2017-05-17 20:31
Some of you will be aware that I haven't posted on this site for a little while.I haven't given up on the site. On the contrary I have been working on moving the site away from the current b… Read More
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2017-03-22 19:28
IntroductionI am aware that it is a while since I added any content to this site. To be honest I have been inundated with work and so I have had little opportunity to write anything worthwhi… Read More
2017-02-11 21:30
IntroductionThe last time I reviewed Fedora was in March, 2015 and I was in the main happy with it. Fast forward 2 years and I felt it was high time I had a look at the latest version.Strap… Read More
2017-02-01 20:18
IntroductionIt has been a long time since I last reviewed openSUSE. I don't think it is quite as long as the numbering system suggests but it has been about 3 years.There are 2 versions of o… Read More
2017-01-17 21:51
IntroductionElementary OS is an interesting Linux distribution. Everything about it screams look at me, look how good I look. The user interface is so very welcoming and enticing but when I… Read More
2017-01-09 21:50
IntroductionIt is the beginning of 2017 which can mean only one thing. It is time to look back at the top 10 Linux distributions of 2016 in order to analyse their suitability for the everyda… Read More
2016-12-29 22:26
IntroductionThis is going to be my last post for 2016 and as many of you know I have been using Q4OS during the past month to see how well it would work over the course of time.During the mo… Read More
2016-12-16 10:49
IntroductionAs the regular readers of this blog will be aware I have embarked on a mission to try out Q4OS as my sole operating system for a month to see how well it stands the test of time… Read More
2016-12-10 22:19
IntroductionA short while ago I was worried that Zorin had ceased to be because the current release is so far after the Ubuntu LTS release on which it is based.Well Zorin 12 is here and ther… Read More
2016-11-30 20:32
IntroductionI reviewed Q4OS for the first time last September and the review was largely positive.In that review I had mixed feelings however because it looked like Windows from circa 2000 b… Read More
2016-11-30 20:32
IntroductionIn my review of Q4OS 1.8.1 I mentioned that I would be using the system over the course of the month to see how well it works over a period of time.I am happy to say that I am we… Read More
2016-11-30 20:29
IntroductionWhen I wrote a review about Q4OS last year I was emailed about a package called XPQ4 which makes it possible to make Q4OS look like other versions of Windows such as Windows… Read More
2016-11-17 20:07
IntroductionI have received a number of comments with regards to the procedure for dual booting Windows 10 and Ubuntu.Some people have noticed that the free disk space they created is not av… Read More
2016-11-10 20:16
IntroductionThis is the 2nd in a series of articles looking at the software applications available for Linux. Last week I wrote a guide to the Thunderbird Email Client.Getting NautilusNautil… Read More
2016-11-02 20:16
IntroductionIn my 350th post I mentioned that I would be concentrating on looking at Linux applications as well as distributions.I'm going to start with the major applications and then move… Read More
2016-10-25 19:38
IntroductionThis article is something of a landmark as it is the 350th post on Everyday Linux User.I took last week off to celebrate. Well actually I went away with the family down to Englan… Read More
2016-10-15 20:53
IntroductionXubuntu has always been one of my favourite distributions. It doesn't look as glamourous as some of the other Linux offerings out there and it certainly doesn't come with all the… Read More
2016-10-04 20:07
IntroductionThe last time I reviewed Kubuntu was in December 2013. (Click here to read it) I was largely positive about the experience at the time and so I decided to review the latest LTS r… Read More
2016-09-23 13:49
IntroductionPorteus was recommended to me recently as a Linux distribution that I should review.For those of you that are unaware, Porteus is a portable Linux distribution designed to be run… Read More
2016-09-15 18:29
IntroductionI am going to admit now that I had previously thought about reviewing Linux Lite 3.0 when it first came out but there was a reason I didn't which I will come to later.I changed m… Read More
2016-09-13 18:55
This is just a quick update for the people who voted for their top 5 Linux distributions.The winners of the gift vouchers were David Bley for his entry "An alternative list of the top 3 Linu… Read More
2016-09-08 18:50
