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GhostBSD 2.5 review

February 2, 2012

GhostBSD is a desktop distribution based on FreeBSD. It comes as an installable Live DVD image and is developed by Eric Turgeon and Nahuel Sanchez. The latest edition, GhostBSD 2.5, based on FreeBSD 9, is the project's fourth release, and was made available for public download on January 24 (2012). This article provides the first review of...

How to install Takeoff Launcher on Fedora 16 KDE

January 17, 2012

Takeoff Launcher is one of my favorite menu styles and I consider it one of 2 cool reasons to use the K Desktop Environment. Though it is not in Fedora's repository, there is an rpm package that you can install from the project's website. In...

Install Quick Access on Linux Mint 12 KDE or any KDE installation

January 16, 2012

I am always looking for tools and applications that make the desktop a lot more fun to use, while boosting my productivity at the same time. Such tools should accomplish those objectives without getting in the way. I have already written about two of them in More

How to install Linux Mint 12 KDE on a btrfs file system

January 16, 2012

While we are still waiting for Btrfs, the B-tree File System, to be mature enough and be used as the default file system in Linux, it is already possible to install your favorite (Linux) distribution on a Btrfs file system. Linux Mint 12 KDE, a distribution based on More

Manual disk partitioning guide for Linux Mint 12 KDE

January 14, 2012

Linux Mint 12 KDE will be the next stable release of the KDE edition of Linux Mint, a desktop distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop. (A release candidate was made available for download on Wednesday January 11.) By default, the installer...

How to compile and install Takeoff Launcher on Linux Mint 12 KDE

January 13, 2012

There are several menu styles to choose from in the K Desktop Environment, but my favorite is the Takeoff Launcher, which is why I consider it one of 2 cool reasons to use the K Desktop Environment. In this article, the steps you need to take...

3 must-have extensions for Fedora 16 and other GNOME 3 installations

January 13, 2012

A default installation of a distribution using GNOME 3 can be a pain to use, but thanks to available extensions, you can make your GNOME 3 installation a little bit more fun to use, or at least closer to the type of desktop environment you are used to. KahelOS, a distribution that was recently reviewed on this website (see More

How to install Razor-qt on Linux Mint 12 KDE

January 12, 2012

Razor-qt is a brand new desktop environment based on Qt framework, the same development framework that KDE is based on. Though it is still in its infancy and, therefore, not as feature-complete as KDE or other well known desktop environments, it has a bright future ahead of it. And from what I have seen so far, it could be taking KDE and the rest to the cleaners in the very near future....

How to enable desktop slideshow on Linux Mint 12 KDE

January 12, 2012

Every Linux distribution comes with a static desktop wallpaper. Some of the wallpapers are very good, others, not so good. The default (wallpaper) on Linux Mint 12 KDE Release Candidate fits somewhere in between. For Linux Mint 12 KDE, the spoiler is the logo on the left (see the first screen...

KahelOS 111111 review

January 9, 2012

KahelOS is a desktop Linux distribution derived from Arch Linux. Unlike Chakra, another Arch Linux-based desktop distribution, which uses the K Desktop Environment, KahelOS uses the GNOME 3 desktop environment. It employs a rolling-release development model, and comes to use by way of the...

How to install Cinnamon in Ubuntu 11.10

January 5, 2012

Cinnamon is a new desktop environment, forked from GNOME 3 by the developers of Linux Mint. It is intended as an optional desktop for those who have not taken kindly to GNOME 3 or Unity desktop environments. While it is still very rough around the edges, I find it a lot better to use than...

How to customize Cinnamon on Fedora 16 and Linux Mint 12

January 5, 2012

Cinnamon is a fork of GNOME 3 Shell by the developers of Linux Mint. If this is news to you, you might want to read "What does Cinnamon bring to the desktop?". Installable packages are already available for a few distributions. However, I have only been...

