Peppermint 7 Respin 20161129 Preview

Peppermint 7 Respin was released on the 29th of November.  Peppermint 7 Respin is based on Ubuntu 16.04.1 and uses the XFCE Desktop Environment 4.12.0.  It has a 64bit and 32bit version.  Peppermint 7 Respin is based in the USA.  Linux Kernel 4.4.0-51-generic is used in Peppermint 7 Respin.

When the system was in idle, it ran at about 300 MB of ram.

Website: peppermintos.com

Download Peppermint 7 Respin 64bit: https://peppermintos.com/iso/Peppermint-7-20161129-amd64.iso


Download Peppermint 7 Respin 32bit: https://peppermintos.com/iso/Peppermint-7-20161129-i386.iso

Maui Linux 2.1 Look At

Maui Linux 2.1 was released on the 26th of November. Maui Linux 2.1 is based on Debian and KDE Neon and it has the KDE Plasma 5.8.3 desktop environment and KDE apps version 16.08.2. It has only a 64bit version. Maui is based in Germany. Linux Kernel 4.4.0-47-generic are used in Maui Linux 2.1.

When the system was in idle, it ran at about 550 MB of ram.

Website: mauilinux.org

Download Maui Linux 2.1: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mauilinux/maui-2.1-64bit.iso

Skype For Linux Aplha 1.13 Progress Check

Since my last progress check, 1.12 not much has changed, but it feels more rounded off especially the bots,  In all the previous releases since the bots have been added, a person adds them, but nothing happens until you add them a second time,  then it worked.  In this release, the bots work as they should.

Video calling feels basically still the same works well between Skype For Linux Alpha clients but not yet across platforms.  At my first effort of making a video, the video or voice calling did not work, but it did on the second try.

It is written that smsing is working now, but as I do not have money on my account, I could not test it out and other general improvements.

That is about that about this release.  hope you found it helpful!

Download Skype For Linux Alpha 1.13 (deb package):
https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/downloading-web/?type=weblinux-deb

Download Skype For Linux Alpha 1.13 (rpm package):
https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/downloading-web/?type=weblinux-rpm

Metamorphose 8.5.7 Preview

This is a quick look at Metamorphose 8.5.7.  As I started to run through my tutorial, I thought wow! I want to spend more time in this distro, but the deeper I went into the operating system, I found some bugs, as shown in the video.  But it is all minors and it is a beautiful system, and it might be because I ran it in a VM, but in general thumbs up for the great looking release!

Metamorphose 8.5.7 was released on the 25th of November.  Metamorphose 8.5.7 is based on KDE Plasma 5.8.2 and Debian Testing. Metamorphose 8.5.7 origin in Brazil and the default language in Portuguese.  This release has only a 64bit version.  Linux Kernel 4.8.7-metaporphose are used in Metamorphose 8.5.7.
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 590 MB of ram.


Website: www.metamorphoselinux.net


Download Metamorphose 8.5.7: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/metamorphose/Metamorphose_8.5.7-Panther-x64.iso

ALT 8.1 Preview

ALT 8.1 was released on the 24th of November and its origin is Russian.  ALT 8.1 is an independent Linux system, but original forked from Mandrake.  This release is only the mate environment, 1.12 to be precise but it also come in the following desktop environments: AfterStep, Blackbox, Enlightenment, FVWM, GNOME, IceWM, KDE, LXDE, MATE, Openbox, Razor-qt, WMaker and Xfce.  ALT 8.1 has 64bit and 32bit versions.  ALT 8.1 is based in New Zealand.  Linux Kernel 4.4.34-std-def-alt0.M80P.1 is used in ALT 8.1.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 500 MB of ram.

Website: www.altlinux.com

Download: ALT 8.1 - 64 Bit: http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.altlinux.org/p8/images/workstation/alt-workstation-8-x86_64.iso

Download: ALT 8.1 - 32 Bit: http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.altlinux.org/p8/images/workstation/alt-workstation-20161122-i586.iso

Install and Troubleshooting Steam on Zorin 12

Thank you for reading my blog about installing Steam on Zorin 12.  

