I decided to conduct an informal poll among Linux users -- including notables like Linus Torvalds -- to see how their platform usage compared with mine.
Read more »Many Linux users work with multiple OS platforms, survey finds
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Puppy 2.17 released
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If you need a compact, streamlined distro capable of running on an aging machine, take a look at Puppy Linux 2.17, a fresh release containing a number of new features, including seriously upgraded printing capabilities and enhanced modem detection and configuration.
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SSH Saves The Day.. 1400 Miles Away! Enable Automagic Login
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A few months ago I was in Chicago to take the Redhat Certified Engineer exam. By day I attended class and by night I studied the book to prepare for the grueling test. Well, one of the nights I was there (5 day course) my brother calls me in a panic begging me to come fix his computer.
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Quick command line tip - find out information about your kernel
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A nice short and sweet command line tip today and it’s to do with finding out information about the version of the kernel you’re running. You might be asked for this information if you are asking for help somewhere or you might be messing around with your kernel.
Read more »Manage Apache Pluto within Geronimo
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Portal and portlet technology development is a hot skill to have, especially when developing Web 2.0-enabled applications. The Apache Pluto project is the reference implementation of the Java™ Portlet Specification, which was originally created through the Java Community Process and Java Specification Request (JSR) 168.
Read more »Slackintosh puts Slackware on PPC Macs
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Aptly-named Slackintosh version 12, just released, updates this unofficial version of Slackware Linux that targets PowerPC-based Macintosh computers, such as the iBook. Based on a 2.6.21.5 kernel, the distribution's brief release statement noted that version 12 includes KDE 3.5.7 and glibc 2.5.
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Pyro delivers Web apps to the Linux desktop
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The Pyro project has launched its "Pyro Desktop," a new Linux application with the lofty goal of "true integration between the Web and modern desktop computing." Pyro offers an interesting new approach to deploying Web-based applications on the Linux desktop, reminiscent of Opera's and Vista's widgets.
Read more »Wal-Mart to offer low-cost Linux PC?
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Wal-Mart will sell a sub-$300 "back-to-school" PC this fall pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows Vista and OpenOffice.org productivity software. The Everex GC3502 PC, is based on a 1.7GHz Via C7-D processor, and will be available later this year preloaded with Ubuntu Linux.
Read more »Kernel Update Breaks Ubuntu?
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If you are suffering a mouth breathing moment like I did today, happen to be using Ubuntu Edgy and found that after an update, that your GUI has suddenly left the building - don’t panic. Just try this.
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359 Choices - too many distros?
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For quite a few pundits out there, the fact that there are so many Linux distributions is a bit troubling to them. I am not sure why this argument keeps coming up, but it goes something like this: there are X Linux distros out there, which is too many to choose from for users, and creates a strain on developer resources.
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The Cookbook - an analogy
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It seems a little off-base, but this is an insightful parable by Rob Weir about ooxml. Worth a read
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Jason: A Little Help Please?
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"I'm a bit mystified by a reference to me in a post that Microsoft's Jason Matusow added to his blog yesterday"
Read more »Open source game SuperTuxKart 0.3.0 released
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SuperTuxKart 0.3.0 is available for download. This Super Mario Kart inspired game is available on all popular OSes - Linux, Linux PPC, Mac OSX, and Windows. There's quite a few new features in this release, including shortcut detection, improved AI, a new track (the island), a new kart (hexley), full screen and high score support.
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Pardus 2007.2 — new cat in town
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I've already written two Pardus reviews -- 2007 Beta 2 and 2007.1. So it's time for a review of 2007.2 Caracal release. In this article I will focus on the key changes and my personal thoughts concerning this interesting distribution.
Read more »How to install TrueType fonts on your Ubuntu computer
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Have you ever wanted to just grab any old TrueType font of the web and start using it in applications on your Ubuntu machine? Did you know that you can and it’s not all that hard? Here’s how to get your system to recognize new fonts for any user.
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