For the past couple of weeks I have been having some fun testing out the latest version of Ubuntu the increasingly popular Linux. The advantage it has over many other OS's out there is it's lightweight footprint.
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Sabayon Linux 4.1 Review
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Sabayon Linux takes away the potential headaches of Gentoo and makes it mostly very easy and simple to get a Gentoo-based distribution up and running on your machine.
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10 Games That Will Turn your Linux into a WarMachine
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Games, one of my favorite time pass. I’m always out for nifty gaming sessions when I’m bored, posted lots of stuff on it in the past and still going to.
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Ubuntu 9.04: The official review
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On April 27 I wrote a blog entry titled Ubuntu 9.04: Wow. This was nothing more than a knee-jerk reactionary piece. However, once you get beyond the shiny, glossy exterior you might find a few less-than stellar issues can raise a flag or two.
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Sauerbraten 2009 Trooper Edition Released
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As we shared last week, a new release of Sauerbraten (a.k.a. Cube 2) has been in the making for quite some time, but today an update for this popular first person shooter has been released.
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Update on ODF Spreadsheet Interoperability
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A couple of months ago I did some experiments on the interoperability of ODF spreadsheets, the theory and practice. In that earlier post I looked at the then current ODF implementations,
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Canonical Announces Ubuntu One: File Sync for Ubuntu
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Canonical announced yesterday a new Synchronization service for Ubuntu machines. The new tool is called Ubuntu One and it will allow Ubuntu users to synchronize files between multiple computers via the internet and also share files using it's web interface or work remotely with those computers.
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OpenOffice.org remains the most popular open source answer to Microsoft's ubiquitous Office suite, and in these recessionary times, the appeal of "free" software is stronger than ever.
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10 Awesome Icon Sets for Ubuntu/GNOME Desktop
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Since our list of cool icon sets for Ubuntu/GNOME desktop was pretty much in demand, I decided to give you some more. This time, we have collected some of the finest and freshest icon sets that will surely enhance the look of your Linux desktop.So get ready and take your pick from these awesome icon sets for Ubuntu, and of course for other GNOME-based distros...
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Can Konqueror Compete? A Look at KDE’s Browser
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With Firefox marketshare now above 20% and rising fast, can the KDE Project’s browser, Konqueror, compete? Recently I started running KDE 4.2.2 and decided to use Konqueror in place of my default browser — Firefox. Let’s see how Konqueror stacks up.
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11 of the Best Free Linux Voice Over IP (VoIP) Software
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Voice over IP (VoIP) software enables telephone-like voice conversations across IP based networks. A VoIP phone service is often cheaper than a traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) phone service and removes geographic restrictions to telephone numbers.
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Kiwi Linux 9.04 Release Notes
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Kiwi Linux 9.04 is a Desktop CD based on Ubuntu 9.04 for the i386 architecture.
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In Defense of the Six-Month Release Cycle
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The poor experience of many users upgrading to Jaunty has prompted calls for a less ambitious Ubuntu release cycle (for examples, see the comments on my recent post about video-driver problems). Instead of pushing out an updated version of Ubuntu with a new feature set every six months, some have argued, developers should issue new releases less frequently, or recommend that only LTS versions be
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2009.1 With GNOME
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2009.1 desktop (with the GNOME desktop environment) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops.
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XBMC 9.04 delivers impressive media center experience
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The XBMC project has released version 9.04 of the popular open source media center application. Ars takes the new version for a test ride to see how it compares to Boxee.
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