It is a pretty straight forward process, but many systems run into an error after a successful install but then the program do not want to start.

In this video tutorial, I show how to install Steam.  Please let me know if you have any questions.

After you have a successful installation and Steam does not work, then troubleshooting steam is the next step.  The first thing which you need to do is to analyze your problem, it is rather simple.  first of all, you need to open up your terminal, either by searching for it in your start menu or pressing ctrl and alt and t together. Inside your terminal please type the word steam and press enter.

There are many error messages which you can receive and you can make a  simple google search by copy pasting your error message in google, without the info of your home folder and so on, but there are 2 general fixes which work for most people and here they are.  I would copy one at a time it into my terminal and press enter and test steam out!  Please keep me posted and let me know if you have any questions or comments:

LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' DISPLAY=:0 steam

cd $HOME/.steam/steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu
mv libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++.so.6.bak
cd $HOME/.steam/steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
mv libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++.so.6.bak

Fedora 25 Look At

Fedora 25  was released on the 4nd of November.  Fedora 25 comes by default with Gnome desktop enviremont 3.22.1.  This release has only a 64bit version and it has a server, workstation and atomic host release.  Fedora 25  is based in USA.  Linux Kernel 4.8.48-300-fc25.x86_64 are used in Fedora 25 .  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 1500 mb of ram.

Website: getfedora.org


Download Fedora 25 Workstation: http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/25/Workstation/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-25-1.3.iso


Download Fedora 25 Server: http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/25/Server/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Server-dvd-x86_64-25-1.3.iso


Download Fedora 25 Atomic Host: https://getfedora.org/en/atomic/download/

ArchBang 1116 Beta Lite Preview

ArchBang 1116 Beta Lite was released on the 19th of November.  ArchBang 1116 Beta Lite is based on Arch and has the Openbox Desktop Environment.  This release has a 32 bit and 64bit version.  ArchBang 1116 Beta Lite is based in Canada.  Linux Kernel 4.8.8-2-ARCH are used in ArchBang 1116 Beta Lite.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 101 MB of ram.

Website: bbs.archbang.org

Download ArchBang 1116 Beta Lite 64bit: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/archbang/archbang-lite-beta-1116-x86_64.iso

Zorin 12 Preview

Zorin 12 was released on the 18th of November.  Zorin 12 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 and has Gnome and LXDE goodness in the Desktop Environment.  Zorin 12 is also ideal for former Windows users with its familiar layout.  This release has a 32 bit and 64bit version.  Zorin 12 is based in Ireland.  Linux Kernel 4.4.0-47-generic are used in Zorin 12.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 1400 MB of ram.

There is also an ultimate version available for 15$ http://zorinos.com/download/#ultimate.

My preview and blog are about the free version, the core version.

Website: zorinos.com

Download Zorin 12 64bit: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/zorin-os/Zorin-OS-12-Core-64.iso

Download Zorin 12 32bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/zorin-os/files/12/Zorin-OS-12-Core-32.iso/download?use_mirror=netcologne

openSUSE 42.2 Preview

openSUSE 42.2 was released on the 16th of November.  openSUSE 42.2-rc2 comes in the following desktop enviroments; GNOME, KDE, Server, Xfce and Minimal X Window.  This release has only a 64bit version.  openSUSE 42.2 is based in Germany.  Linux Kernel 4.4.27-1-default are used in openSUSE 42.2.  In my preview video I used the Gnome plasma enviroment 3.20.3 and based all the info on it.

When the system was in idle, it ran at about 870 mb of ram.


