I’m used this meeting to cover lots of late-breaking Linux News, All the following links were posted following our last LinuxSIG in November. I’ll have an all-new SLAX demo running from a persistent memory stick.
January 2013 Linux Links:
- On Netflix for Linux Netflix on Linux, now work using Wine, not yet a native application for Linux
- Ten… Linux apps you must install • The Register
- The Linux Mint Blog » Blog Archive » Linux Mint 14 “Nadia” released!
- Running Linux on the Series 3 Chromebook – ARM Community
- RPi Distributions – eLinux.org
- Linux Mint 14: It’s like Windows 8, minus the bad bits | tuxmachines.org
- 15 Weird/Surprising devices and Systems that run on Linux | It’s incredible to see how Linux runs on devices of various sizes, power and built for diverse purposes.
- Linux Mint 14 Review – The Best Desktop Linux | Linux Mint returns with updates all round, but has it addressed the minor issues we had with Mint 13 along the way?
- PPA for Netflix Desktop App | iheartubuntu
- The 10 Best Linux-Based Gifts for 2012 | Linux.com – For the community, by the community, Linux.com is the central source for Linux information, software, documentation, how-tos and answers across the server, desktop/netbook, mobile, and embedded areas.
- Hands On With the $20 Indian Android Tablet | News & Opinion | The cheapest Android tablet we’ve ever seen could change the world.
- Shimming your way to Linux on Windows 8 PCs | Well-known developer Matthew Garrett has just made it easier for Linux to boot on PCs locked down with Windows 8 Secure Boot.
- Why is Android built on Linux Kernel? | Android is overwhelming. Its spreading and taking over its competitors. According to recent reports Android is poised to claim the crown from Apple in the
- How to make a Raspberry Pi solar-powered FTP server | You’ve set up your Raspberry Pi and had a look around at what the amazing micro computer can do. How about a fun project?
- Secure boot: Microsoft shows up Linux Secure boot: Microsoft exposes Linux community
- Good-Bye 386: Linux to drop support for i386 chips with next major release | ZDNet
- Linux got its start on a 386 processor, but 21-years later, the Linux kernel developers have decided its time to say good-bye to the venerable Intel processor in its next major Linux kernel release: 3.8.
- Pi Store The Official Raspberry Pi Store
- 2012’s Top five Linux stories with one big conclusion | ZDNet 2012 was a very quiet, but very successful year for Linux. How successful? The most popular end-user operating system is now Linux.