Zorin OS has been one of the most innovative Linux distributions of recent years with its theme changing software that allows users to mimic other operating systems such as Mac OSX and Windo… Read More
2016-09-01 19:14
IntroductionAt the beginning of August I released an article listing the 5 Linux distributions that I would recommend for the Everyday Linux User.The distributions I listed in the article we… Read More
2016-09-01 18:27
IntroductionThe following is a guest post from Kamaljit Singh Dadyal who submitted the 5 Linux distributions he would recommend to the Everyday Linux User after reading my appeal.A follow up… Read More
2016-08-26 16:59
IntroductionA few weeks ago I wrote an article highlighting the 5 Linux distributions I would recommend to the Everyday Linux User.A number of comments came in recommending other distributio… Read More
2016-08-16 18:51
IntroductionA few weeks ago I wrote a list of the 5 Linux distributions that I would recommend for the Everyday Linux User.Within minutes of its release I was asked why various other distrib… Read More
2016-08-01 13:15
IntroductionLast week I wrote a list of the 5 Linux distributions I recommend for the everyday linux user.As expected I am receiving comments asking why I didn't include this distribution or… Read More
2016-07-25 20:22
IntroductionI have written a relatively large number of reviews over the past few years. I mean just check out this page!!!There are three questions that I am asked quite regularly:The quest… Read More
2016-07-16 16:01
IntroductionThe year finally seems to have come to life with regards to Linux and this week saw the release of the latest long term support release of Linux Mint.I am glad that Linux Mint 18… Read More
2016-07-13 19:54
IntroductionWhen I first bought the Lenovo Ideapad Y700 a few months ago I wrote a guide showing how to install Linux Mint alongside Windows 10 on the computer. I have just updated the guide… Read More
2016-07-13 18:39
IntroductionUpdated For Linux Mint 18The most popular guides on this website deal with dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. In fact I have written a whole heap of guides showing how to dual boot… Read More
2016-07-06 20:05
IntroductionThis week's article is going to be a bit on the technical side. I currently received dozens of comments every day via the blog or through the Everyday Linux User email accou… Read More
2016-06-28 20:44
IntroductionI have been waiting for a while for some of my favourite smaller distributions to provide a new release and then they all do it in the same week.This week saw the release of Pepp… Read More
2016-06-23 20:34
IntroductionIt has been a bit of a slow year review wise. There are a lot of distributions that are due to release a new version soon including Linux Mint and Zorin but others seem to be lag… Read More
2016-06-23 20:33
When Valve's Steam was first introduced to Linux it was seen as a great victory. Finally prime time gaming will be available to the Linux masses.That was some time ago now and there have bee… Read More
2016-06-14 19:18
IntroductionI received a comment at the bottom of one of my articles which expressed bemusement about all of the acronyms and terms used within my reviews.I am therefore writing this guide t… Read More
2016-06-04 21:46
IntroductionIt has been a while since I last looked at 4M Linux. (Click here for the review).4M Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution which has 4 main features:MaintenanceMini ServerMult… Read More
2016-06-01 19:53
IntroductionBack in April I released a guide showing how to remove Ubuntu from a dual booting computer with Windows 10 for computers with UEFI .This time I am going to show you how to… Read More
2016-05-24 19:29
IntroductionMany of the comments at the bottom of my guides for dual booting Windows 10 with Ubuntu relate to the use of SSDs.In this guide I am going to show you how I dual booted Ubun… Read More
2016-05-24 19:27
IntroductionIf you read my recent review of Ubuntu 16.04 you will know that despite the Ubuntu Software Centre being replaced by the GNOME Software installer the same problems are still ther… Read More
2016-05-17 21:26
IntroductionLast month saw the release of everybody's favourite Linux distribution, Ubuntu. I have spent the past couple of weeks reading other people's opinions, watching videos and listeni… Read More
2016-05-11 18:53
IntroductionA little while ago I provided a guide showing how to dual boot Linux Mint and Windows 10. Most people will find that the guide is suitable for their needs but people with mo… Read More
2016-05-03 21:34
IntroductionI very rarely review hardware but having spent over £1000 for a computer I decided it was worth documenting my experiences thus far.Today I will be looking at the Lenovo Id… Read More
