Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Extremely Lightweight Linux : AntiX

AntiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install linux live CD distribution which provides suitable information for old computers. It is based on Debian Testing and MEPIS for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems. It should run on most computers, ranging from 64MB old PII 266 systems with pre-configured 128MB swap to the latest powerful boxes. 128MB RAM is recommended minimum for antiX. The installer needs minimum 2.2GB hard disk size. antiX can also be used as a fast-booting rescue cd. 128 MB RAM is the recommended minimum for antiX while the installer needs a minimum of 1.2 GB hard disk space. antiX can also be used as a fast-booting rescue CD.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Toorox Review

Toorox is a Linux Live-DVD based on Gentoo which uses KNOPPIX technology in booting. While booting, all necessary drivers will be included automatically (lshwd). It comes with lots of useful applications including system configuration tools, easy package management, and proprietary code installers. It compiles and install software from Gentoo sources. Toorox installation on your computer begin as a binary installation with all its advantages, such as fast, easy, and ready at boot, but subsequent package installation compiles source packages.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

MoonOS - A feel of Mac OS X in Linux

MoonOS is a lightweight Linux distribution which uses the Enlightenment window manager and is based on Ubuntu/Debian, having a touch of the Mac's OS X.
According to MoonOS' official website, the focus of Moon is speed, low memory use, and attractive looks:
MoonOS' download is sizable, weighing in at 832MB, but the system requirements are very basic:

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Understanding VIM : Beginner's Tutorial-3

In the previous tut.,  we have learned copying/pasting/searching within the file. Now, we are going to take a step further in the direction of Vim editor mastery.
While editing a file, we may need to number the lines with in the file, most probably in case of a program, may be a C program. We can achieve this by this command. (Note that we are in last line mode.)
:set number 
or its abbreviation:
:set nu 

Friday, April 1, 2011

Install & create QR code.


QR code stands for Quick Response code which is a 2D bar code, readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background.
The information encoded can be text, URL or other data. Read more here.

QR codes can be created in Linux using Qrencode.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Scientific Linux 6.0 - A treat to scientific community.

Scientific Linux (SL) 6.0 produced by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). It is the latest release of a Red Hat-based distribution specifically developed to meet the needs of the scientific computing community. This release is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 like CentOS, compiled from source.