DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 294, 16 March 2009

distrowatch.org: This week we follow up on our introduction to Logical Volume Management with a walk-through guide on using it with some of the most popular Linux distributions. In the news section, Slackware presents a massive first update of its ‘current’ tree since version 12.2 was released three months ago, Ubuntu packages Plymouth, the kernel-based mode-setting splash program for ‘Karmic Koala’, openSUSE battles to restore its main download server after a hardware fault, Tiny Core presents a new version of its revolutionary 10 MB desktop distro, and Debian delivers the first glimpses of ‘Squeeze’, the distribution’s next stable release. The issue also focuses on the ext4 file system after reports of possible data loss – is it safe to use it? Finally, two links to interviews with Debian and Ubuntu developers, as well as TuxRadar’s nostalgic look at the best desktop environments of 2000. Happy reading!

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