Welcome to linuxreviewsandguides.blogspot.com

Having been a user of Linux for a while now, I know there are plenty of sites for technical information, but sometimes I have struggled to find a site that offers just general reviews, guides and help. Hopefully, over the coming months this blog will build up a great collection of all things Linux to help new and old users alike.

Although I am concentrating on Ubuntu variants, I'm sure there will be something here for everyone. It's early days yet, and I am more than willing to add any contributions! Please follow the blog and keep up with all things Linux.

Here is a list of output you will find on the site:
* General Linux software reviews.
* Various Linux distribution reviews.
* Tips on installing various software.
* Weekly news round-up (On Sundays).
* Linux game reviews.
* Guides

And so much more!

Sunday 7 August 2011

Linux Weekly Roundup Sunday 7th August 2011

Welcome to the first of the Linux Weekly Round-ups. I hope this first week has brought some interesting reviews, guides and other related Linux features. I am still looking for people to contribute, so please contact me by email of leaving a message.

Straight to the news then. Ubuntu 11.10 Alpha 3 has been released and includes a whole host of upgrades including a revamped Alt-Tab switcher, improved Gwibber which now looks much better with added effects etc and a change to the me-menu with some interesting changes that will be looked at in the near future. Also of note, Firefox 6 and Thunderbird  will be used in 11.10. Simply visit: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/oneiric/alpha-3/ to download and install.

Google Music Manager has launched for Linux. At the moment it is at the BETA stage, but it looks promising. So far it is restricted to US users, however it is easy to get around this by using a US Proxy. Hopefully a full guide and tutorial will be up and running soon. Head on over to music.google.com for more information.

DistroWatch follows the download habits of Linux users. This week sees the top five downloaded Linux distributions as Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Debian and PCLinuxOS. Over the last six months, the top five looks very similar with Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Debian and OpenSUSE. Users of the brand-new Pinguy OS which I have been publicising the last month or so will be glad to know that its risen to number 18 in the list this week, while there are also big jumps in downloads for Ultimate (6), PureOS (9), FreeBSD (12) and Lubuntu (20). Its great to see some of these lesser known or lesser used distributions getting the recognition they deserve.

Finally, as reviewed on the blog, Ubuntu One has increased its storage from 2GB to 5GB for its free users. That is excellent news for cloud users, and really should be tried by as many people as possible as its a great feature.

During the week I'll be adding more reviews, guides and general Linux goodness, so please follow the site or add it to your bookmarks. And remember, spread the word!

Mark Adams
7th August 2011

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