The news from LinuxWorld got me psyched to check out Linux again to see what has changed in the year or so since I last experimented with the alternative OS. On a few occasions over the years, I’ve tried some various flavors of Linux.
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A Guide to Linux Graphics Software 02: fotoshopping without Photo Shop
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For the average user or the professional image manipulator, there is a range of OpenSource software that will run on Linux as well as (in some cases) other platforms such as Windows. As discussed earlier, there are two basic kinds of image: Bit mapped and vector. Here we are looking at some of the bit mapped software.
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getdeb.net announces Playbuntu
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getdeb.net, a leading provider of new and updated programs for Ubuntu is announcing the start of a gaming repository for Ubuntu. The repository (codenamed "Playbuntu") will provide all games available on getdeb.net in an easy to use repository format - enabling you to receive updates for your favourite game via the Update Manager tool.
Read more »Select Dell Notebooks Now Cheaper With Ubuntu + Retail Vista Than Vista Pre-Installed
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In cases where computers are available pre-installed with either Linux or Windows, it is almost always the case that either (a) the Linux one is slightly less expensive or (b) the Windows one is actually less expensive, so you might as well just buy the Windows version and install Linux. Apparently, this is not always the case.
Read more »10 Coolest Devices Running Linux
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As you all probably know Linux is not limited to just desktops. It’s far reaching, actually. Not that you’d have a Terminal app on it or anything, but you could. Some of you may have a mobile phone running Linux and you probably don’t even know it. The most popular phone in the world runs Unix. That’s right. The iPhone runs on Unix.
Read more »Encrypted private directories coming to Ubuntu
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Encrypted private directories are the one thing that would get me to upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10 this October.
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Manage HD partitions with GParted
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GParted (Gnome Partition Editor) is a wonderful open source application that will allow you to easily work with the partitions of your HD. You can add, delete, resize, copy, and move partitions all with an easy interface.
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Creating an Audio CD with mp3cd
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I guess the title tells you too much. The reality is that I was given some MP3 files and wanted to put them on a normal audio CD so the non-geeks here could listen to them. Thus, consider this a geek to non-geek conversion article.
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Gnome has Empathy for You
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Well, the Gnome 2.24 freeze is on, and something happened that I never imagined. Just after 2.22 was released, I took a look at the upcoming Gnome release, and I said, for probably the fifth time, that I wish Empathy and Telepathy would make it into Gnome, but...
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Configuring Folding@home for Linux
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Today we will show how to configure and run folding@home, and use a GUI frontend called Prothink to observe progress. I am sure there are others but we will focus on Prothink.
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Reimagining The Desktop
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Here is an interesting discussion of the changes KDE 4 (via Mandriva Linux 2009 pre-releases) brings to desktop interaction. It's a very comprehensive and thoughtful discussion and explanation of the new features KDE 4 introduces and what they mean for how you interact with your desktop.
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Ubuntu, Xmonad, and an Ode to Apt
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"...I decided to do my own build rather than live without xmonad, but rather than mucking about with tarballs I could at least now get the source from the package repository.
The appropriate steps, for anyone interested or having the same problem, are: ..."
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LXDE - Light Weight Desktop Environment for openSUSE Linux
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Install configure and use LXDE desktop environment in openSUSE. LXDE is a new project aimed to provide a new desktop environment which is lightweight and fast. It’s not designed to be powerful and bloated, but to be usable and slim enough, and keep the resource usage low. Different from other desktop environments, LXDE doesn’t tightly integrate every component.
Read more »Big Monitors, Window Management Frustration, and finding StumpWM
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"...I like StumpWM, which is a tiling window manager modeled after ratpoison (and all other tiling managers before it). Its command set is a good mix of GNU Screen and emacs. Its also written in pure Common Lisp [...] I’ve been using StumpWM for a couple of days. I am trying to quit Gnome cold-turkey, and so far have been successful. All of my applications work..."
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23 Awesome Themes for Ubuntu Linux
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I started using Ubuntu 4 months back, and since then I’ve been looking for ways to customize and tweak it to make Ubuntu more productive and look good. During my search, I came across many cool themes from various sources that I’d like to share with you all.
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