This document describes how to set up a Linux Mint 3.1 "full edition" desktop. The result is a fast, secure and extendable system that provides all you need for daily work and entertainment. Linux Mint 3.1 builds upon Ubuntu Feisty and is compatible to its repositories - about 22.000 packages are available.
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Mozilla Separating Browser From The App
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"Prism is an application that lets users split Web applications out of their browser and run them directly on their desktop."
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The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 3.1 "Celena" FE
http://howtomatrix.com –
This document describes how to set up a Linux Mint 3.1 "full
edition" desktop. The result is a fast, secure and extendable system
that provides all you need for daily work and entertainment. Linux Mint
3.1 builds upon Ubuntu Feisty and is compatible to its repositories -
about 22.000 packages are available.
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Anti-Features free software canon digital cameras
http://www.fsf.org –
I was excited to find CHDK recently. In a nutshell, it is a free software firmware add-on for certain Canon digital cameras. I couldn't help but notice that the top item on the CHDK feature list is the ability to shoot RAW.
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Linux Media Player Roundup - Part 1
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There is a vast number of tools available for Linux that provide the end user with access to a rich multimedia experience that is both satisfying, but also useful. But what are some of these programs and how can they benefit you? Let's look at each of them and what they offer for you.
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Ripping and Encoding Audio Files in Linux
http://polishlinux.org –
Listening to the music played back from original audio CDs on a home computer creates clear discomfort — the CD drive is being blocked and the CDs have to be changed again and again (unless you have a home jukebox). Now it’s time we learn to rip (grab) our own audio collection and save it to a hard disk in the form of .mp3, .ogg, or .flac files.
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How to spring-clean an Apt-based distro
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com –
A nice article about cleaning up your hard drive using apt tools, Orphaner, Editkeep and GtkOprphan and with lots of screenshots
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aMSN - an alternative to Pidgin for Windows Live Messenger
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One of the frustrating things about IM networks is that you can’t really choose what networks your friends use and you can end up stuck with whatever they are using. Aside from not talking to your friends on IM, there’s not a lot you can do other than grudgingly get an account on said service and bite the bullet.
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New Desktop Face-Off: Gnome 2.20 vs KDE 3.5
http://www.onlamp.com –
With the new features that Gnome and KDE (K Desktop Environment) are adding, each desktop environment is challenging the other for a larger share of the market. .. In this article I will briefly talk about the new features of both Gnome and KDE, and then look at some similarities and important differences between the two desktop environments.
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20 Tips to Tweak Your Tabs
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"You owe a lot to your tabs in Firefox. Without them you would have a desktop filled with clutter. So why not do something nice for your tabs and give them a few tweaks? ..."
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Illustrating 3D looking objects in Inkscape (Basic)
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A tutorial on drawing 3D looking simple objects with Inkscape. Pretty simple.
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Prism: Integrate Web Applications into the User’s Desktop Experience
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"Today Mozilla Labs is announcing a new experiment called Prism. Over the last few months I’ve had a chance to contribute to many of the initial user facing design aspects of Prism, and this is one of the most exciting labs projects I’ve had a chance to work on so far at Mozilla...
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I want to FLAC you like an animal!
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So, what is FLAC? FLAC is an acronym that stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. Flac is completely non-proprietary and free of licensing fees, unlike mp3. Flac is also much higher quality than mp3 or Ogg. This format compresses the data without having to dispense of any data.
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Ubuntu 7.10 is outstanding
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Canonical this month released Ubuntu 7.10, codenamed Gutsy Gibbon. Like the Feisty Fawn release before it, Gutsy is a bleeding-edge distribution with a focus on new features and the newest free software applications. It's a speedy operating system with great new features and only a few minor issues.
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Tips from an RHCE: Splitting tar archives on the fly
http://www.redhatmagazine.com –
Splitting big files into pieces is a common task. Another common task is to create a tar archive, and split it into smaller chunks that can be burned onto CD/DVD. The straightforward approach is to create the archive and then use ’split.’ To do this, you will need more free space on your disk. In fact, you’ll need space twice the size of the created archive.
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