2016-04-28 18:29
IntroductionThe most popular guides on this website deal with dual booting Ubuntu and Windows. In fact I have written a whole heap of guides showing how to dual boot various systems as shown… Read More
2016-04-18 20:03
IntroductionA number of people have requested a guide showing how to dual boot Linux Mint and Windows 10 along the same lines as my other guide which shows how to dual boot Ubuntu and Window… Read More
2016-04-12 19:58
IntroductionIf you have installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 and you want to remove it so that Windows 10 is left on its own again follow these steps.These steps only work for computers whe… Read More
2016-04-04 19:57
IntroductionHere is the scenario. You have followed one of my guides for creating a Linux USB drive but not you want to use it again for a different purpose.For whatever reason it only shows… Read More
2016-03-31 23:01
A new Linux distribution based on Knoppix will be written entirely in the COBOL programming Language.COBOL has been given a lease of new life in recent years including the birth of object or… Read More
2016-03-31 23:01
The year 2016 may become pivotal in the world of open source.It is no longer a secret that many “backbone” systems of the world work on open source products. But a “regular… Read More
2016-03-30 21:45
Introduction Due to ongoing commitments I have been unable to experiment much this week with regards to new distributions and I have no new tutorials to give you.I have however been wri… Read More
2016-03-22 22:19
IntroductionAfter reviewing the Manjaro based Netrunner distribution last week I decided to check out Manjaro again to see how much it has improved and how much value Netrunner added. What I… Read More
2016-03-16 22:03
IntroductionThere are two versions of Netrunner available, the standard release which is based on Kubuntu which itself is based on Debian and the one which I am reviewing today which is base… Read More
2016-03-08 20:41
IntroductionThis is the 2nd guide showing how to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux.The reason there are two guides is that the instructions differ enough between machines with a UEFI boo… Read More
2016-03-08 20:38
IntroductionI once reviewed another Linux distribution called SolusOS back in 2013. That distribution was based on Debian and used the GNOME 2 desktop environment.As with many smaller distri… Read More
2016-03-02 19:36
I decided to write this article after reading about Ubuntu's recent demonstration showing the use of a smart phone running Ubuntu as a desktop computer. I currently work in Edinburgh which i… Read More
2016-02-22 22:44
IntroductionOn Sunday 21st February a message was posted to the Linux Mint blog stating that the website has been hacked and the intruder managed to post a link to an unofficial ISO version… Read More
2016-02-09 20:51
IntroductionFor the past couple of years I have been producing analysis guides for the top 10 Linux distributions as listed on Distrowatch.Click here for the guide for 2013Click here for the… Read More
2016-02-02 20:59
IntroductionThis guide will show you how to set up the Raspberry PI Zero. The Raspberry PI Zero is an amazing little single card computer which retails for about the same price as a couple o… Read More
2016-01-24 21:55
IntroductionThis is a guest post by Graeme Caldwell. About Graeme Caldwell -- Graeme works as an inbound marketer for InterWorx, a revolutionary web hosting control panel for hosts who need… Read More
2016-01-17 22:43
IntroductionLast week I released a guide to setting up the Raspberry PI 2 Model B. Of course, as my age is kicking in, it obviously slipped my mind that I had already released another guide… Read More
2016-01-10 12:12
IntroductionThis article is fairly late onto the scene but my original articles about the Raspberry PI are all becoming a little bit long in the tooth and so it is time to revisit them and m… Read More
2016-01-03 12:32
IntroductionLinux Mint 17.3 was released a little while ago now and I was for a while planning to skip this version because I am not sure there is enough new content to warrant a new review… Read More
2015-12-29 23:55
Last week I wrote an article about a video I watched on Youtube which showed how to crash Linux Mint just by using the mouse.In the article I mentioned that the title is fairly midleading be… Read More
2015-12-21 23:59
IntroductionI borrowed the above title from a video on Youtube because it is instantly intriguing. If you are anything like me then you just need to find out how you go about crashing Linux… Read More
2015-12-15 21:44
