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14 New Linux Distributions Born [Year 2013 For Linux] Well 2013 must be said as year of "LINUX"     New Linux distros introduced in 2013: Slackel Linux: Slackel is a Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and Salix OS and is fully compatible with both. It uses KDE as the default desktop environment. SalentOS: SalentOS is an Ubuntu based Linux distribution that uses Openbox as the default window manager. It tries to be a light Linux distribution and aims for beginners. Linux Lite: As the name suggests, Linux Lite is a lightweight Linux distribution aiming for beginners. It uses Xfce desktop. Kali Linux: BackTrack Linux died and resurrected as Kali Linux . Like BackTrack, Kali too is PenTest distribution. Springdale Linux: Formerly known as PUIAS Linux, Springdale Linux is based on Red Hat Linux and is maintained by Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University in the USA. Emmabuntüs: Emmabuntüs is a li...

Indian State Tamil Nadu Switches To Linux From Windows XP   Soon after the death of Windows XP i.e after Microsoft discarded it's support windows Xp the ,Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has decided to switch to Linux. The move is influenced with the end of support for Windows XP . State’s Information Technology Department has suggested to opt for Bharat Operating System Solutions Linux (BOSS Linux) as a Windows XP replacement for all state owned computers. Hardware constraint is one of the main reason for option to Linux as most of the government owned computers are running on older hardware and cannot support Windows 8. BOSS Linux is developed by CDAC (Center for Development of Advanced Computing), an Indian Government initiative. It has an excellent support for all the Indian languages. Several other countries worldwide have been switching to Open Source recently. End of support for Windows XP has worked as a catalyst. Last month Spanish island saved over 700,000 e...