In this look at the Lesser Apps of KDE, we'll take a peak at each of the included games, what they are, and in some cases we will relate those games to their mainstream counterparts to give you a comparison of the two or a point of reference when considering such games.
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Mandriva signs the AFUL petition
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Mandriva gives its support to AFUL's action against sales of bundled software.
Read more »New AntiX distro makes older hardware usable
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I've been a fan of SimplyMEPIS for years. The distribution was one of the early pioneers in the field of user-friendly Linux development, and to this day offers a system that usually "just works." Earlier this month the MEPIS site announced a community variation for older computers based on SimplyMEPIS.
Read more »Roll your own Linux distro
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So, what do you do if there's no distro which meets your specific needs? Or, what if you want a distro that doesn't bother you with any pesky prompting but just sets itself up exactly how you like it? In these cases - or even just for the fun of it - you can always make your own distro. And here's how.
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Installing And Working With Xoops Under Ubuntu 6.10
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"I want to show you how to install Xoops on Ubuntu. I used the Ubuntu 6.10 Server Edition, but it will probably work on other systems as well. Xoops is a modern Content-Management-System which can be extended with a variety of modules. Further information about Xoops can be read on the official Website."
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Desktop Debian Etch (and Ubuntu)
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Most agree that with the release of Debian Etch, with it’s very intuitive installer that even makes things like setting up LVM and software RAID a breeze, there is now a stable Debian distribution that is close to the usability level of Ubuntu as long as you have well-supported hardware and don’t mind using slightly older software.
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KDE Built For Speed -- Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO
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While I’ve found my share of little bugs and annoyances my overall take on Vector Linux 5.8 SOHO is that it is far more polished than any previous Vector Linux release, 5.8 Standard included. A lot of the issues I raised in my January review have been addressed and while some new bugs have cropped up they’ve been minor.
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Display Controls and Linux: Poor Combination
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Some distributions have better controls for handling display issues than others. Two that do it right out of the box that come to mind include Fedora (Red Hat) and OpenSuSE (Novell). Each includes tools that minimize the need to do what I gleefully refer to as the “Xorg dance.” Unfortunately, even with the latest release of Ubuntu, we have yet to see this level of functionality.
Read more »Mandriva rolls out Corporate Desktop 4.0
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Mandriva this week announced the general availability of Mandriva Corporate Desktop 4.0, the latest version of its enterprise-dedicated, KDE-based Linux work station. The new desktop features a 2.6.17 kernel and can be installed in under 15 minutes and extensively customized, thanks to a new post-installation tool, the company said.
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Novell ramps up real-time operating system
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Novell is to release new updates for its SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time operating system next month.
Read more »DebConf 7 positions Debian for the future
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At last week's DebConf 7 Debian Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, nearly 400 attendees had a chance to meet and socialise after years of working together online. They attended more than 100 talks and events, ranging from an update by the current and former Debian Project Leaders to a group trip to the Isle of Bute, off the opposite coast of the country.
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Major enterprise hosting firm adopts Linux to cut customer costs
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SP Host Europe, which supports firms in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, is using systems from Red Hat.
More than 25% of enterprises listed on the German DAX stock index use Host Europe's services.
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Protecting against SSH Brute Force Attacks
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There are some basic security steps that you can do to protect SSH, such as change the port from the ssh, and install a script as denyhosts.
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GParted Live CD
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Partitioning your hard drives is rarely a fun business and oftentimes can be a real pain to do. Thankfully, it’s a lot easier than it used to be to slice up and mess around with your drive, which is only helped by the fact that nowadays we have graphical applications for this sort of task.
Read more »Alpha 5 Install, Continued
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I had managed to get my test system back to normal with the (brilliant and fast) 1-disc KDE install, and was still looking at (re)burning the 6 CDs of the original distro — until it hit me! I could point YaST to the Factory installation source, and stay absolutely current on a day-to-day basis!
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