elementary OS isn’t just a community. It’s a culture. And this culture has its own conventions; its own way of doing things. Continue reading “The Cult of elementary OS”
Category: GNU/Linux
KDE Dancing in the Breeze
As KDE’s Plasma 5 is taking shape, we are seeing more and more goodies every week.
Their new style suite is called Breeze, and some parts of it are already out in the wild — ready and working on KDE 4/Plasma 1. Continue reading “KDE Dancing in the Breeze”
The Wait
I’m eagerly waiting for Ubuntu Trusty to come out.
Well, it’s not like I’m particularly interested in any of the ‘buntus, but I’m excited by the whole lot of awesome forks it will bring about.
- elementaryOS
IsisFreya will obviously be a smasher. - Trisquel will return with a far better GNOME and more freedom in 7.0.
- Peppermint Five would make a perfect present for my netbook-using buddies frustrated by the sluggishness of Win 7.
Typing ₹ on GNU/Linux the Easy Way
Even though the new sign of the Indian Rupee ₹ has been added to Unicode way back in August 2010, I still see people using the Latin alphabets Rs to denote it. That’s because their keyboard most likely doesn’t have it. Or even if it does, it doesn’t work because they are using the wrong keyboard layout, usually English (US). Continue reading “Typing ₹ on GNU/Linux the Easy Way”
My Excitement and Disappointment with Sailfish OS
While the reviews of the Jolla have been generally positive, people seem to have mixed opinions on whether it will succeed in the crowded market. I, personally, do not doubt its possibility of success — my definition of success being the point in time when Apple start showing their uneasiness by copying Sailfish features. Continue reading “My Excitement and Disappointment with Sailfish OS”
SliTaz GNU/Linux: The Extremity of Lightweight
My old desktop was just lying around, and I decided to equip it with a minimalist distro — something just enough to run a web browser. I wanted to use that machine because its screen and keyboard are positioned at just the right elevation. Continue reading “SliTaz GNU/Linux: The Extremity of Lightweight”
Xubuntu 13.10: Saucy, Speedy and Sexy
This is not a review – just my thoughts on Xubuntu 13.10.
As soon as it was out, I grabbed the torrent and installed it on my laptop (a 3rd Gen Ci5 with 4 gigs of RAM). After using it for a little over a week, here are my observations. Continue reading “Xubuntu 13.10: Saucy, Speedy and Sexy”