How to install Cinnamon on Fedora 16

January 4, 2012

Cinnamon is a very recent addition to the list of desktop environments available for Linux, BSD and other UNIX-like operating systems. It was started by Clement Lefebvre and his crew at Linux Mint and it is an attempt to make the GNOME 3 desktop more user-friendly. If you are not happy with...

What does Cinnamon bring to the desktop?

January 3, 2012

So the GNOME 3 side of the Linux/BSD desktop is a mess at the moment. The messy situation has led to the development of MATE, a fork of GNOME 2. It also prompted Linux Mint's development team to make GNOME 3 more user-friendly than the stock GNOME 3 desktop. That effort, GNOME 3 + MGSE (Mint...

How to access Microsoft Windows files and folders from Linux

January 2, 2012

Dual-booting (a special case of multi-booting, running more than one operating system on the same computer) makes it possible to run Windows and Linux or other UNIX-like operating systems on the same computer. When set up and functioning correctly, it gives you the option to choose what...

How to dual-boot Pear OS Panther 3 and Windows 7

December 30, 2011

Pear OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, Desktop, but with a desktop appearance fashioned after the Mac OS X UI. A review of the latest edition, Pear OS Linux Panther 3, has already been published on this website (see More

How to dual-boot Chakra Linux Edn and Windows 7, part 1

December 28, 2011

Chakra Linux is one of the most promising desktop distributions of 2011. It was on my list of the top 6 KDE distributions of 2011. Will it continue to improve in 2012? You never know, but everything about the...

Linpus Lite Desktop 1.6 review

December 26, 2011

Linpus Lite is a Linux distribution published by Linpus Technologies, Inc., a Linux software solutions provider based in Taiwan. Linpus Lite Desktop is, as the name suggests, the version designed for traditional desktop computing. Aside from that, the company also publishes other editions (for example, Linpus Lite Android Edition and Linpus Lite...

Chakra GNU/Linux Edn 2011.12 review

December 22, 2011

Chakra Edn 2011.12 is the third and final edition of the Chakra Edn line of Chakra, a desktop GNU/Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The first two editions were Chakra Edn 2011.09 and Chakra Edn 2011.11 (see More

How to customize Pear OS Linux Panther 3

December 21, 2011

Pear OS Linux Panther 3 is the latest edition of the desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, but with a desktop appearance that is fashioned after the Mac OS X UI. It has already been reviewed on this website (see More

GhostBSD 2.5 review
How to install Takeoff Launcher on Fedora 16 KDE
Install Quick Access on Linux Mint 12 KDE or any KDE installation
How to install Linux Mint 12 KDE on a btrfs file system
Manual disk partitioning guide for Linux Mint 12 KDE
How to compile and install Takeoff Launcher on Linux Mint 12 KDE
3 must-have extensions for Fedora 16 and other GNOME 3 installations
How to install Razor-qt on Linux Mint 12 KDE
How to enable desktop slideshow on Linux Mint 12 KDE
KahelOS 111111 review
How to install Cinnamon in Ubuntu 11.10
How to customize Cinnamon on Fedora 16 and Linux Mint 12
How to install Cinnamon on Fedora 16
What does Cinnamon bring to the desktop?
How to access Microsoft Windows files and folders from Linux
How to dual-boot Pear OS Panther 3 and Windows 7
How to dual-boot Chakra Linux Edn and Windows 7, part 1
Linpus Lite Desktop 1.6 review
Chakra GNU/Linux Edn 2011.12 review
How to customize Pear OS Linux Panther 3

A Guide to DRM-Free Living

Tutorials/Tips | November 5, 2008 3:07 am

Welcome to our brief guide to living a DRM-free existence. We want to provide a range of links pointing you toward online stores, video/music players, software and hardware that will help you take back your rights as a concerned customer and citizen.

LibriVox
LibriVox is a wonderful archive of audio eBooks, completely free from DRM. Highlights include recordings of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, and Lewis Carrol’s Alice in Wonderland.

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