I tried to get Puppy Linux installed on my old Presario notebook PC but I just couldn’t get the install to take. That gave me a good excuse to try another distro, and I’m glad I did!
Read more »CrunchBang Linux is best for old notebook
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Ubuntu vs. Kubuntu - A Linux Lover’s Challenge
Both Ubuntu and Kubuntu are based on the same cannonical distribution and core. The only (and important) difference between them is the desktop environment offered with either option.
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Fedora 11 Release + Features with Screenshots
After several delays Fedora 11 is finally here.
Here's a short feature list + screenshots
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The best netbook-friendly Linux distros
We loved the Xandros based OS the Asus put on the original Eee PC and Acer's version of Linpus. For 90 per cent of the tasks anyone's likely to perform on a netbook, they're spot on and allow the machines to boot up in under 20 seconds. But what about that other ten per cent of tasks?
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Fedora 11: Leonidas is Hardly a Spartan Linux
Red Hat's community Linux effort, Fedora is out today with its latest release, Fedora 11. While Fedora Linux 11 is an optimized release, some might even call it a 'Spartan' release, though not for lack of new features.
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Record Your Linux Desktop in an Animated GIF with Byzanz
Byzanz is a Linux program that lets you capture your screen but not in a video but in an animated GIF image. This is very useful for tutorial or presentations and you will definitely explain better using an image than in words when describing an action. You can use it to capture a whole your desktop, a window or a region you select.
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15 Cool Google Chrome Wallpapers
We've seen plenty of awesome Firefox wallpapers here before, and I know some of you out there loved it. But since everybody's talking about Google Chrome web browser, I decided to collect some cool and interesting Chrome wallpapers which users and fans have created. So without any more delay, here they are:
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Upgarde to Fedora 11 from Fedora 10
Fedora 11 has been released, it has faster performance and new security, virtualization, desktop and server features
Read more »KDE On Windows: The Ultimate Staged Migration Tool
Though most people think of KDE as a desktop environment for Linux, the KDE applications are actually also available on Windows, thanks to the KDE On Windows project. In addition to giving Windows users a bunch of useful applications, this would be an ideal intermediate step for large Windows to Linux migrations.
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It's COOL-ER with Linux
Have you bought a Kindle or Kindle 2 yet? Don't--at least not until you check out the COOL-ER ebook reader.
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Editing Videos With Kdenlive
For many years, editing digital video in Linux was not an easy task. Linux users have long sought a nonlinear video editing solution that was both powerful and easy to use. Kdenlive is the first video editor for KDE to combine both of these critical aspects into one package.
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10 KDE 4 desktop widgets to make you more productive
KDE 4 brought some big changes to the desktop, including timesaving widgets that do everything from popping you into Twitter to keeping tabs on your servers to providing on-the-fly spell-checking. Jack Wallen runs through 10 of these handy little labor-saving apps.
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Five Essential Apps for the Ubuntu User
There's a lot of software for Ubuntu. A lot of it's good, some of it's OK, and there are a few duds. But the five applications that this TechTip covers are great additions to anyone's installation of Ubuntu.
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Macpup - Puppy on steroids
Going through the almost endless repository of Puplets, I came across a little doggie called Macpup Foxy. It intrigued me, so I downloaded it and tried it - and very much liked it. So today, we're going to have a short review; nothing major. Call this a Puppy sequel, if you will.
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Fedora 11 and Ext4: The Straight Bits
Fedora 11, when released tomorrow, will be the first distribution to boast the inclusion of ext4, the latest incarnation in the extended file system family, as default. Join me for an interview with Eric Sandeen, renown file system hacker.
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