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PCLinuxOS March, 2018, volume 134 issue published

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PCLinuxOS March, 2018, volume 134 issue has been published. I am so late to share this news. I think I have to informe everybody about Linux oriented magazine. Today I am telling about RPM based PCLinuxOS magazine.

PCLinuxOS March, 2018, volume 134 issue has been published.

PCLinuxOS team is publishing there magazine for 10 years. But very few site marked this magazine in their review. I don't know the actual reason. I am a fan of Debian based linux. But many of us use Red Hat, Manjero as production machine. So, PCLinuxOS magazine have right to come in front of light.

In this issue Editor put many informative article in his magazine. In the editorial he discussed about a difficulties in installing some application from other official repository. He said:
Within the past week, I’ve been reminded of how installing stuff from outside the official repository can be difficult. For much of the past 10+ months, I’ve been using the PIA (Private Internet Access) VPN. Their desktop client started popping up periodic messages urging me to “update” to the most current version. Not only was that annoying, but it also sent shivers down my spine as flashbacks to my Windows days flashed before my eyes.

 Here is the Index of current issue:
  • From The Chief Editor's Desk
  • Short Topix: iOS Bootloader Leaked, ET vs BitCoin
  • LibreOffice Writer Hacks
  • Screenshot Showcase
  • DigiKam: Photo Management Basics
  • PCLinuxOS Family Member Spotlight: Ratt Salad
  • Screenshot Showcase
  • ms_meme's Nook: In The Sandbox
  • LibreOffice 6.0 Released
  • Screenshot Showcase
  • So You Want To Be A YouTuber? With PCLinuxOS You Can
  • Screenshot Showcase
  • Make Naughty Programs Be Nice
  • PCLinuxOS Recipe Corner
  • Tip Top Tips: Make An Easy Calendar In Scribus
  • Screenshot Showcase
  • Repo Review - Go For It!
  • GIMP Tutorial: Another Simple Animation
  • Screenshot Showcase
  • ms_meme's Nook: How I Love The Sandbox
  • PCLinuxOS Bonus Recipe Corner
  • PCLinuxOS Puzzled Partitions
  • More Screenshot Showcase
Every article is helpful to learn linux application more. In the ‘LibreOffice Writer Hacks’ writer Meemaw discussed some helpful hacks which could make a user more productive and save lots of time. He discussed about ‘creating a new style template’ and making it default.

Phorneker write about a photo manipulating software ‘DigiKam’. His tutorial teach us some various command to edit a photo.

In the Recipe Corner Editor trying to improve our cooking habit. So, in this issue he include the recipe of how to cook ‘Biscuits and Gravy Casserole’.
How to cook ‘Biscuits and Gravy Casserole
In the ‘Tip Top Tips’ section we could learn how to make an easy calendar in Scribus.

In the GIMP Tutorial section a simple animation creating method was discussed in very easy way.
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Check md5sum of ISO on Linux

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After downloading a Linux ISO file it is wise to check it's md5 value. The result will show you that the file is not corrupted and it is safe to use. The MD5 calculation gives a checksum result should be equal with the supplied number. It confirm both file integrity and authenticity. I am writing a simple method to check MD5 (Message Digest algorithm 5) using Ubuntu. This method is same in most linux operating system.
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PCLinuxOS failed to connect GPRS Edge internet via mobile phone

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You may know that I use Nokia E 51 mobile phone to connect internet. At my last post (PCLinuxOS LXDE Review and Screenshots) I said that I will publish a post about why I don't recommend you PCLinux OS to use as first Operating system. Here, I am publishing my explanation.

I tried to connect my mobile phone as a 'Mobile Broadband Device'. But failed. PClinux OS have not give me any chance to use my mobile set. It detect my phone but did not show it on file manager or network manager. Look at the images I use in this post.
pclinuxos network internet connection wizardPCLinuxOS network internet connection wizard
I started from 'PCLinuxOS control Center'. At 'Network and Internet' section I clicked on 'Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL,...)'. Then a newer window come and ask me to submit some information.
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You may know that I use Nokia E 51 mobile phone to connect in internet. At my last post I said that I will publish a post about why I don't recommend PCLinux OS to you. This is my explanation.

I tried to connect my mobile phone as a 'Mobile Broadband Device'. But failed. PClinux OS have not give me any chance to use my mobile set. It detect my phone but did not show it on file manager or network manager. Look at the images I use in this post.
pclinuxos network internet connection wizardPCLinuxOS network internet connection wizard
I started from 'PCLinuxOS control Center'. At 'Network and Internet' section I clicked on 'Set up a new network interface (LAN, ISDN, ADSL,...)'. Then a newer window come and ask me to submit some information.
Network setting wizard on pclinuxos lxde Network setting wizard on pclinuxos lxde
I have not anything to add here. And the result is: No device found.
No device found on internet pclinux osNo device found.

Nokia Usbpn network down pclinuxosNokia network down pclinuxos

At 'NetApplet' on the right side of bottom pannel, I found a connection called 'usbpn0'. I clicked on it. But failed. Look at the image just above. It shows that 'Nokia E51 Network is down'. I also found that default connection is 'ethernet'. I have not find any way to make Nokia E51 connection as default.

After trying in my way at last I failed to connect internet by PCLinux OS LXDE. I believe that other version like kde, gnome will behave same. They would not able to connect gprs internet using any mobile phone.

I searched synaptic package manager. I found that 'usbmodeswitch' is installed. Though pclinux os failed to use my mobile phone as a mobile broadband device.

Dear Reader,
So, I suggest you to not use PCLinux OS at first time. Use Ubuntu or Peppermint OS and discover that connecting internet is so much easy that you can not dream.
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PCLinuxOS LXDE Review and Screenshots

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Some days ago PC Linux OS has destroyed my everything, when I install it on a hard disk. None of any Linux distribution behave bad like this way with me before. Though, I wanted to test the flavour of this so called famous Linux distribution. I download several variant like
  • pclinuxos-lxde-2010.iso
  • pclinuxos-lxde-mini-2010.iso
  • pclinuxos-openbox-2010-07.iso and
  • pclinuxos-ZEN-mini-2010.iso
I run them on 'Oracle VM Virtual Box'. I am really impressed to viewing the nice colour combination of this operating system. I agree that developers has a colourful mind. But, what happened next, I will tell you later. Here, I am sharing some screenshot of 'PCLinuxOS LXDE 2010'.

PCLinux OS LXDE DesktopPCLinux OS LXDE Desktop
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PC Linux OS destroyed my works

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I have an extra harddisk. I install newer operating system on it. I installed Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Peppermint one, Peppermint Ice, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Open Suse, Fedora and Dream Linux on it. Today at afternoon I have install PCLOS Gnome on this harddisk. But alas. When I restart my machine, I astonised to see that all OS has gone from grub menu.

What a bad luck. I know PC Linux OS won't take any liability for it. But, I am sure that it is done by pclinuxos. No other operating system have not done this kind of odd job before. I don't know why pclinux os delete others from grub list.
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