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sources/5 Linux Distributions that Deserve more Love.md

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+5 Linux Distributions that Deserve more Love
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+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/linux.jpg)
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+As I wrote in my previous post, [Linux is Everywhere][1] and there are hundreds if not thousands of different distributions. Some are very famous, some boasts of their 10 million user base and then there are others who live in the shadow of famous distributions. Some distributions struggle to even gain a fraction of what big distributions enjoy and a few handful of distributions die every year. But today we are here to discuss about few distributions that being awesome still don’t get the love they deserve. It doesn’t matter if the distribution is original or forked or based on some other distribution, if it does the job, is stable enough for daily use and is not getting the love it deserves, it will be on the list.
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+### 5. Rosa ###
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+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/o_bootscreen-von-rosa-desktop-2012.jpg)
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+[ROSA Desktop][2], is a Linux distribution featuring a highly customized KDE desktop with a number of modifications designed to enhance the user-friendliness of the working environment developed by ROSA, a Russian company who also develops an “Enterprise Server” edition of ROSA which is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This is one of the most customized distributions you can find on web with many in-house features like a completely redesigned login Screen, a tool named “TimeFrame” which allows you to easily monitor your activity at specified dates, heavily modified “Dolhpin” file manager, Rocket Bar, Simple Welcome, Rosa Media Player and many others.
+
+### 4. Korora ###
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+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/korora_3d_text_by_topazharley-d71surb.png)
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+[Korora][3] was born out of a desire to make Linux easier for new users, while still being useful for experts. Originally based on Gentoo Linux in 2005, Korora was re-born in 2010 as a Fedora Remix with tweaks and extras to make the system “just work” out of the box. Korora is a mix of Fedora + RPM Fusion + Korora packages, where Korora provides the bleeding edge and stability of a Red Hat distribution, it effortlessly works out of the box. Many people complain about Fedora of being too vanilla but Fedora is designed that way, people who love Fedora but still want something that works out of box, Korora is for you.
+
+### 3. Chakra Linux ###
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+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/schermata2.png)
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+If you are a KDE fan and you cannot wait for months to use the latest software then there’s a match for you made in heaven, they call it Chakra Linux which started as a Arch Linux fork but has turned into an independent distribution with its own repositories, packages, Kernel and half/rolling release cycle.
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+[Chakra Linux][4] works mostly out of the box and has all the goodness of Arch Linux. Some may argue that why not use Arch Linux and then install KDE instead of using Chakra Linux. First the install process, no matter how hard everyone try to convince you how easy it is, it is not. An OS should be easy to use and even easier to install, not the other way around.
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+Chakra Linux is one of the very few true KDE distributions available, so you can be assured that you will get the very best KDE experience while using Chakra Linux.
+
+### 2. Ubuntu Gnome ###
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+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/gnomeubuntu-vert-wh.png)
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+Ubuntu might have been the centre of controversy for past few years, especially the decision to switch to Unity but I personally kind of like Unity. On other side it has always been so buggy on my Nvidia setup and I have seen people constantly complaining about weird Unity behaviour. There were other Semi-official flavours available but none of them really felt like a true Ubuntu experience until [Ubuntu Gnome][5] arrived.
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+There is nothing much to write about this, Ubuntu Gnome is just Ubuntu with a Gnome Shell, I felt like it should make the list. Ubuntu has been the favourite distribution for a long time and because of few bad decisions Canonical made, the distribution should not suffer. I am happy to say that Ubuntu Gnome feels every bit of original Ubuntu while lacking the Canonical’s rude and forceful behaviour.
+
+### 1. Sabayon Linux ###
+
+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sabayon_5.3.jpg)
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+[Sabayon][6] Linux is a Gentoo-based distribution which follows the works-out-of-the-box philosophy and it does that without skipping a beat. It may sound a bit biased but Sabayon is one of the very few distributions that ‘actually’ works out of the box across a wide range of systems.
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+Sabayon follows a no nonsense philosophy and everything works as it is supposed to, you don’t have to mess with the terminal to get things done, you don’t have to add ‘extra’ repositories to add the most obvious functionality, everything is there in one place, by the way you can do all those things if you want to but the point is you cannot force the user, if I want to use Arch Linux without banging my head with the terminal, I should be able to do that.
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+Sabayon is a bleeding edge, fast and surprisingly stable distribution for which the credit goes to rock solid Gentoo core. It is very easy to use with your choice of DE, even easier to install, works out of the box, features a very simple and capable package manager, comes with most of the required applications and it can still be customized deep down like any other distribution.
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+[1]:http://www.linuxfederation.com/linux-everywhere/
+[2]:http://www.rosalab.com/products/desktop_fresh
+[3]:https://kororaproject.org/
+[4]:http://www.chakra-project.org/
+[5]:http://ubuntugnome.org/
+[6]:http://www.sabayon.org/

