Ubuntu 11.10 - Oneiric Ocelot Has Been Released

Ubuntu 11.10, code-named "Oneiric Ocelot" has been released. This latest version of Ubuntu improves on the previous release which marked the introduction of a whole new Desktop concept in Unity. In this version of Ubuntu - 11.10, the Desktop shell Unity has been updated to make it even better.

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Gentoo Linux releases 11.2 LiveDVD

Remember Gentoo Linux ? Yes the very same Gentoo which stood apart from the rest of the Linux distributions in its uniqueness. For instance, when most Linux distributions out there including the main stream ones provide binary packages for download, Gentoo's packaging system uses source code.
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Fedora 15 Released - Featuring Virgin Pure GNOME 3

Fedora 15 has been released. If you have a special affinity towards GNOME 3, then you should give Fedora 15 a try. It is robust, secure, and user friendly. Following are some of the main features of Fedora 15.

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Debian Is No Longer Just A Linux Distribution

Debian stable version 6.0 code named "Squeeze" has been released. After 24 months of arduous testing, the Debian team has finally released v 6.0 which brings many firsts among its features. They are -
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openSUSE 11.3 Released - Comes With Superior Support For Netbooks

openSUSE 11.3 - the latest version of Linux distribution from Novell has been released. One of the highlights of openSUSE 11.3 is its enhanced support for netbooks.

openSUSE 11.3 provides improved hardware support for netbook users. It also bundles with it two netbook desktop environments namely - KDE's "Plasma netbook workspace", and MeeGO - A visually rich netbook user interface developed by Intel and Nokia.

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Fedora 12 Released with Huge Improvements in Tablet Support

Fedora 12 has been released. This release touts huge improvement in support for tablets accompanied by tweaks to our favourite software such as a new pen preset tool in Inkscape, Brush dynamics tool in Gimp, Handwriting recognition tool named Cellwriter, a notes taking application (Xournal) to name a few. The following are some of the other new features you will find in Fedora 12.
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Damn Small Linux - DSL

Damn Small Linux - also known as DSL - is a fully functional Desktop oriented Linux distribution which fits in a business card sized (50 MB) CD.
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PCLinuxOS - A distribution tailor made for New Linux Users

When ever I have reviewed a Linux distribution I have used, I get one or two comments on PCLinuxOS. And when I wrote an article called "The best Linux distribution of them all", among the 75 or so comments, I got no less than 10 comments talking favorably about PCLinuxOS. Having piqued my curiosity, I decided to download and give PCLinuxOS a test drive.

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