Long, thorough, positive review of MX Linux MX-15 64-bit edition with the Xfce desktop environment, a Debian-based distribution, covering live session, setup and post-install use on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and several Windows and Linux installations, including look & feel, networking - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone and iPhone, multimedia support - HD video and MP3, installation wizard pros and cons, package mana...| www.dedoimedo.com
Review of Fedora 23 64-bit Gnome edition on a Lenovo G50 laptop, with UEFI, Secure Boot, and GPT, covering partitioning and installation in a seven-boot mixed setup with Linux and Windows 10, hardware detection and compatibility, webcam, Bluetooth support, familiar Realtek Wireless card bug, applications and customization, performance, system resource usage, battery life, other considerations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough review of GeckoLinux 421 Plasma 64-bit Static edition, an openSUSE-based and remastered distribution, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, 16 partitions, and multiple Windows and Linux installations, including look & feel, networking - Wireless and many associated problems, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia playback, partitioning, package management and updates, applications, smartphone support - Windows Phone, Ubuntu Phone and iPhone, resource usage, perf...| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough and fairly positive review of Xubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak 64-bit edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and multiple instances of Windows and Linux, covering live session, installation, and post-install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia playback - MP3 and HD video, smartphone support - iPhone and Ubuntu Phone, partitioning, slideshow, package management and replacement of Gnome Software with Ub...| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough and negative review of Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak 64-bit edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and multiple instances of Windows and Linux, covering live session, installation, and post-install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, partitioning, multimedia playback - MP3 and HD video, smartphone support - iPhone and Ubuntu Phone, applications, resource usage, hardware support, suspend & resume, battery life,...| www.dedoimedo.com
Tutorial explaining how to fix several problems with Realtek Wireless drivers and network connectivity freezes and drops on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, including modprobe configuration changes and kernel module re-insertion workaround after waking from suspend, other tips and tricks, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Important article announcing the resolution of the long-standing problem of Realtek RTL8723BE Wireless card & drive disconnects in Linux in the new kernel 4.8.7| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough review of openSUSE Leap 42.2 64-bit Plasma edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, GPT, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot setup with Windows 10 and several Linux distros, covering installation and post-install testing, including safe and sane partitioning defaults, look & feel, package management, updates and community repos, networking support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia support - HD video, MP3, smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone and iPhone, apps,...| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough, enthusiastic review of Manjaro 16.10 Xfce 64-bit edition, an Arch-based distribution, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and a multi-boot setup with Windows 10 and several Linux instances, covering live session, installation & partitioning, and a post-install experience, including look & feel, customization and visual niggles, network connectivity - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, multimedia playback - MP3 and HD video, smartphone s...| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough review of Kubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak 64-bit edition, tested on a laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, GPT, 16 partitions, and multiple instances of Windows and Linux, covering live session, installation, and post-install use, including look & feel, Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing but no printing, multimedia playback - MP3 and HD video, smartphone support - iPhone and Ubuntu Phone, partitioning, slideshow, package management and updates, applications, hardware support, suspend & res...| www.dedoimedo.com
Article discussing the long-term usage of Fedora 25 with Wayland, issues and problems, performance comparison to legacy Xorg setup, usage model and conceptual validity, other considerations, and more| www.dedoimedo.com
Long, thorough and mildly enthusiastic review of Fedora 25 64-bit Gnome edition tested on a Lenovo G50 laptop with UEFI, Secure Boot, 16 partitions and a multi-boot setup with Windows and numerous Linux distributions, covering live session, installation and post-install usage, including look & feel, network support - Wireless, Bluetooth, Samba sharing and printing, smartphone support - Ubuntu Phone and iPhone, weird partitioning and GRUB2 errors, fast but CPU-heavy package management and upda...| www.dedoimedo.com