CachyOS Linux Distribution Review and Installation Guide
September 12, 2025 No Comments
CachyOS is a new-ish Linux distribution, first released in July 2021, that has rapidly gained popularity due to its focus on performance and responsiveness. Built on the Arch Linux base,
Year of the Linux Desktop: Linus Says Chromebooks and Android Are the Future
August 10, 2025 No Comments
Since at least 1998, the Linux community has been declaring “this will be the Year of the Linux Desktop.” Twenty-seven years later, we’re still waiting. Meanwhile, something interesting happened that
Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon – Part 6: Package Managers & Porteus Modules
September 30, 2023 No Comments
This is the final part, Part 6, of the “Special July 2022 series” on the Porteus Linux page. The other parts are now – HERE. Had moved to this self-hosted
Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon – Part 5: Installing LibreOffice
September 29, 2023 No Comments
Still moving some posts from my old Linux Newbie – Since 1996 blog—which is now Private, and may end up being deleted. Was started as a testing & experimenting blog
Porteus 5.0 Cinnamon – Part 4: Browsers and the Porteus Browser Tool
September 28, 2023 No Comments
Am closing down my old Linux Newbie – since 1996 WordPress.com blog (is Private now), and am in the process of refreshing and moving some of the content over to
Porteus-v5.01 – Cinnamon DE with Kernel 6.5.5
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‘Porteus is a fast, portable and modular live CD/USB medium based on Slackware Linux.’ Not an ounce of bloat on this Porteus-CINNAMON-v5.01-x86_64.iso @ just 380 MB. After adding apps &