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Review of OviOS 2.31, elementary OS default disk encryption, UBports gets more test devices, Redcore works to harden their distro, Mageia reacts to database breach, testing distributions in a web browser, performing off-line upgrades, documentation sou...
Review of Solus 3 and the Budgie desktop, NetBSD and security work, elementary OS and AppCentre changes, Ubuntu 18.04 to include Snap packages, run-time linux kernel protection for Linux, Peppermint OS, Kali Linux, Quirky 8.4, mining cryptocurrency vs ...
Review of Dietpi, Nitrux packages AppImage, OpenIndiana upgrades GCC, Canonical collects hardware data, Solus experiments with Wayland, KDE Plasma Mobile, Zevenet 5.0, Getting software not in a distros repository.
Review of Ubuntu MATE 17.10, KDE focus on Wayland features, DragonFly BSD dropping insecure remote tools, virtualbox support added to the linux kernel, recovering open files, starting a new linux distro, Tails 3.5, opinion poll HiDPI screens, Enso OS.
Review of deepin 15.5, openSUSE unveils YaST changes, Ubuntu kernel update causes boot problems, new ubuntu 17.10 media, Devil Linux shutting down, questions and answers Spectre and Meltdown, Wayland vs Xorg, DistroWatch.com changes to Subscribing to s...
Review of MX Linux 17, openSUSE experiments with kernel powered splash screen, Ubuntu pulls downloads over BIOS bug, PureOS FSF approved, FreeBSD considers Wayland as default, UBports to run andriod apps, Manjaro to continue support 32-bit, Managing mu...
Review of Fedora 27 workstation, Ubuntu on Samsung phones, Red Hat unveils RHEL for ARM, Parabola continue 32bit support, cross-distro software ports, ARM desktops and laptops, Daphile, Ready Linux, Flint OS, anemOS.
Review of SparkyLinux 5.1, Slax devs explore init options, Arch Linux drops 32 bit packages, Overview of Lineage OS, worried about spyware, Redcore Linux 1710, Parrot Security OS 3.9, SharkLinux, number of supported editions, HardenedBSD, postmarketOS,...