I heard about Tiny Core Linux a few months ago and given its description as a minimalistic Linux designed to build to your own specifications from the ground up it sounded right up my alley.
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Make MPlayer play h264 video files faster on multicore machines
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You can make MPlayer play h264-encoded video files a lot faster on multicore machines if you graft some libraries from the ffmpeg-mt project into the resulting mplayer binary. We need to recompile for this.
Read more »2 reasons why small package repository is better than large
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I am in the middle of CentOS and Ubuntu comparison frenzy. It started with an attempt to assert quality of Linux distributions made for busy people. Today I am considering packaging. When comparing Ubuntu and CentOS packaging systems, first thing that crosses my mind is that, well, size matters. Ubuntu has nearly 70000 packages. CentOS has around 6000.
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Distro Hoppin`: antiX MEPIS 8.2
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For those of you who don't know, antiX MEPIS is the resource-friendly version of SimplyMEPIS, a great Linux distribution based on the even greater Debian. With a bit of extrapolation, it's obvious that antiX is built upon Debian.
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Cubuntu - Console Ubuntu part II
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The Console is one of the more interesting parts of the Ubuntu system. It is where the Command Line lives and where instructions can be passed to the machine using any number of commands and scripting formulas.
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KMess 2.0 is (finally!) out
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I’m very, very happy to announce that the KMess team has released KMess version 2.0, after more than an year and an half of development!
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How To Recover Your Linux Root Password
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Let's face it: you can sometimes forget a password, because well... it happens! I can't help you with all of them, but I can tell you how to recover your lost Linux root password thanks to Tips4Linux. Just follow the below steps to recover it:
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Resuscitating Your Old Computer: Crunchbang Linux
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These days we all seem to have at least one old laptop we no longer use that we just can’t get around to throwing away…. Enter Crunchbang!
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Ubuntu 9.04
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I’m pretty psyched about this new Ubuntu Linux. I say new even though it was released back in April, but it’s the freshest version yet.
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Gnu/Linux - Kodak "EasyShare" M1063
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If you own or plan on getting a Kodak EasyShare M1063 and run into problems this will hopefully help you out. By following some simple advice and reading my whacky thoughts you too can enjoy your digital camera on a Gnu/Linux operating system.
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Sabayon Linux CoreCD 4.2 Release
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The CoreCD is a text-based release. There is no X-Server, Gnome, or KDE provided. The Feature list is intentionally short: * Bootable Image suitable for a CD or USB thumb drive (~400M) * Text-Based installer * Basic default networking * Entropy and Portage ready
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10 super-cool Linux hacks you did not know about
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This article is a compilation of several interesting, unique command-line tricks that should help you squeeze more juice out of your system.
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Qumana: An Easy-to-Use Alternative to Desktop Blogging
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Desktop blog editors provide bloggers additional functionalities that are missing in your blog’s default editor (e.g. WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, etc.). One of the best desktop-based blog editors is Qumana.
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Ubuntu Plans New System for Installing Applications
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A Launchpad spec targeting Karmic Koala (the next release of Ubuntu) describes specifications for a unified application for installing software on Ubuntu. To be clear, everything will still be based on Apt, so this isn't a significant backend change, but rather a focus on a better user layer.
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Play Windows games on Linux with Crossover
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The Games edition also enjoys a much quicker update cycle as Crossover developers try new technologies in their constant quest to catch-up with Microsoft development. If you want both application support and the ability to run games, then the Professional edition of Crossover includes 'Games' as a single package.
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