sources/Mark Shuttleworth interview--Taking Ubuntu beyond desktops.md

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+Mark Shuttleworth interview: Taking Ubuntu beyond desktops
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+He may have stepped back from the CEO role at Canonical, but Mark Shuttleworth is still very much the public face of Ubuntu.
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+He suffered a setback earlier this year when the crowdfunded Ubuntu Edge project – in which he invested a lot of personal capital, if not actual money – failed to get anywhere near its ambitious investment target. However, he tells us the project wasn’t a total failure, and may even be aped by the best-known smartphone maker of them all.
+
+#### Q. How long will Ubuntu remain primarily focused on the desktop? ####
+
+**A.** If you look at the design work we’ve done across desktops, phones and tablets, we’ve done it specifically so we can converge them into one codebase. The mobile code we’re working on now is also the future desktop codebase: your phone can give you a desktop, since it has all the desktop code sitting on it.
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+> The mobile code we’re working on now is also the future desktop codebase
+
+The actual convergence will happen some time during the next major cycle – it won’t be in 14.04, but it could be in 14.10 or 15.04. We believe we’ll be able to deliver that before Microsoft manages to converge Windows on mobile and PC, which the company has said is its goal from a design and development perspective.
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+Once we’ve converged those, there’s a question about whether the six-month release cycles make as much sense. Phone and tablet users are used to the idea that the phone just updates itself whenever, so maybe we’ll soften up on the six-month thing and release updates all the time.
+
+#### Q. With Android and iOS so well established, how will you encourage developers to produce apps for Ubuntu? ####
+
+**A.** That’s the key question. Ubuntu is the number-one platform for all kinds of [cloud computing][1] – Instagram is all Ubuntu, for example, and the back-end of many of the games and services that people run on their mobile devices runs on Ubuntu in the cloud. So, on that side we feel very much the strong incumbent.
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+I think the key difference between us and Windows 8 is that we’re based on Linux, just like Android. That means web apps and native apps designed for Android are much closer to being on Ubuntu than they are to being on Windows. Many Android developers use Ubuntu, and develop their apps on Ubuntu, so it’s much easier for them to target that simultaneously.
+
+#### Q. Do you have any hardware partners lined up to make Ubuntu phones and tablets? ####
+
+**A.** We’ve seen test devices by a series of household brands. All those companies have internal teams looking at their future options. It’s very difficult to influence them; they decide what they think is interesting for themselves.
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+But we’ve seen a number of them take cutting-edge devices and put on Ubuntu. Since we’re also Linux, it’s relatively easy for them to do that if they have Android devices in the pipeline. It’s a very strong signal of interest that they’re independently putting Ubuntu on devices and showing it to carriers.
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+The core story is that we don’t have any announced partners, but we’re comfortable that the industry is taking a good, hard look at Ubuntu, and investing the time and money needed to do that properly.
+
+#### Q. Were you disappointed that the Ubuntu Edge didn’t get funding? ####
+
+**A.** I was very, very disappointed that we weren’t able to turn it into reality. I continue to get mail from people who say “I supported the Edge and I’m disappointed it didn’t happen”. But I was blown away by the level of support that we did achieve. For us to get a device out would be a huge undertaking, but if you consider an existing phone manufacturer, they could do something like the Edge with a lower [funding] threshold.
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+Also, we’ve seen an uptick in interest in convergence. People are saying, “yes, mobile processors are catching up with the desktop”. When Apple announced the next-generation iPhone [5s], it called the processor “desktop-class”, and I don’t think that was an accident.
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+It was a rare occasion where perhaps the company gloated prematurely, and sent what we think is a very clear signal that it will converge the iPhone and the MacBook Air. There’s no point talking about the desktop performance of your CPU unless you plan to make a desktop device with that CPU.
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+So, while I was disappointed that we didn’t make the Edge, I’m convinced the idea is going to get made. Our focus will be on having the best software stack for a converged world.
+
+#### Q. What smartphone do you use on a personal basis? ####
+
+**A.** I have Ubuntu running on my own smartphone – it’s a Nexus, and I’ve replaced Android. I also have a collection of devices running everything: Windows Phone, iOS and Android. It helps me stay in touch with what users expect.
+
+#### Q. What’s the state of play with Ubuntu TV? It was announced in 2012 but things have gone quiet since then. ####
+
+**A.** Ubuntu TV has been folded into the mobile codebase. We’re now working on production. It might be phone in this release, tablet in the next release and, ultimately, everything converged. We’ll have one codebase that will be the Ubuntu experience across all those different form factors.
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+via: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/interviews/386080/mark-shuttleworth-interview-taking-ubuntu-beyond-desktops
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+[1]:http://www.cloudpro.co.uk/

