Most Popular Linux Downloads and Posts of 2011. Well there is no best (overall) distro.
For stability, there is Debian, Red Hat, and maybe Slackware. For bleeding edge, there is Arch Linux. For a DIY approach, try Arch Linux, Gentoo, or LFS. For easy to use, try Ubuntu or Mint. For light-weight and relatively easy-to-use, try CrunchBang. I know there isn't a "best" but I want people's opinions on which is best for them. Thank you for your input. I started with Ubuntu but also decided to test-drive several other distros in VirtualBox. It may seem trivial, but of all the other distros I tried, Ubuntu seemed to have the cleanest font rendering. Pack for Linux: Our List of the Best Linux Downloads. GNOME Do - uses mono, a .NET clone.
No chance. I could be wrong. LibreOffice - You Bet! Gedit - meh. Geany or vim. AutoKey - meh. Chromium - You Bet! Thunderbird + Lightning - You Bet! Pigdin - You Bet! Gwibber - It is the easiest way to post nothing to Twitter and everything to Identi.ca/TheFu Gwibber stopped working with Twitter about 6 months ago for 10.04 repositories. Skype - You Bet! VLC - You Bet! Handbrake - meh.
The Gimp - You Bet! Banshee - No Way! WINE - Yep, I use it with Quicken 2008 Home & Business and have setup Mom on Quicken 2011 Premium. VirtualBox - Nope. P7Zip? All the tools that I use constantly that weren't mentioned. * Task Spooler (ts) - submit batch jobs to a queue. . * ssh - Everything goes through ssh here. * ClusterSSH (cssh) - control 1 or 100 servers at the same time. Recently added free , open source, Linux games on Penguspy.
Top 10 Ubuntu 11.04 Unity Panel Applets. The following article will list some of the most important panel applets, also called indicators, for Ubuntu 11.04's Unity interface.The Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system introduced a different user interface, designed by Canonical, called Unity.
The default indicators are nice, but many people complained that they miss their usual applets on the panel. CPU monitors, system load indicators, bandwidth statistics, weather indicators, RSS news feeds, DropBox handlers, and many more other applets can be quite easily installed on Ubuntu 11.04. This article will show a list of ten most used Unity indicators (panel applets), with installation instructions and screenshots. At the end of the article we will also list other indicators, less important, and where to find them. 1.
This is the most easy to install indicator, as it is provided in the default Ubuntu repositories. 2. Sudo add-apt-repository ppa:artfwo/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install indicator-cpufreq 3. Ubuntu 11.04 Desktop Customization Guide. At the request of our readers we have decided to revive our usual desktop customization tutorial for the Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system, because of Unity!
Many of you hate Unity, therefore this step-by-step tutorial was created for the Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system and it will teach you how to change the looks of your Linux desktop into an eye-candy, practical, simple and modern workstation. In other words, to pimp your Ubuntu 11.04 desktop and change its looks: Things you need to get started: 1. Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) operating system (Desktop Edition); 2. Step 1 - Removing Unity You will have to log out of your current Unity session by using the shutdown button at the right, choosing the "Log Out" option.
After that, at the login screen, all you have to do is to click on your user name and choose the "Ubuntu Classic" option from the Sessions drop down box... Step 2 - Cleaning the desktop Step 3 - Installing Cairo-Dock ...search and install Cairo-Dock...