Website: www.opensuse.org


Download openSUSE 42.2-rc2: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.2/iso/openSUSE-Leap-42.2-DVD-x86_64.iso

Enable Low Graphics Mode on Ubuntu 16.04

Canonical has released a low graphics mode on Ubuntu 16.04, for unity 7.  They made this good move mainly for people who runs Ubuntu in virtual machines, to improve the performance but it is also a good setting for those of us who have old systems, without the same power as modern day systems, and low graphics mode will improve your experience on Ubuntu 16.04. also!

Commands I used in the video:
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Install A USB or Network Printer In Elementary OS 04.4 Loki

In Elementary OS adding a printer, USB and Network printer are quite an automated process, but it is slightly different comparing to Windows, Mac or even Ubuntu!

In Elementary OS a USB printer should automatically connect and work out of the box when you plug it into your computer.  But if it does not then you have to add it yourselves.


The good thing is that you do not need to look for drivers all around the internet but it is already waiting for you.  Here is how a person does it,

System Setting - Printers - (the plus in the bottom).  Then you search for your printer name, the make, and model as shown in the video and just follow the prompts.

That is it!  If you need future assistance or have any other tutorial ideas for me, please let me know!

Skype For Linux Alpha 1.12 Progress Check

A few months ago Microsoft produced Skype For Linux Alpha and produced on a regular basis updates.  In general, it looks much better than the current version, much more up to standard comparing to their versions on other platforms.  It is basically their web app converted in an app and it is also the same version which Chromebooks will have or something similar as far as I understand.

The main problem which keeps many people from using the alpha, that video calling did not work at all, but since 1.10 video calling between Skype for Linux Alpha and Skype For Linux Alpha started to work, not yet with other versions of Skype.  In version Skype 1.11 much more settings for video calling appeared but the quality from the previous version crashed to the floor.  In this version 1.12, the video calling works well again.  That is the major change in this version.

The video calling still only work between Skype For Linux Alpha versions.

Please look at my video of this version and you can browse my videos for progress check of all the other previous editions and how to download it.

Download Skype For Linux Alpha (deb package):
https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/downloading-web/?type=weblinux-deb

Download Skype For Linux Alpha (rpm package):
https://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/downloading-web/?type=weblinux-rpm

How To Install Flash Player, and more, on Elementary OS 0.4 Loki Easily

It is rather easy to install Flash Player on Elementary OS 0.4 Loki, but it is also not so straight forwarded for some of us and in this tutorial, I will show how to install Flash and other plug-ins, fonts, and codecs, which will improve your experience.  Ubuntu has created a neat package called ubuntu-restricted-extras which include all these things including flash okay.  In Elementary OS 0.4 Loki, a person can only install this package via the terminal.  with sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras.  During the installation, a screen will appear and a person can move around the options with the tab key and arrow buttons.

Alternatively, a person can also only install flash player with sudo apt-get install flashplugin-installer

For more information and tips please look at my video.

Cinnamon Desktop Environment 3.2

On the 8th of November Cinnamon Desktop Environment, 3.2.1 has been released and many of the bugs, which made it impossible to test out this version on supported Ubuntu versions was fixed, otherwise, I would not be able to make this preview video. 

Cinnamon Desktop Environment 3.2 feels even more stable than the previous, and it is a big achievement because the previous one was already very stable.

Cinnamon Desktop Environment 3.2 will be used in Linux Mint 18.1 Cinnamon Edition, which most probably be released in December.

You can install Cinnamon Desktop Environment 3.2 via this method.  Please be aware that it is mostly for testing purposes and it is much cooler in Linux Mint!

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwendal-lebihan-dev/cinnamon-nightly
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt install cinnamon

Simple Screen Recorder 0.3.8 - A Great Screencast Recorder for Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions

Simple Screen Recorder is a recorder which I have used and tested and this new release, 10 November 2016, can only be good for this already solid recorder which is not only available for Ubuntu but for many other Linux Distributions also.  Simple Screen Recorder is very easily to install via a simple ppa as I showed in the video.  It is reliable, free, open-source and easy to use!

Commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install simplescreenrecorder

Mulitple WorkPlaces in Ubuntu 16.04

Multiple Workspaces is a very handy tool for power users in Ubuntu.  It is a great way to organize your computer.  By putting your work on one, your music and videos on others and your office suites on another, this is just an example.  It is also a neat way to separate your work from your social life.  I know that many people do not use it, but it's a nifty tool to have and many people truly enjoys. 

Here is a video where I demonstrate the power of it.

To enable it: System Settings - Appearance - Behavior

KaOS 2016.11 Look At

KaOS 2016.11 Look At

KaOS 2016.11 was released on the 7th of November.  KaOS 2016.11 has the KDE Plasma 5.8.2 desktop environment, KDE frameworks version 5.27.0 and Qt version 5.7.0.  It has only a 64bit version.  KaOS 2016.11 is based in the USA.  Linux Kernel 4.8.6-1 is used in KaOS 2016.11. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 540 mb of ram.

Website: kaosx.us

Download KaOS 2016.11: http://sourceforge.net/projects/kaosx/files/ISO/KaOS-2016.11-x86_64.iso

Gecko Rolling 161031 Preview

Gecko Rolling 161031 was released on the 4th of November.  It is based on openSUSE and it comes in Cinnamon, Xfce, Gnome and KDE plasma desktop enviremonts.  This release has only a 64bit version.  Gecko Rolling 161031 is based in USA.  Linux Kernel 4.8.4-1-default are used in Gecko Rolling 161031.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 680 mb of ram.

Website: geckolinux.github.io

Download Gecko Rolling 161031 Cinnamon: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/geckolinux/GeckoLinux_ROLLING_Cinnamon.x86_64-999.161031.0.iso

Download Gecko Rolling 161031 Xfce: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/geckolinux/GeckoLinux_ROLLING_XFCE.x86_64-999.161031.0.iso

Download Gecko Rolling 161031 Gnome: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/geckolinux/GeckoLinux_ROLLING_Gnome.x86_64-999.161031.0.iso

Download Gecko Rolling 161031 KDE plasma: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/geckolinux/GeckoLinux_ROLLING_Plasma.x86_64-999.161031.0.iso
 

Salix 14.2-rc3 Xfce Live Preview

Salix 14.2-rc3 Xfce Live was released on the 6th of November.  Salix 14.2-rc3 Xfce Live is based on Slackware and it comes in the following desktop enviroments; Fluxbox, KDE, MATE, Openbox, Ratpoison, Xfce.  Today's release is only in the Xfce Enviroment 4.12.  Salix 14.2-rc3 Xfce Live has 32bit and 64bit versions.  Salix is based in Europe.  Linux Kernel 4.4.19 are used in Salix 14.2-rc3 Xfce Live.

When the system was in idle, it ran at about 400 mb of ram.


Website: www.salixos.org


Download Salix 14.2-rc3 Xfce Live 64bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/salix/files/14.2/salixlive-xfce-14.2-rc3.iso/download

Sonar 17.01 Alpha Preview

Sonar 17.01 alpha was released on the 7th of November.  Sonar 17.01 alpha is based on Manjaro and Arch and it comes in the following desktop environments; GNOME and Xfce.  Today's release is only in the GNOME Environment 3.22.  It has 32bit and 64bit versions.  Sonar 17.01 alpha is based in the USA.  Linux Kernel 4.4.28-2-MANJARO are used in Sonar 17.01 alpha.

When the system was in idle, it ran at about 700 MB of ram.

Please note, that in making the video a line appeared, I ran it in a VM, but all my other VM's are normal.  So I am sure that it is the operating system, well it is an alpha release!  I also used 2GB of Ram in this VM and on a "real machine" but I could not run the installation, runs out of memory, it also ran out of memory at other places, but in general it is a great distro and something to keep an eye on!

