The GNOME team is out with the road-map for GNOME 2.22, 2.24, and future releases. There's quite a few changes planned, but a few in particular had caught our attention.
Read more »Exciting Features For GNOME 2.22, 2.24
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Kubuntu no longer "just working"; Mandriva to the rescue
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Troy Unrau, the writer of "The Road To KDE 4" series of articles tracking KDE 4 development, recently found Kubuntu was no longer up to the task of running his systems, and switched over to Mandriva Linux 2008. "Nothing is broken; everything "just works!" which is exactly why I went to Kubuntu years ago."
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Mozilla’s Prism Project Blends Web and Desktop
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"Mozilla Labs, a research arm of Mozilla Corp., has released software that lets users strip a Web application from its enclosing browser and then work with the app as if it were a traditional desktop program..."
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Songbird Inches Toward Becoming The Firefox Of The Jukebox
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"Eventually we think Songbird is going to be the coolest media player since sliced bread, but it sure is taking its time getting there. A new version of the open source, cross-platform jukebox software was released this week, but the latest Songbird is still stuck in the developer preview stage.
Read more »Clearlooks Compact Gnome Theme
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I have been using Ubuntu for quite a while now, but one thing I really dislike is that all the themes are huge space wasters compared to Windows XP. This finally got me angry enough to create a customized version of the Clearlooks theme that tries to be very compact but still maintain its beautiful look.
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ZFS on FUSE/Linux: ZFS in the Linux kernel?
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Now Sun has open-sourced ZFS, will we see it supported in the Linux kernel? Here is an opinion from the team who integrated ZFS with FUSE/Linux.
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Connecting OpenOffice.org to PostgreSQL Via SDBC - An Overview
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Connecting OpenOffice.org to MySQL has been well-documented for some time. For those who use PostgreSQL, however, finding good documentation on using OpenOffice.org with it has been like finding a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, it's much easier now.
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Prism Prototype Available on GNU/Linux
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"...Prism now provides a cross-platform way to integrate the web platform with the desktop environment, and developers don’t have to lift a finger to desktop-enable their web applications, while users have the choice to use their favorite web apps in their browser, on their desktop of choice, or in both places..."
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Get the OpenSolaris Developer Preview
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The “Slim Install” Live CD boots to a functional GNOME desktop. The desktop includes Firefox, Thunderbird, and other core applications. nwam is enabled to automatically manage your network interfaces. The Live CD also provides the option to perform an initial installation of an OpenSolaris OS from the CD's contents to an x86 system.
Read more »Linux Backups For Real People, Part 1
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In this two-part series we're going to learn some nice simple methods for making regular backups on single PCs or small networks. Part 1 covers external backup media, and bending udev to your will so that your backup devices will have persistent names. Part 2 will reveal fast, easy, reliable ways to run your backups, both automated and on-demand by clicking a button.
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Overcoming the Fear of Linux CLI
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I’m here to assist those who are suffering from CLI-phobia, or the “fear of Command Line Interface”. I will list some indispensable commands and keyboard shortcuts with their corresponding functions to guide the fearful in their journey to conquer the horror of using the Linux terminal.
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The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu Studio 7.10
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This document describes how to set up an Ubuntu Studio 7.10 desktop. The result is a fast, secure and extendable system with focus on multimedia creation - the real-time (RT) kernel is installed by default. It provides all you need for daily work and entertainment.
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Installing Songbird 0.3 Developer Pre-Release On Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
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"This guide shows how to install the Songbird media player (0.3 Developer Pre-Release) on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) desktop. Songbird is a free software audio player with media database capabilities written using XUL and VLC, with an interface similar to Apple's iTunes. From the Songbird web site: "Songbird is a desktop media player mashed-up with the Web.
Read more »How to enable CD ripping and mp3 encoding with Sound Juicer in Ubuntu 7.10
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I've been using Sound Juicer in previous Ubuntu releases to rip my CD’s and encode them as CD quality mp3’s for a while now so I can retain my one legal backup copy of them. When I did a fresh install of Gutsy however, I suddenly could not rip CD’s to mp3 formats.
With so much at stake, I cracked my knuckles,and figured out how to get this working.
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How To Upgrade Your Desktop From Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) To 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon)
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This guide shows how you can upgrade your desktop from Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) to Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon).
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