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SHOWCASING THE BEST OF FOSS

Welcome to the second Voice a whopping nine desktop And then there are videos, apps DVD. It’s been fantastic to hear environments and window and other gems to explore – open your feeback about the first issue, managers. It’s a great way to index.html for the full lowdown. so thank you to everyone who got explore the different interfaces in We hope you enjoy the disc, and if in touch. This issue’s DVD, like last the Linux and open source world. you have a digital subscription to month’s, is an 8GB dual-layer beast Then we have gNewSense, a Linux Voice, you can get the DVD jam-packed with software, videos, completely pure distribution (ie ISO image from our website at podcasts and much more. without a single byte of non-free www.linuxvoice.com. We have the latest release software) that even the notoriously of , a superb desktop picky doesn’t Mike Saunders, Disc Editor distribution that boasts have a beef with. [email protected]

Complete desktop distro Mageia 4 A first-class Mandriva spin-off with over 4,400 packages.

ne of the biggest reasons for distro you’re a long-time Linux user or are new to hopping is trying out a new desktop the , it’s well worth a try. Oenvironment. Sure, most big-name The minimum system requirements are: distros have a range of desktops, but they’re 32 or 64-bit x86 CPU often not integrated very well, so you have to 512MB RAM choose a specific distro to get a good 6GB hard drive space version of, say, KDE or Gnome. Still, we recommend having 1GB+ RAM Mageia is different: the version on our for smooth running. To install Mageia, just DVD includes nine desktops and window boot your PC from the Linux Voice DVD – ie managers, all polished and integrated start your PC with the disc in the drive. (On excellently. So you can try the latest versions some older PCs, you may need to change of KDE, Gnome, Cinnamon, MATE, , the boot order in your BIOS so that the DVD After installation, click the pencil and paper Enlightenment and more from a single drive boots first, so consult your PC icon in the login screen to choose your desktop distro. We’ve included the complete 3.7GB documentation or your local Google.) or . edition of Megeia 4 on the disc, and whether Choose ‘Install Mageia 4’ from the boot menu and follow the prompts. If you’re completely new to Linux, before installing it’s worth loading up index.html from the disc in , scrolling down to the Videos section, and watching our videos about installing and using Mageia – they’ll get you prepared before you do the installation yourself. If you want the complete nine-desktop experience, at the Desktop Selection phase of the installation, choose the Custom option. You can then pick and choose which desktops and WMs you want installed. And Choose Custom during the Desktop Selection step for more information on Mageia, visit its of the installation for a big range of options. website at www.mageia.org.

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RMS-friendly distro gNewSense 3.1 Only free (as in speech) software – a very pure distro.

e’re not big fans of the name, but various small changes and fixes. We’ve we really like gNewSense. It’s a included this release (the 64-bit version) on WGNU/Linux distro that only the Linux Voice DVD: to install it, just boot contains completely : that is, your PC from the disc and choose one of the no binary-only drivers or patent-iffy media gNewSense options from the boot menu. As codecs that many other desktop distros well as booting the distro in live mode If you hated earlier versions of Gnome 3, it’s include. Richard Stallman, creator of GNU (which runs from the DVD and has an worth giving the desktop another chance. and the GPL licence, thinks that installer icon on the desktop) you can also most GNU/Linux distributions don’t help to perform a text-mode installation, which is and all the usual tools are present. There’s advance the cause of software freedom by ideal if you want to install on older machines nothing especially fancy about it – it’s just a installing those extras – so he likes or servers. solid all-round distro with a firm focus on gNewSense for its purity. gNewSense is based on , so any freedom. If you love the spirit and goals of Now, gNewSense isn’t as up-to-date as skills you’ve learnt during your time with free software, give it a go. And if you need many other desktop distros doing the Debian and/or will come in useful any help or support, pop over to the project’s rounds, but the new 3.1 release does include here. It uses for package management website: www..org.

Not just software! Linux Voice videos Mageia, FOSSpicks, Retrode and newbie guides.

hen we started work on the first and Vorbis format, so they will play straight Linux Voice DVD, we wanted to away in Firefox without the need for any Wmake it much more than just a extra apps or media codecs. compendium of the latest Linux software. Firstly there are the aforementioned We wanted it to be a part of the magazine, videos explaining how to install Mageia and website and community as a whole, so we explore its KDE desktop. Then we have a Thanks to the completely free and open decided to make some videos showcasing look at some apps covered in FOSSpicks, Theora+Vorbis video codec, you can watch our things covered in the mag. And we’ve including the rather cool Android-x86. Next videos straight away in Firefox. continued that for this month’s DVD. there’s a quick look at the Retrode as Open index.html in Firefox and scroll covered on page 22. Finally, Graham made use it, based on 16 from last down to the Videos section. Click the links to some great “new to Linux” videos explaining issue’s DVD. They’re essential viewing if watch the videos – they’re in Ogg Theora what Linux is, how to install it and how to you’re taking your first steps in Linux. And there’s more! Podcasts, software, games, Linux From Scratch... Legends tell of a faraway group of people, Also on the disc are a bunch of new desktop isolated from the rest of the world, with barely applications including LibreOffice 4.2 (in Deb any contact with mankind. Little is known and RPM formats), PCManFM 1.2 and Anjuta about these beings, but one thing is for sure: 3.11.4. We have a selection of hot games they’re missing out on the most important such as Ember 0.7.1, along with the latest development in human history. They’ve never kernel and GCC code for those who want heard the Linux Voice Podcast. to live on the bleeding edge. Oh, and if you Maybe this issue’s DVD will reach their have a few hours spare and want to get your settlements at some point, so we’ve included hands dirty with a new project, try Linux From the latest episodes for their listening Scratch: it teaches you how to make your own enjoyment. There’s lots of Linux banter, lots custom , compiling every Join the online RPG WorldForge using Ember, of discoveries, and lots of off-topicness. little piece yourself. It’s ace. and buy pigs from strangers.

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