Yet another Update in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat (the packages aren't build yet, but expect an update really soon!) Netbook Edition brings a lot of changes to the way Unity looks and also new features. Read on for screenshots and a video!
Read more »UNE 10.10 Unity Update Brings New Applets, Lots Of Changes [Screenshots And Video]
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KDE strategy for openSUSE
Within openSUSE a strategic discussion is going on - what direction should we, as a distribution community, take?
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Gloobus Preview + Nautilus Elementary = Absolutely Beautiful!
Gloobus Preview is a beautiful file preview application for Linux. Select a file and click space bar to have a quick preview of the file, as simple as that.
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Ubuntu 10.10 Supports Magic Mouse Out-Of-The-Box?
According to Jasev from UbuntuForums, Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat supports Apple's Magic Mouse out-of-the-box.
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How To Load Multiple Desktops on One Linux Distribution
Some distributions make it very easy to add a complete alternative desktop with a single selection. Two that I have been looking at today are Fedora 13 and Linux Mint 9. Both of those are best known for their Gnome distributions, and both have alternative "spins" for KDE, Xfce and Lxde...
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Open Source Software Shortcuts for Doing More with 'Less'
If you spend any time at all on the command line, you almost certainly use less (more's backward-scrollable cousin) on a very regular basis. Like me (until recently), however, you may never have taken the time to learn many of the long list of useful commands and shortcuts...
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4 Awesome RedHat Commercials You Need to See
I was vaguely browsing through different Linux related videos in YouTube when I found out these incredible RedHat commercials. They are not just hard core RedHat commercials, they are more like advertisements for Free Software and Open Source in general. More over, these videos gives a glimpse of the kind of knowledge and expertise RedHat have on everything Linux and Open Source.
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Q4Wine 0.119 has been released
Changes since 0.118 are:
* Added: New Fake Drive settings dialog (Wizard now obsolete)
* Added a lot of new Fake Drive options
* Desktop integration
* Wine .desktop files import
* Sync fake drive settings to head wine version
* Various user interface enhancement
* Updated Ukrainian, Italian and Spanish translations
* Updated on-line documentation
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Ubuntu Tweak is Slowly Evolving Into a Must Have Installation Candidate
To be frank, though we had posts about Ubuntu Tweak and similar app like Ailurus before, I never liked the idea of 'application to control other applications'(over simplification may be). This time I decided to give a good neat try at Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.5. And I have to say, I was quite literally blown away.
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Is Linux Really Harder to Use?
Not surprisingly, the misperception that Linux is harder to use than other operating systems is also one that competing vendors routinely use to scare potential new users away from Linux.
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24 Addictive Free Linux Games (Part 1 of 3)
In recent months LinuxLinks Towers has been consumed with playing games. In fact, some might contend that game playing has become so excessive that real life has been neglected to a degree. We have seen team challenges, leaderboards, and even the odd wager. Healthy competition to say the least!
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Ubuntu 10.10’s New File System: btrfs
Between ext3, ext4, reiserfs and others, Ubuntu has no shortage of file systems to choose from when installing a new system. And those options are set to become yet more numerous in Ubuntu 10.10, which will introduce support for btrfs.
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In Search of the Perfect KDE4 Distro – 3 Linux Mint 9
I am writing this from Linux Mint 9 KDE4. Already I am feeling very at home with it. Is Linux Mint 9 the KDE nirvana I am looking for?
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Top 10 Avant Window Navigator AWN Themes #Part 2
Been a long time for changing Avant window Navigator theme, found really cool collection on deviantart, you will find many themes appropriate for your desktop and installed themes you have even it was dark theme or bright theme.
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Using Checkinstall To Build Packages From Source
Checkinstall is a utility that builds a .deb, .rpm or Slackware package from a third party source code tarball. This allows you to introduce such third party software using the standard package management features of your distribution.
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