One of the most important modern innovations of Linux® is its transformation into a hypervisor (or, an operating system for other operating systems). A number of hypervisor solutions have appeared that use Linux as the core. This article explores the ideas behind the hypervisor and two particular hypervisors that use Linux as the platform (KVM and Lguest).
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Valve To Launch Native Linux Game In July?
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Late last year we also got some confirmation of a Steam Linux client through some Linux shared libraries that had mistakenly shipped with the Left 4 Dead game client along with some other information we received through the grapevine. Well, now there may be another sign of impending Linux support by Valve Software.
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Social Desktop Contest
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Today we are launching the Social Desktop Contest. As you know the idea of the Social Desktop is to connect online webservices with desktop applications. We give away great prices to developers who help making this vision reality.
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KlamAV: Outstanding KDE front-end for Linux anti-virus
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You don’t usually hear that phrase spoken “Linux anti-virus”. But it does exist. One of the more popular Linux anti-virus tools is ClamAV. But to most users (especially new users) ClamAV is a bit challenging to use. That is where KlamAV comes in.
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Stealth Checking Xbox 360 Games With abgx360 and Nautilus
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If you're like me, you've jumped through a million hoops to get abgx360gui working. But you can only get the command line interface working. No problem, we'll create a script for Nautilus to easily launch abgx360 to check your Xbox 360 games.
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Red Hat's Virtualization Plan Enters Next Phase
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New open source-powered commercial product is set to roll out -- but for now, it's only for an invited few.
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HP is business Linux friendly
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HP has long had a love/hate affair with Linux. On the one hand, HP has long supported Linux on servers. On the other hand, it took HP forever to finally start shipping pre-installed desktop Linux.
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Amarok 2.2 development, one week in
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Last Friday, trunk was opened for features and changes intended for Amarok 2.2. In the scope of a few hours more than 250 commits had been made as people were frantically committing their local git repos.
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openSUSE Factory is Now Open
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openSUSE development is now even more open than before. Factory development is changing, and we’re making it easier for contributors to take responsibility for packages and to contribute directly to openSUSE.
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How Do We Introduce FOSS and Linux to Those Who Resist It?
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There are users who are totally resistant to change. Why? Because it disrupts their workflow. It makes them less productive. Change makes them cranky. However, there are times when change is needed and we have to lobby for it. So how now?
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The Three Faces of Fedora 11, Part 3: Xfce
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I have to confess that in writing this blog item about Xfce on Fedora 11, I’ve had divine inspiration. I mean, really divine inspiration, as in as high on the divinity food chain as you can get.
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15 Cool and Unique GDM Themes
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Not long ago, we've featured here some of the most beautiful KDM themes available for all the KDE users out there. So it's only appropriate to give GNOME lovers a little treat by presenting several good looking GDM themes this time around.
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Newbie Guide: How to Install LimeWire on Ubuntu Linux
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LimeWire is a very popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing software among (porn-loving) Windows desktop users :-) So it's no surprise that I receive emails every now and then from people who recently switched to Linux asking me worriedly how they can install and use LimeWire on their newly installed distro (mostly Ubuntu).
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The way we use computers has changed. The evolution of Linux has also played an important role in this revolution. The best ways to get more productive on your Linux desktop.
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10 reasons why open source makes sense on smart phones
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Open source brings a host of benefits to the mobile market, starting with cost savings. But as Jack Wallen explains, the advantages go much further - from better security to more customization options.
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