Old hardware? Want a faster boot up? Need to free some system resources? Want snappier applications? This is for you. Note, I wouldn’t suggest doing anything within this if it doesn’t make sense to you.
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New Approach To Malware Modifies Linux Kernel
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Professor Avishai Wool has unveiled a program to watch for malware on servers with a modification to the Linux kernel.
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Gmail+Weather+Beauty right on your Ubuntu desktop
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Ever wished that you had new mails notifications right on your desktop? Ever wished you knew the weather info right on your desktop? Ever wished you had your hardware information right on your desktop? Ever wished your desktop was productive and beautiful at the same time? Ever wished you didn’t have to use Mac4Lin theme to hide the ‘ugliness’ of Ubuntu’s native appearance?
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Sbopkg provides seamless package repository integration for Slackware
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No Linux distribution can bundle every package that users might want, so most distros host software repositories from which users can download and install additional applications. Sbopkg is a new ncurses-based utility that helps users build packages from SlackBuilds.org and seamlessly integrates the repository with the operating system.
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Installing Emacs 23 from CVS on Ubuntu Hardy
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"I have been using the emacs-snapshot package in Ubuntu Hardy. However, when I tried to use Tramp, I got an error message: Variable binding depth exceeds max-specpdl-size. I couldn't find out how to fix this, and I didn't want to use Emacs 22.3 because it doesn't have Xft (anti-aliased fonts), so I decided to live on the bleeding edge and install Emacs 23 from CVS..."
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What’s New in Python 2.6
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"This article explains the new features in Python 2.6, released on October 1 2008..."
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5 Best Free/Open-source Turn-based Strategy Games for Linux
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After recommending those excellent real-time strategy (RTS) games for Linux, let's move on to this other type of strategic gaming referred to as turn-based. A game is considered turn-based if the game flow is divided into well-defined and visible parts, called turns or rounds.
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Push and pull network filesystems with ccgfs
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The CC Network Filesystem (ccgfs) lets you mount filesystems over the network using either the push or pull model for connections. Most network filesystems use the pull model, where the client mounts a network share and all connections originate from the client.
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30 Cool Acer Aspire One Hacks
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Here’s a comprehensive round up of all the cool hacks and mods for the Aspire One I could dig up from google and several Aspire One forums and blogs. With my thanks to the original authors of these tips and guides.
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GnuCash 2.2.7 released
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The GnuCash development team proudly announces GnuCash 2.2.7 aka “Dates’n'Prices”, the seventh bug fix release in a series of stable releases of the GnuCash Free Accounting Software
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I keep coming back to Gentoo!
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I don’t know why, but somehow after using Gentoo it is impossible for me to use any other Linux Distro.
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PCLinuxOS Repositories
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Something that is asked about quite a bit in the PCLinuxOS support IRC channel is “how to change repositories”. One of the main reasons this is needed is that not all repositories are reachable depending on your geographic location.
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Switch to a lightweight filemanager (Thunar)
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Thunar is the default file manager used in the stripped-back Xfce4 desktop of Xubuntu. It starts quickly and has a low-memory footprint, yet it is very powerful and provides all the features you are likely to need.
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Video tour: Bluefish editor
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Bluefish is a GUI-based text and code editor that runs on 'most (maybe all?) POSIX compatible operating systems including Linux, FreeBSD, Ma cOS X, OpenBSD, and Solaris.' It has an impressive feature list, and is both lightweight and speedy.
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x2x is a software alternative to a KVM switch
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Unless you have fully embraced the virtualization movement, you probably have more than one machine in your home or office, particularly if you run more than one operating system, and you probably have more than one keyboard and mouse on you desk. If you would like to regain some desk space without having to purchase a KVM switch, x2x may be the solution.
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