The Chakra Project - A Linux Distribution

The Chakra project linux distribution is originally forked from Arch linux. And The Chakra linux is based on K-I-S-S [keep it simple, stupid!] principle. This comes with the KDE desktop environment with better PLASMA desktop. It also available for 32-bit and 64-bit architecture.


Some of the screenshots are displayed here with PLASMA desktop of the Chakra Linux.

Wine 1.3.28 released

Wine is the utility that use to run your Windows applications in your Linux Distro. If you faced that some application you doesn't find in your Linux Distro, you can install Wine and run your Windows application  on it. Wine runs the files having '.exe' extension. In this version 1.3.28 some new features are introduced which are listed below.

It is available for many Linux distro. Here in this image you can see that if it is available for you Linux Dostro or not.

The new features of this release:

• Automatic audio driver selection.
• Device configuration dialog in DirectInput.
• Initial version of the VBScript parser.
• Support for volume information on UDF file systems.
• The OpenGL renderer is now the default for DirectDraw
• SetDIBitsToDevice support in the DIB engine.
• Various Bug fixes.

UNetbootin - A tool for creating Live USB drives

UNetbootin is a tool that is used for creating Live USB drive. It mounts ISO image of any Linux distribution on your USB flash drive or your memory card so you can install your favourite  Linux distribution on your desktop or laptop.

UNetbootin gives you option to choose you Linux distribution and its version then it download it and mount on your USB or if you have the ISO image then it directly mount on the USB.It also gives the option of mount your image onto your hard-disk.Here you can get some idea about it from the above snapshots.

How to install Linux Mint 11 on windows[virtual box]

In given video the method to install linux mint 11 on virtual box is shown and after that the step are written so you can easily understand.

1. Open virtual box and press "Ctrl + N" or click on new.
2. Select your operating system and version and click forward.
3. Specify the RAM.512 MB is recommended but 1024 MB is good for easy working.
4. Then create new hard disk and give the size as per your need.4 GB is minimum and click forward.
5. In storage type, select the option "dynamically expanding storage" it will help you to transfer this virtual machine OS into another PC and click on finish.
6. Now start the mint 11 and select your ISO file and click forward.
7. After some waiting desktop will appear then click on "Install Linux Mint".
8. Then select your language and click forward.
9. Now select "erase disk and install linux mint".
10. Select your location and enter your keyboard layout.
11. Then enter your information and password and click forward.
12. After some process the setup will finish and the dialog box appear "installation complete".
13. Now click on restart.
14. Enjoy your linux mint 11 on virtual box.