Website: sonargnulinux.com

Download Sonar 17.01 GNOME alpha 64bit: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sonargnulinux/sonar-gnome-17.01-alpha-stable-x86_64.iso

Download Sonar 17.01 alpha GNOME 32bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/sonargnulinux/files/sonar-gnome-17.01-alpha-stable-i686.iso/download

MX Linux 16 beta1 Look At

MX Linux 16 beta1 was released on the 1st of November.  MX Linux 16 beta1 is based on Debian and antiX comes with the Xfce desktop environment 14.2.  This release has a 32 bit and 64bit version.  Linux Kernel 4.7.0-0.bro.1 are used in MX Linux 16 beta1.  When the system is in idle, it runs at about 400 MB of ram.

Website: www.vinelinux.org

Download MX Linux 16 beta1 64 bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-linux/files/Testing/MX-16/MX-16-public-beta1_x64.iso/download

Download MX Linux 16 beta1 32 bit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/antix-linux/files/Testing/MX-16/MX-16-public-beta1_386.iso/download

Vine 6.5 beta4 Preview

Vine 6.5 beta4 was released on the 1st of November.  Vine 6.5 beta4 comes with the Gnome desktop environment 2.31.1.  Vine 6.5 beta4 is also ideal for servers and desktops.  This release has a 32 bit and 64bit version.  Vine 6.5 beta4 is based in Japan.  Linux Kernel 4.4.23-1vl6 are used in Vine 6.5 beta4.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 300 MB of ram.

Website: www.vinelinux.org

Download Vine 6.5 beta4 64 bit: http://beta.vinelinux.org/65/Vine65b4-DVD-x86_64.iso

Download Vine 6.5 beta4 32 bit: http://beta.vinelinux.org/65/Vine65b4-DVD-i686.iso

GeckoLinux 421.161030.0 "NEXT" Preview

GeckoLinux 421.161030.0 "NEXT" was released on the 28th of October.  It is based on openSUSE and it comes in the KDE plasma 5.8.2 desktop enviremont.  This release has only a 64bit version.  GeckoLinux 421.161030.0 "NEXT" is based in USA.  Linux Kernel 4.1.31-34-default are used in GeckoLinux 421.161030.0 "NEXT".  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 535 mb of ram.

Website: geckolinux.github.io

Download GeckoLinux 421.161030.0 "NEXT": https://susestudio.com/download/97a3641e67a82bd1f2597e7a0b154eef/GeckoLinux_Plasma_NEXT.x86_64-421.161030.0.iso

openSUSE 42.2-rc2 Preview

openSUSE 42.2-rc2 was released on the 28th of October.  openSUSE 42.2-rc2 comes in the following desktop enviroments; GNOME, KDE, Server, Xfce and Minimal X Window.  This release has only a 64bit version.  openSUSE 42.2-rc2 is based in Germany.  Linux Kernel 4.84.27-1-default are used in openSUSE 42.2-rc2.  In my preview video I used the KDE plasma enviroment 5.8.2 and based all the info on it.
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 530 mb of ram.

Website: www.opensuse.org

Download openSUSE 42.2-rc2: http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.2-RC2/iso/openSUSE-Leap-42.2-DVD-x86_64-Build0272-Media.iso

4MLinux 20.0 Preview

4MLinux 20.0 was released on the 1st of November.  4MLinux 20.0 has the JWM Desktop Enviroment.  4MLinux 20.0 has only a 32bit version.  4MLinux 20.0 is based in Poland.  Linux Kernel 4.4.27-smp is used in 4MLinux 20.0.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 20 mb of ram.  In my preview video I ran 4MLinux 20.0 as a live cd.

Website: 4mlinux.com

Download: 4MLinux 20.0 - 32 Bit: http://4mlinux.com/download/stable.html

Linux Lite 3.2 Preview

Linux Lite 3.2 was released on the 31st of October.  Linux Lite 3.2 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and the Xfce Desktop Enviroment.  Today's release is only in the Xfce Enviroment 14.2.  Linux Lite 3.2 has 64bit and 32bit versions.  Linux Lite 3.2 is based in New Zealand.  Linux Kernel 4.4.0-45-generic is used in Linux Lite 3.2.  When the system was in idle, it ran at about 350-400 mb of ram.

