Everyday Linux User and the Everyday Linux Podcast

If you search for the term "Everyday Linux" in Google you will see that the site at the top of the rankings is "Everyday Linux - Element Opie Productions". Now I would like to think that some of the people typing "Everyday Linux" into Google may be looking for this site but that may be just pure narcissistic fantasy on my own behalf. The "Everyday Linux - Element Opie Productions" link takes you to the website of the "Everyday Linux Podcast" which up until now hasn't shared a link with this blog except for the fact that we share the words...

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Elementary OS - Ascension Millenium

Introduction One of the most talked about Linux distributions over the past couple of months is Elementary OS. Elementary has been reviewed everywhere from linuxuser.co.uk to the Linux Action Show. Now it is my turn to review Elementary OS to see what all the fuss is about and I promise you one thing from the outset. There will be no references to Sherlock Holmes whatsoever. If you are wondering about the title of this article then all will...

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Is Everyday Linux User top blog?

The people over at Foss Force are running a poll to find out who the top FOSS blogger is. The poll has been based over three rounds. The first round was an open poll with 9 named blogs and a field to enter a.n.other blog of your choice. The results of the first poll were used to list the top 20 blogs which were then entered into round 2. It was at this stage that Everyday Linux User entered the competition. We are now at the third and final stage and this is the first time I have actually mentioned the poll on this site. There are 10 blogs...

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Hey Raspberry PI, where is my cat?

Introduction Last week my family went on a summer holiday to Menorca leaving me at home with just the cats for company. Half way through the week I realised that 5 cats had become 4 and that I hadn't seen one for a good couple of days. Realising that my wife would kill me if one of the cats went missing on my watch, I set about searching for the cat around the local village. The cat in question is a young female cat called "Pippin" and...

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I need a Linux distro that is more customisable than Ubuntu

Introduction I spend quite a lot of time reading the pages at Reddit and one of the most common questions in the /r/linux4noobs subreddit is "Which distro should I use?". Today I am going to answer the following request by referring back to my experience with each of the distributions I have tried in the past 2 years. So the request in full is as follows: I am just breaking into Linux and I have dual booted Ubuntu a couple of times...

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What qualifications do you need to get on in the world of IT?

Introduction This article isn't particularly related to Linux. I received an email from Xavier Gray who is a researcher for OEDB.org. OEDB.org is a careers database which enables you to look at a long list of professions in order to work out the skills and qualifications you will need. The area of the site I checked out was the computer sciences section. Computer Science Careers You can view the computer sciences section by visiting http://oedb.org/careers/computer-science/. The...

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Mageia 3 - Gone in 60 seconds

Introduction I have never reviewed Mageia before and there is a reason for that. Mageia has always been my "Eleanor". The "Eleanor" reference comes from the film "Gone in 60 seconds" and refers to the one car that Nicolas Cage cannot steal because something happens when he tries to do so. Mageia has always given me that sort of a problem. I tried Mageia 1 and 2 without success and rather than write a bad review I decided to write nothing at all. Mageia...

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Solydx - I want a non-Ubuntu, Debian based distro with the XFCE desktop

Introduction This article has been written for two reasons: I was asked to review SolydX or SolydK I was reading a question on the /r/linux4noobs subreddit and the question was "which distro should I use?". When it comes to the choice of reviewing a distro running XFCE or one running KDE there is no contest. I much prefer to use XFCE over KDE. I have never been a KDE fan. With regards to the question "Which distro should I use?" the person asking...

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