A misconception among most Windows and Mac users is that an Operating System and a desktop environment are the same. Linux users have the opportunity to know better. Linux users have the advantage of using several desktop environments/windowmanagers like Gnome, KDE, Fluxbox, XFCE and Openbox to name only a few.
Read more »The Diversity Of Linux Window Managers
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How to Run Ubuntu Safely
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There is a common belief that if someone switches to a desktop Linux distribution such as Ubuntu, then security concerns generally take care of themselves. Unfortunately, reality has a different take on this.
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How to install Virtualbox 2.1.0 in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)/8.04 (Hardy Heron)
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VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.
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Bordeaux 1.6 Released with improved Application support
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The Bordeaux Technology Group released Bordeaux 1.6 today. Bordeaux 1.6 comes with added support for Google's Chrome Web Browser, Google Earth, Google Picasa, Trillian and Apple's Safari Web Browser. Additionally, Cellar support has improved; you can now delete and install into an existing Cellar. IE6 now installs java, shockwave and latest flash.
Read more »5 Known Linux Anti-virus software for Paranoid Users
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Like other Unix-like computer operating systems, Linux is widely considered as secured and well-guarded against computer viruses. Its multi-user environment makes it extremely hard for malware to gain root access to the system files.Though malicious programs that are specifically written for Linux are really small in number, there is still a possibility for them to cause some harm.
Read more »Mandriva Linux Attracts 2,000 Partners
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When it comes to Linux, most U.S. headlines involve Canonical, Novell or Red Hat. But another Linux distribution — from Mandriva S.A. of Paris, France — is making a name for itself in the global IT channel. Consider this: More than 2,000 IT partners have lined up to back Mandriva, up from about 1,200 in 2007, The VAR Guy has learned. Here’s the scoop.
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Hey Apple, What About iLinux?
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Mac OS X 10.5.6 is out today. Are you excited? According to all the Apple-oriented buzz, it's a much-anticipated release. It has lots of fixes and some cool enhancements but do you want to know what would sell me an Apple product? (And it isn't a hip new release of their current proprietary OS.) iLinux.
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7 Free Open Source Video Editors For Linux
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In Windows, you have the Windows Movie Maker that makes video editing a breeze. In Linux, while there is no default or inbuilt video editor applications, there are plenty of open source video editing tools that one can consider for their video project.
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Care for some WINE?
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Ah the taste of victory. It is sweet. :) Especially if it is an immense victory over Microsoft. I know, I should probably get a life and stop boasting about my small over-comings of Microsoft’s huge shortcomings. :D I should also stop drinking too much tea. I think it’s melting my brain. :D No? Fine then, I think I will pester you all with this post on the WINdows Emulator.
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Amarok2.0 Part Two: Continued failure
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I tried reviewing Amarok2 before but it won't work on the 64bit machine but since those reviews that were not masturbating about technological details but that were written by people wanting to use an audio player drew a bad picture I thought I should have a look myself. So I went and installed a current Ubuntu release in a VirtualBox and installed the official package.
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How to make your video or music player play on another sound card in Fedora (and Ubuntu)
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The latest iterations of popular Linux distros Fedora and Ubuntu include PulseAudio. Make sure you learn about it!
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Return of the Xvid: check your outputs!
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I once wrote an article on Xvid 1.1.3, and the speed boost one could get by enabling assembly-optimized code. Well, this is a case of my being hoisted by my own petard - however, I must admit that several things were against me.
In short, Murphy's Law struck again.
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Simple Desktop File Sharing with Giver
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With Giver, you can share files between desktops on your network with absolutely no configuration necessary. Other Giver clients are automatically discovered using Avahi.
Read more »Ubuntu Eee rebranded Easy Peasy, next version due in January
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Ubuntu Eee is a popular Linux distribution designed for Asus Eee PCs. It’s based on Ubuntu Linux, but it’s not an official Ubuntu project and so developer Jon Ramvi has been searching for a new name for the Ubuntu Eee for the last few months to avoid trademark issues. Today he’s announced the new name: Easy Peasy.
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The Range of Linux Distributions
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A comment from Tezzer to my recent blog post about Two New Linux Beta Distributions got me thinking. Tezzer mentions using Debian, but looking at PCLinuxOS and others for systems that have "issues" with some Linux distributions. I have heard the same comments on other blog posts, and in fact I have seen the same sort of "issues" with my Lifebook S2110 (often because of the ATI display adapter).
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