IntroductionI last reviewed Makulu Linux back in May 2014 when it was still at version 6. I summed up my feelings towards Makulu Linux by stating that I can't wait for versions 7, 8 and 9 an… Read More
2015-12-07 21:52
IntroductionI did have a review lined up for this week but due to illness I haven't prepared as well as I would have liked.Instead therefore I thought I would provide a list of Christmas pre… Read More
2015-11-29 21:57
IntroductionThis time I am reviewing a Linux distribution that probably doesn't fit into the normal mould of suitability for the Everyday Linux User.Chakra Linux shares a lot of similarities… Read More
2015-11-22 16:43
IntroductionIt has been a long time since I last reviewed Linux Lite, January 2013 to be exact. (read it here). The version at the time was 1.0.4. This review is for version 2.6. I thought v… Read More
2015-11-15 23:15
IntroductionOctober 2015 saw the release of the latest version of Ubuntu.Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) is a fairly low key release requiring little fanfare.The order of the day is business as… Read More
2015-11-08 22:50
IntroductionWindows 10 has been out for a while now and as I have a track record for writing dual boot guides I thought it was about time I created a Windows 10 and Ubuntu dual boot guide.&n&hell…Read More
2015-11-08 22:08
IntroductionThis tutorial is part of a larger guide showing how to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu Linux. Regardless as to whether you wish to dual boot with Ubuntu or any other version… Read More
2015-11-08 22:05
IntroductionThis tutorial shows you how to create a Ubuntu 15.10 USB drive using Windows 10 (although it will also work for other versions of Ubuntu including Ubuntu 14.04).It is written for… Read More
2015-11-08 21:55
IntroductionYou might be wondering why I am writing a Windows how to guide on a blog about Linux.This tutorial is part of a much larger guide which will show users how to dual boot Windows 1… Read More
2015-10-19 21:49
IntroductionLast month I wrote a review of Q4OS which is a lightweight Linux distribution which closely resembles older versions of Windows.I received an email advising me to check out XPQ4… Read More
2015-10-07 21:29
IntroductionThis week I decided to upgrade the Windows 7 laptop to Windows 10. (Next week I will upgrade the Windows 8.1 laptop to Windows 10).I generally use Linux full time at home but the… Read More
2015-09-27 10:49
IntroductionAs mentioned in my previous review (Q4OS), I recently updated a guide designed to help people choose the right Linux distribution for them by going through the top 25 Linux distr… Read More
2015-09-16 19:18
IntroductionLast week I updated an article at about.com which lists the top 25 Linux distributions on Distrowatch and gives a short description of who they are for as well as any pros a… Read More
2015-09-08 22:57
Windows 10 has been released and the majority of the reviews that I have read have been largely positive.Quite a lot has been made about the concerns about privacy especially when it comes t… Read More
2015-09-08 21:45
This is a guest post by Matthew Davis:About Matthew Davis -- Matthew works as an inbound marketer and blogger for Future Hosting, a leading provider of VPS hosting. Follow Future Hosting on… Read More
2015-09-01 21:37
IntroductionThe one thing I really like about Linux is that there is always something to write about and sometimes articles just seem to fall out of the sky and land on your head like a larg… Read More
2015-08-30 09:34
IntroductionWell everybody, as you may or may not know I haven't always been the biggest fan of Mageia. My last review was called "Mageia 3 - Gone In 60 Seconds". It was given this titl… Read More
2015-08-17 22:11
Last week saw the latest release of the Bodhi Linux distribution. In the past Bodhi has been the flag bearer for the Enlightenment desktop environment but the latest version uses a new deskt… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
IntroductionThis is the third and final part of the current series of interviews looking at the distro development from the developers point of view.If you would like to read the first two i… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
IntroductionA couple of weeks ago I reviewed openSUSE 13.1. In that review I listed all the applications which came pre-installed with the KDE live DVD.I mentioned at the time that simply li… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
When I was a child there were only three television channels in the United Kingdom, BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. The only programmes dedicated to children were shown between 4pm and 5.30pm every week… Read More
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