sources/Ubuntu will beat Microsoft in the race to Unified OS.md

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+Ubuntu will beat Microsoft in the race to Unified OS
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+![](http://www.linuxfederation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ubuntu-tv-pc-smartphone-tablet.jpg)
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+Canonical has been developing an unified OS in form of Ubuntu that can run across different devices without the need of different versions for different platforms i.e a single Ubuntu iso downloaded from [Ubuntu.com][1] can be used on the desktops, mobiles, tablets and TV’s.
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+Some time back there were rumors of Microsoft doing the same thing, they are going to eliminate the ill-received Windows RT and unify Windows to run across different platforms.
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+They already have a unified UI running across different platforms called Metro which resulted in a lot of heat but for the Operating systems there are two different versions as in two different Operating Systems. It creates a lot of confusion and compatibility issues as Windows RT is developed specifically for 32-bit ARM processors.
+
+In an interview Shuttleworth told [PcPro][2] that Canonical may be able to deliver a true Mobile/Desktop OS ahead of Microsoft.
+
+> The actual convergence will happen some time during the next major cycle – it won’t be in 14.04, but it could be in 14.10 or 15.04. We believe we’ll be able to deliver that before Microsoft manages to converge Windows on mobile and PC, which the company has said is its goal from a design and development perspective.
+
+When asked if well established players like Android or slowly but steadily increasing Windows can be a threat to Canonical’s future ambitions, Shuttleworth said
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+> I think the key difference between us and Windows 8 is that we’re based on Linux, just like Android. That means web apps and native apps designed for Android are much closer to being on Ubuntu than they are to being on Windows. Many Android developers use Ubuntu, and develop their apps on Ubuntu, so it’s much easier for them to target that simultaneously.
+
+Shuttleworth didn’t confirm any official hardware partners but he did confirmed that they are aware of several “household brands” testing the OS internally on “cutting-edge devices”.
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+Shuttleworth has also strongly hinted that Canonical can end the six month release cycle in favour of Realtime Updates.
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+> Once we’ve converged those, there’s a question about whether the six-month release cycles make as much sense. Phone and tablet users are used to the idea that the phone just updates itself whenever, so maybe we’ll soften up on the six-month thing and release updates all the time.
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+via: http://www.linuxfederation.com/ubuntu-will-beat-microsoft/
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+[1]:http://www.ubuntu.com/
+[2]:http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/interviews/386080/mark-shuttleworth-interview-taking-ubuntu-beyond-desktops
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