popular
Many blogs have echoed this news and it is no wonder. For the first time in the ranking ...
Available Fedora 16 (Verne)
Fedora lovers are in luck as version 16 (aka Verne) is available for download. I'll see…
Gnome-Shell available in LMDE
Since Gnome-Shell is already available in the Debian Testing repositories, I started looking for the…
Available Snapshot Debian CUT 2011.11rc1
The availability of Debian CUT Snapshot 2011.11rc1 (Constantly…) was announced yesterday via the mailing list.
Some interesting facts from the UDS (Ubuntu Developer Summit)
After each Ubuntu launch, the so-called UDS (Ubuntu Developer Summit) are carried out as many know, where they are planned ...
Fedora wants to reform the directory structure in GNU / Linux
Fedora announced its intention to drastically change the file systems of Linux distributions. This is not something so new, ...
SystemRescue CD v2.4.0 Released
It has been three months since the 2.3.0 version of SystemRescueCD appeared. This distro is based on the LiveCD of ...
Solution and cause of ArchLinux forum and wiki crash
For a few days, both the ArchLinux Forum and Wiki were offline, I leave the announcement that was made ...
China to sell Dell laptops with Ubuntu in 220 stores
In its official blog Canonical announces this news. It happens that China will sell in more than 200 stores or markets (220 ...
SUSE Linux VS Red Hat?
SUSE Linux has joined the OpenStack project, which is why it is yet another distro that joins the ...
Installation log: Debian GNU / kFreeBSD
bian, Yesterday I managed to download the Debian GNU / kFreeBSD Testing iso in its version of netinstall and today I started doing my ...
Coming soon: Debian GNU / kFreeBSD
I had it planned for a while and if everything goes well, by next week I may already have my ...
Puppy Linux 5.3 "Slacko" is based on Slackware 13.37
Puppy Linux developers announced the release of Puppy Linux 5.3 (code-name: Slacko) According to the founder of Puppy Linux…
Ubuntu 12.04 will be LTS for 5 years
This was announced by Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical through Twitter and her words have been supported by an article in ...
Find out if you can use Unity 3D with Compiz
Excellent trick that Andrew shows us in Webupd8 to find out if we can run Unity 3D using Compiz on our computer….
Slitaz: A small, but efficient distribution
Slitaz is a GNU / Linux distribution that, at least for me, I have to carry it on a pendrive for any ...
Installation guide for NVidia cards in LMDE
Interesting is this post published in the LinuxMint forum (in English) which I bring here humbly translated for the ...
Happy Birthday Ubuntu
Today, October 20, 2004, Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) appeared ... mmm I was going to talk about Ubuntu, tell you ...
Vodafone WebBook, the netbook with Ubuntu from Vodafone
The South Africa branch of Vodafone has announced the launch of the Vodafone WebBook in South Africa, a netbook (ARM) that uses ...
Debian 7 (Wheezy) will have multiple architecture
The Debian project has as its slogan: "The Universal Operating System" but in reality it is not so when we refer ...
100% free Linux distributions
The FSF is a bit strict about which distributions are considered 100% Code Free or Proprietary Software. They have…
Ubuntu Hardware Certification team to hire new employees
Ubuntu has a list of certified hardware, which means that if you have (for example) an HP tc4400, ...
Ubuntu 11.10 available
Many were waiting for it and the new version of the most popular and controversial GNU / Linux distribution is here:…
Rolling Release Distributions: Advantages and Disadvantages
A reader has asked us here in DesdeLinux Let's talk about Rolling Release Distributions, what are their advantages and...
Let's review what's new in Ubuntu 11.10
There are barely two days left for the launch of Ubuntu 11.10, and although my potato does not move much ...
Things I do after installing LMDE Xfce
A couple of days ago I installed LMDE Xfce to test it and here are some things that I do later ...
Ubuntu 12.04 will be called ...
Already the so original Mark Shuttleworth has announced the name for the next LTS, Ubuntu 12.04. And yes, "original", Mark ...
Available Snapshot Debian CUT 2011.10rc1
The availability of Debian CUT Snapshot 2011.10rc1 (Constantly Usable…) has been announced via the mailing list.
Download Canaima 3.0 VC5
Canaima is a Venezuelan GNU / Linux distribution based on Debian that arises as a solution to meet the IT needs of ...
Going back to using old versions of Ubuntu
Looking for old Ubuntu distributions to install on very low-resource PCs that we still have at work, ...
Kubuntu 11.10 Beta2 available for download
On the 1st of September it was already available to download and use Kubuntu 11.10 Beta1, well, the ...
Assembled the first 2000 computers with NOVA GNU / Linux pre-installed
Many users know that Cuba has its own GNU / Linux distribution, which is based on Ubuntu and is named after ...
Available LMDE 201109 Gnome and Xfce
A long-awaited news for LMDE users. It has been announced on the official Linux Mint blog, that ...
Mageia 2 (Calendar, support and details)
After some time (and intense discussions in the Mageia community), we already know from Anne Nicolas what it will be like ...
Ubuntu 12.04 schedule already decided.
Hi, Although the name of Ubuntu 12.04 is not yet known, it is already echoing on the net about ...
News in the first supercomputers in July 2011
It is no secret that GNU / Linux is a wide margin winner in the Supercomputer market, well ...
Is Ubuntu coming to an end?
Interesting article written by Katherine Noyes for Linuxinsider, where he collects the comments of some renowned people in the world of ...
Linux Mint 11 LXDE RC2 released!
The Linux Mint 2 LXDE RC11 is now available for download, after several weeks of being ...
LMDE more prominence and more changes
Through Com-SL I find out that Clem Lefebvre announced on the LinuxMint blog, some relevant changes for the distribution ...
[Part Two] LMDE in depth: System update.
We continue with the second installment of LMDE thoroughly. We already saw how to install it step by step, and now it's time to update it ...
[Part One] LMDE in depth: Installation
First part of a guide on how to install, configure and customize LMDE. In this case we will see the installation process ...
Tips for choosing a GNU / Linux distribution
When a new user approaches the world of GNU / Linux, they are often overwhelmed by the number of options that ...