I’m leading the Mythbuntu effort, and for our next alpha we are switching over to Xfce for our base. We were previously doing an openbox/feh/idesk method, but Xfce is much prettier.
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Mutiny aboard the good ship TheOpenCD
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As of today I’m stepping down from TheOpenCD development, of which for the last eighteen months I’ve been the sole developer and general caretaker for the project. It’s not all bad news though - I’m leaving the project to pursue my own open source disc, which I believe will resolve the issues I’ve experienced in my time at the helm1.
Read more »Top 10 Mozilla Firefox keyboard shortcuts you should use!
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Mozilla Firefox is my no. 1 web browser and I also must to admit that it is the most used application on my desktop. I’m using it on daily basis and as I like to do things fast and in a comfortable way I’m using keyboard shortcuts. I thought that they could help to many of my readers too, so I’d love to share them with you
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Enable Automatic Time Synchronization In Ubuntu And Kubuntu
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If you are running KDE in Kubuntu or Gnome in Ubuntu, you can easily set up the clock to synchronize the time to any time source on the Internet. Doing so will keep the time on your System accurate and keep you from missing any appointments!
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Miro (Democracy Player) for Linux Reviewed
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"I have watched Miro (formally known as Democracy Player) grow and mature over the last few years, and I have to admit, it's become quite the addition to my Linux desktop. But how are the users reacting to the name change, and are they offering the content that users are into?
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Open source game: Building transport empire with OpenTTD
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Written in 1995 by British computer game developer Chris Sawyer, Transport Tycoon Deluxe to this day has thousands of fans around the world. Although the game’s development ceased a long time ago, Transport Tycoon Deluxe continues to live and evolve through OpenTTD, an open-source version of the original game.
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Awesome Ubuntu/Linux Apps you might not know about V2
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Seventeen apps for ubuntu that you may not know about, with little screenshots.
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Five Ways Linux Is Better Than Vista
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A user or sysadmin posts about problems with a brand new Vista PC on a support forum. Within minutes, a "helpful" soul suggests a fix: "Install Linux!"
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Ubuntu 7.10 improvements for Firefox users
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"Ubuntu released today a beta version of forthcoming Ubuntu 7.10 (code name Gutsy Gibbon), scheduled for final release on October.It includes a couple of nice improvements for Firefox users..."
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The Firefox conspiracy: It’s FUD time again!
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"...In summary, there’s no news here since last year: Yes Firefox 2 has an enhanced anti-phishing protection that sends your web address to Google that you have to activate. There’s currently no other mechanism to achieve a comparable level of protection. Unless there were other providers. Which Firefox could integrate.
Read more »Hardy Heron: The Next Ubuntu 8.04
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We all know that Gutsy (Ubuntu 7.10) is released, a version that everyone is waiting for, but today you'll be informed about the release dates of Ubuntu 8.04, codename Hardy Heron.
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The $0 Laptop lives ... barely
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I call it the $0 Laptop, because that's what I paid for it. The dead Gateway Solo 1450 I got a few months back now runs.
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5 reasons to look forward to Pidgin 2.2.1
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When you are a MSN + IRC user (like me), Pidgin 2.1.1 will be for you. Why?
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Ubuntu 7.10 Beta released
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"The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 7.10 and its variants, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu..."
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Theora 1.0beta1 released
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"After several years of development, the first beta release for Ogg Theora 1.0 - a free video codec - is now available. Now all we have to do is to get some content in the Theora format."
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