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Eye on Open

By Jim Lynch

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Eye on Open covers open source and Android. Occasionally, it offers screenshot tours of desktop Linux distributions, and other software.

Linux: Is Lubuntu better than Xubuntu?

Also in today’s open source roundup: How to kill a process from the command line, and ReactOS 0.4.5 has been released.

10 Linux distributions for developers

Also in today’s open source roundup: Is Red Hat a good desktop distro? And why you should run Windows as a VM in Linux.

Will Linux protect you from ransomware attacks?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Ars Technica reviews Ubuntu 17.04, and Ubuntu has a login screen security flaw.

Ubuntu Linux: Which flavor is the best?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Linux and the Windows desktop, and DistroWatch reviews NixOS.

Linux: How to protect your privacy

Also in today’s open source roundup: Cinnamon 3.4 desktop released, and a taste of Linux for newbies.

Is Linux kernel design outdated?

Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews 4MLinux 21.0, and LinuxInsider reviews Ultimate Edition 5.4.

OpenSuse’s great leap backward

Also in today’s open source roundup: Linux Mint 18.2 will be code named Sonya, and a long term review of the Google Pixel phone.

Should you dump Chrome for Firefox?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Linux.com reviews Endless OS, and a Microsoft employee combines Linux and surfing.

Linux kernel 4.11 released

Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews TrueOS 2017-02-22, and how to install Linux on your Chromebook

What was Linux like ten years ago?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Canonical will stop supporting Ubuntu phone in June, and Ubuntu 17.10’s release date has been announced.

Is Linux good for gaming?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Ubuntu 17.10 code name released, and DistroWatch reviews Ubuntu 17.04.

Ubuntu Budgie 17.04 review

Also in today’s open source roundup: LinuxInsider reviews Tiny Core Linux 8.0, and 16 examples of LS commands for beginners.

Is it safe to install North Korea Linux?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Videos about North Korea Linux (Red Star OS), and watch videos about life inside of North Korea.

Linux: 5 best desktop distributions

Also in today’s open source roundup: 10 reasons you should try Linux, and DistroWatch reviews Maui Linux.

Anbox: Run Android apps in Linux

Also in today’s open source roundup: Yes, you can install Snap packages in Fedora, and System76 isn’t giving up on Ubuntu.

Are open source users anti-social muppets?

Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews PCLinuxOS 2017.03, and are nasty users preventing Linux from gaining market share?

Did Ubuntu dump Unity for cash?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Canonical’s official announcement about GNOME and Unity, and Linux users react to Canonical’s choice of GNOME over Unity.

Why is Ubuntu Linux so popular?

Why is Ubuntu Linux so popular? Also in today’s open source roundup: Does Adobe hate Linux? And DistroWatch reviews Super Grub2 Disk.

Are Linux users weird?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Google launches a new open source site, and a helpful overview of Linux commands.

Why do Linux distributions have software bugs?

Also in today’s open source roundup: Make Ubuntu 16.10 look like Windows XP, and 8 reasons to use LXDE as your desktop environment