Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Ofiicially released,Available for download

--> Download the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 now
Red hat announce the official availability of the latest minor release Red hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 a few hours ago.The latest Red hat enterprise linux 6.3 comes with new updates and fixes in areas of developer tools, virtualization, security, scalability, file systems and storage.

New features of Red hat enterprise Linux 6.3

• OpenJDK7
• new Virt-P2V tools
• two-factor authentication for accessing Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment
• advanced encryption capabilities
• AES-CTR (Advanced Encryption Standard Counter Mode) cipher for OpenSSH
• File system improvements
• O_DIRECT support in FUSE
• better GFS2 file system support
• support for RAID levels 4, 5, and 6
• maximum number of virtual CPUs (vCPUs) per guest to 160 from 64
• memory configuration for KVM guests increased from 512GB to 2TB
• Red Hat Subscription Management (SAM)

Download Red hat Enterprise Linux 6.3


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Best desktop Linux distro - Linux mint 13 aka MAYA

The best linux distribution for desktop - Linux mint 13 "Maya"

--> Linux mint 13"Maya"  is the best linux distribution currently available.Linux mint 13 features gnome 3 with mint shell extensions.It is called as "Cinnamon".It is very easy to switch back to gnome 3 from cinnamon by just disabling some of the extensions.Cinnamon looks like gnome 2 with the bottom taskbar,but it also has the new shell features of gnome 3.So many people who love the look of old gnome will taste the nostalgia.Linux mint also comes with the traditional desktop environment named as MATE desktop environment.

Cinnamon 1.4 Desktop

MATE 1.2 Desktop

New features of Linux mint 13 "Maya" 

• MATE 1.2
• Cinnamon 1.4
• MDM
• Artwork improvements
• Search engines

--> System requirements Linux Mint

• x86 processor
• 512 MB RAM (recommended 1GB)
• 5 GB of disk space
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD/DVD drive or USB port

Download linux mint 13 "Maya"

• Cinnamon edition 32 bit
• Cinnamon edition 64 bit
• Mate edition 32 bit
• Mate edition 64 bit

Best linux distro with KDE - Opensuse

 
The best linux distribution with KDE - Opensuse 12.1

--> Opensuse is the best KDE distribution for years.Even though opensuse team now gives more importance to gnome 3 version,still the kde version is the best in the market.
New features of opensuse 12.1
· Linux kernel 3.1.0;
· KDE Software Compilation 4.7.2;
· GNOME 3.2.1 desktop environment;
· Xfce 4.8;
· X.Org Server 7.6;
· Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1;
· Amarok 2.4.3;
· KTorrent 4.1.2;
· K3b 2.0.2;
· virt-manager and open-vm-tools to easily manage VirtualBox and KVM;
· Eucalyptus;
· OpenNebula;

· OpenStack;
· Apper software management tool;
· Oyranos color management tool;
· ownCloud2 integration;
· Google Go programming language;
· systemd init system;
· Snapper integration into zypper;
· GCC 4.6.2.
 
Screenshots of opensuse 12.1

opensuse 12.1

opensuse 12.1

Download Opensuse 12.1 here

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Best linux distro for security - Backtrack linux

The best linux distribution for security - Backtrack linux - The best security linux distro

--> Backtrack linux 5 R2 is the current version of the distro with most advanced security features.It comes with tools for securing your wifi as well with hacking tools.Backtrack also comes with a live cd.It focuses on system and network penetration testing, featuring analysis and diagnostic applications that can be run right from the CD.
Screenshots Backtrack 5R2 

Backtrack 5R2

Backtrack 5R2

 Download backtrack 5R2 HERE

Best linux distro for multimedia - Ubuntu studio

The best linux distribution for multimedia - Ubuntu studio 12.04 - The most beautiful linux

--> Ubuntu studio based on the popular os ubuntu.It is just ubuntu with additional multimedia and graphics tools.The latest version is studio 11.10.Even though it is made for multimedia,you can install any software from the ubuntu repository.Ubuntu studio gives greater support for your audio and video drivers.

New features of Ubuntu studio 12.04

· Based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
· Long Term Support release
· Live DVD image
· GUI-based installation
· Linux kernel 3.2.14;
· Xfce 4.8
· JACK by default
· New icons, theme, wallpapers, and default font
· LightDM
· Restructured menu for improved work flow support
· Better multi-monitor functionality via ARandR
· mudita24 replaced envycontrol24, for audio interfaces with ice1712 chip.

Screenshots ubuntu studio 12.04

Ubuntu studio 12.04

 

Ubuntu studio 12.04

Download Ubuntu Studio 12.04 HERE

Best linux distro for desktops - Linux mint 13 " Maya"

Best linux distribution for desktop - Linux mint 13 "Maya"

--> Linux mint 13"Maya"  is the best linux distribution currently available.Linux mint 13 features gnome 3 with mint shell extensions.It is called as "Cinnamon".It is very easy to switch back to gnome 3 from cinnamon by just disabling some of the extensions.Cinnamon looks like gnome 2 with the bottom taskbar,but it also has the new shell features of gnome 3.So many people who love the look of old gnome will taste the nostalgia.Linux mint also comes with the traditional desktop environment named as MATE desktop environment.

Cinnamon 1.4 Desktop

MATE 1.2 Desktop

New features of Linux mint 13 "Maya" 

• MATE 1.2
• Cinnamon 1.4
• MDM
• Artwork improvements
• Search engines

System requirements:

• x86 processor
• 512 MB RAM (recommended 1GB)
• 5 GB of disk space
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• CD/DVD drive or USB port

Download linux mint 13 "Maya"

• Cinnamon edition 32 bit
• Cinnamon edition 64 bit
• Mate edition 32 bit
• Mate edition 64 bit

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Chakra GNU/Linux : An arch derivative with KDE

--> Chakra GNU/Linux was originally based on arch linux but packages from arch are compatible with chakra.Chakra has a half rolling release model and it is based on KDE interface.Chakra is developed by a group of developers who follow KISS principle.

The latest version code named as Archimedes-2012.04 was released on april 16,2012.The latest version does not have a GUI packet manager.Chakra team has gone back to the arch like text based packet management system.The new features of Chakra 2012.04 - Archimedes are

•   KDE 4.8.2
•   Linux 3.2.8
•   Qt 4.8.1
•   Updated initscripts with the option to test system
•   Switch to kmod
•   DVD image, including all locales and a nice selections of apps
•   Minimal CD image you can build your desktop on
•   tomoyo-tools 2.5 added to a default install, for more security options
•   wqy-microhei became the new default font for Chinese/Japanese/Korean
•   QtWebkit 2.2.1

Download chakra GNU/Linux here

Gnome 3.4.1 released officcially

Gnome 3.4.1 released officcially

--> Gnome developer team has released the latest stable version gnome 3.4.1 on april 18.
It includes bug fixes,translations updates and tiny improvements.The GNOME 3.4 desktop environment will receive another maintenance release, GNOME 3.4.2, in one month, on May 16th, 2012. This will be the last point release for GNOME 3.4, as the developers will start working on the next major version, GNOME 3.6.

Want to test gnome 3.4.1? Download gnome 3.4 Live images
To write the downloaded image to a USB drive do the following steps

1. Insert your usb drive
2. Run dmesg in a terminal: this will give you the location of the usb device in square brackets, such as sdb
3. To write the downloaded  image, run sudo dd if=GNOME-3.4.iso of=/dev/DRIVE bs=8M conv=fsync, replacing DRIVE with the location of your usb device.
4. Once the write operation has finished, you can reboot with the USB drive inserted.

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