Website: www.linuxliteos.com

Download: Linux Lite 3.2 - 64 Bit: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlite/files/3.2/linux-lite-3.2-64bit.iso/download

Download: Linux Lite 3.2 - 32 Bit: http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxlite/files/3.2/linux-lite-3.2-32bit.iso/download

CAINE 8.0 Blazar Preview

CAINE 8.0 blazar was released on the 31st of October.  CAINE 8.0 blazar is based on Ubuntu MATE 16.04 LTS.  Today's release is based on the MATE Enviroment 1.12.1.  CAINE 8.0 blazar has only a 64bit iso.  CAINE 8.0 blazar is based in Italy.  Linux Kernel 4.4.0-45-generic is used in CAINE 8.0 Blazar. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 1,1 GB of ram.

Website: www.caine-live.net

Download: CAINE 8.0 Blazar: http://caine.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/caine/caine8.0.iso

Manjaro 16.10 Fringilla

Manjaro 16.10 Fringilla was released on the 31st of October.  Manjaro 16.10 Fringilla is based on Arch and it comes in the following desktop environments; bspwm, Budgie, Cinnamon, Deepin, Enlightenment, Fluxbox, GNOME, i3, JWM, KDE, LXDE, LXQt, MATE, Openbox, pekwm, Xfce.  Today's release is only in the Xfce Environment 4.12.  It has 32bit and 64bit versions.  Manjaro 16.10 Fringilla is based in Austria, Germany, and France.  Linux Kernel 4.4.28-2-MANJARO are used in Manjaro 16.10-rc3 Fringilla, but it is easy to upgrade to the latest kernel inside the operating system.

When the system was in idle, it ran at about 420 MB of ram.

Website: manjaro.org

Download Manjaro 16.10 Fringilla 64bit: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/manjarolinux/manjaro-xfce-16.10-stable-x86_64.iso

Download Manjaro 16.10 Fringilla 32bit: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/manjarolinux/manjaro-xfce-16.10-stable-i686.iso

Running Android 7 Nougat in Virtualbox

The guys at osboxes.org, has created a ready-made vdi image of Android 7 Nougat.  Link at the bottom of the article.  So it is as simple as download the image, uncompress it, connect the image to a virtual machine, let me know if you need more information on how to do that, and android will start to run!

Please be aware of the fact that it is not perfect.  There are not the Google Play Store, it is just the pure basics, it is just to give you an idea of what Android 7 Nougat is all about. Another strange things are that when you close an app or do nearly any other random thing a black android screen will appear for a few seconds and then you can continue.

So to summarize, it is not a usable operating system for a computer, but for testing out and playing around it is good enough and all the apps on it work well!

For more information please look at my attached video.

Download Android 7 Nougat VirtualBox Image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_HAFnYs6Ur-dnkyWEd0TXdZWTA/view?usp=sharing

Download Android 7 Nougat VMware Image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_HAFnYs6Ur-akdrSDRzTEZvU00/view?usp=sharing

OpenIndiana 2016.10 Preview

OpenIndiana 2016.10 was released on the 1st of November.  OpenIndiana 2016.10 is based on Solaris, OpenSolaris.  Today's release is only in the MATE Enviroment 1.14.1.  OpenIndiana 2016.10 has one iso for 32 and 64bit versions.  OpenIndiana 2016.10 is based in the United Kingdom.  Kernel SunOS 5.11 i86pc is used in OpenIndiana 2016.10. 
When the system was in idle, it ran at about 550 mb of ram.

Website: www.openindiana.org

Download: OpenIndiana 2016.10: http://dlc.openindiana.org/isos/hipster/OI-hipster-gui-20161030.iso