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  • — Distribution Release: Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 17:44)

    Alan Baghumian has announced the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6, a desktop distribution with GNOME, based on Debian's testing branch: "We are proud to announce that the final version of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 'Vinnie' is available now. Parsix 'Vinnie' package repositories are synchronized with Debian testing repositories as....


  • — Distribution Release: Linux Mint 9 "Fluxbox"

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:34)

    Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 9 "Fluxbox" edition, a lightweight variant of the popular Ubuntu-based distribution with many usability tweaks: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 'Fluxbox'. Based on Lubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, Linux 2.6.32, Fluxbox 1.1.2 and....


  • — DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 370

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 06:29)

    This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: Peering timidly at AUSTRUMI News: openSUSE launches 11.4 development cycle, Debian publishes 6.0 release update, Fedora announces systemd test day, Ubuntu improves netbook interface Interviews: Dru Lavigne, director of community development for PC-BSD Released last week: Zentyal 2.0, Element 1.4, Kiwi Linux....


  • — Distribution Release: UberStudent 1.0 "LXDE"

       (Friday, 03 September 2010 17:03)

    Stephen Ewen has announced the release of a lightweight edition of UberStudent, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for learning and teaching academic computing at higher education and advanced secondary levels: "Like the full edition of UberStudent, the lightweight edition is designed around a 'core skills' approach, which centers on....


  • — Distribution Release: Legacy OS 2010

       (Friday, 03 September 2010 09:17)

    Legacy OS is a new name of a distribution formerly known as TEENpup Linux, a Puppy-based operating system for older computers. Version 2010 was released yesterday: "After eight months of development I am proud to offer Legacy OS for download. This release marks the moving away of Legacy....


 
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  • — Tablet Skirmish Heats Up With Toshiba Entry

       (Friday, 03 September 2010 08:00)

    Toshiba has announced its own entrant into the tablet market with the Folio 100, which will run on the Android 2.2 operating system. Sporting a screen just over 10 inches, the device will be larger than other early competitors to Apple's iPad tablet computer, such as the Dell Streak. The Folio will debut in late October in Europe as a standalone device with WiFi capability.

  • — Samsung's Galaxy Whirls Into the Tablet Universe

       (Thursday, 02 September 2010 10:55)

    Samsung has unveiled its much-discussed Galaxy Tab Android-powered tablet at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. The device runs Android 2.2, has a seven-inch display, and focuses on connectivity and entertainment. It also enables video conferencing and can be used as a mobile phone.

  • — Sony's Shocking 'Other OS' Win and Suspect Distro Popularity Trends

       (Thursday, 02 September 2010 08:00)

    Despite the best hopes of many of us in the community, the man suing Sony over the removal of the "other OS" feature from its PS3 has apparently lost his case. The bad news is that the man won't get the money he had requested to compensate for an upgrade to his newly crippled PS3; the good news is that he reportedly wasn't forced to pay Sony's legal bill to boot.

  • — 2 Smart Backup Apps Show You the Way to Go Home

       (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

    In my dumber days when I ran Microsoft Windows, I was more concerned with backup programs. After I moved into the Linux desktop, I became much less paranoid about system failures. The Linux environment just never crashed. That does not mean that I never make backup copies of my critical data files.

  • — Cloud Computing Calms Open Source Warfare

       (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 08:00)

    Cloud computing, technology delivered over the Internet, has become a hot area in the last few years. The technology marketplace moves at breakneck speeds, but it is still shocking when innovation almost completely wipes out squabbles like those over open source vs. proprietary software.

 
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  • — Linux DWG - Bricscad v10

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 18:47)

    It happened today... Bricsys released the official version of bricscad V10. No long in beta stage is now commercial with version 10.6.3-2 (windows version is 10.4.18-1). So now Linux users have a CAD software capable of handling DWG file format. Now there is no excuse to stay with windows just because you need Autocad. Bricscad is a very capable software and in many case can do better.

  • — Diaspora coming

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 17:50)

    It's probably not true to say that everybody hates Facebook. But there are many millions (of the hundreds of millions that use the site) that claim to hate Facebook's cavalier approach to privacy and founder Mark Zuckerberg's equally vague approach to the future of our privacy. There are even groups dedicated to encouraging users to leave Facebook (some on Facebook itself, ironically).

  • — Google Talk #1 – All about App Engine with Google’s Fred Sauer

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 16:53)

    In the first of a series of three exclusive interviews about Google’s latest and greatest developer tools, Linux User & Developer talks App Engine with Google’s Fred Sauer…

  • — Five tips for a smooth Linux migration

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 15:56)

    We've talked a little bit before about ways to bring your new Linux users along so that their migration experience is positive. Here are a few more tips to help make the switch to Linux a pain-free experience for you and for them.

  • — Linux Server Monitoring with Bijk

       (Monday, 06 September 2010 14:29)

    How you can monitor your server and performs usage? With Bijk you get online 30 graphs about Load, CPU, memory, traffic, Apache, PostreSQL and others with Alerts. Bijk can be used on Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, RedHat and with Cloud providers.