The third review - Nexenta OS

This time the result of the poll was clear. Nexeta OS got 10 votes, followed by CRUX with 7 votes. I’m downloading the image right now. I don’t know if the review is going to be ready before Christmas.

In the meantime, vote or propose distributions for the third review (poll in the sidebar, propose by posting a comment here).

Happy holidays!

Update: I’m still here, but at the moment I don’t have time to write the review. I’m afraid you need to wait a few more days. Sorry. (December 28)

Tags: delay, holidays, nexeta os, poll

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Fluxbuntu 7.10 RC review

What is Fluxbuntu?

Fluxbuntu was created for the user who wishes to utilize the massively popular and versatile Ubuntu distribution base while minimizing the impact on their system’s resources. To this end, we firmly believe that Fluxbuntu is the wisest choice for anyone seeking a low profile operating system — from performance enthusiasts to people who need a lightweight operating system to breathe new life into an old computer.

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Tags: alternative, fluxbuntu, lightweight

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The second article

Today I’m going to start testing Fluxbuntu, as it is the most voted distribution so far, after openSUSE.

This time I’m planing to write a full-length, proper review.

Also, because I don’t think it is fair for some distributions to have cumulated votes over a long period and others just for a few days, I’m going to try to respect the following self imposed rules:

• when I start testing the distribution which has most votes, I’ll create a new poll with the same options (except the already chosen distribution)
• if two distributions have the same number of votes, both get reviewed, probably one per week
• new distributions are going to be added only when a new poll is created

Don’t forget to vote again

Now, what do you think? Do you have any suggestion?

Tags: fluxbuntu, poll, voting system

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openSUSE 11 Alpha 0 screenshot tour

openSUSE had yesterday (and still has) most of the votes, so I downloaded the Gnome CD and proceeded to the installation. As I was saying, I’m using a virtual machine powered by VMware Workstation. This time it was configured with 256 MB RAM and an 8 GB HDD.

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Tags: broken, dev version, openSUSE, poll

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Poll - First distribution to be reviewed

I added a poll where you can vote distributions that you want to see reviewed by me. You can vote up to three distros. If you want me to add other distribution(s) to the list, leave a comment. At least for the moment, I want to review just desktop distributions.

Tags: poll, power to the people

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First post

First, a little about me. I’m Cosmin, a high school stundent and a Linux enthusiast. I’m using Linux for something like five years and it is my main OS since 2003. I’m not a native English speaker and this is my only blog written completely in English so there may be mistakes. Feel free to correct me.

Now, what do I write this blog for? Well, since I started using GNU/Linux I wasn’t able to find a distribution to completely satisfy me. I had tested dozens of different Linux distributions, but everytime there seems to be something that annoys me. Well, I’m a perfectionist. I’m still searching for the perfect distro, but at the moment I’m using Arch Linux. The second reason would be that there are lots of good distros, but they are not known enough. I plan to review weekly a less know Linux distribution, but which seems to has a good potential. I’m probably going to periodically post some polls where you’ll be able to vote. I also plan to review alpha and beta releases of more known distros. I may also post news, but only if I read something really interesting. If news about linux distros is what you’re searching for, subscribe to DistroWatch.

The tests are going to be done in a VMware virtual machine running on my notebook (Dell Inspiron 1501 - Turion 64 MK-36 @ 2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hitachi HDD @ 5400 rpms) unless otherwise expressed.

Tags: about me, arch linux, test

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