This guide explains how to set up software RAID1 on an already running LVM system (Debian Squeeze). The GRUB2 bootloader will be configured in such a way that the system will still be able to boot if one of the hard drives fails (no matter which one).
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Metal Free Software Song 2: This Time It’s Personal
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Jono Bacon: Many moons ago, when computers were made out of oak and beige slacks, I recorded a heavy metal version of the Free Software Song that Richard Stallman cobbled together. When I recorded this song I didnt really have the right equipment to record a song, and consequently it sounded a bit rubbish. […]
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15 Great Tools for the Terminal
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htop is an interactive process viewer tool using ncurses which has the great benefit that it allows to scroll up and down the list of processes, and it also uses graphs and colors. I think all these make htop a real gem for the Linux user.
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Firebird SQL web-site has new look and feel: www.firebirdsql.org
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This one of the steps completed into attracting more developers on using Firebird and looking more modern and trendy
Also if you find some some pages from the old site that are not integrated yet , here is the url http://web.firebirdsql.org/
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20 Best KDE Applications
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It’s not easy to put up a list of “best” applications which do something, however there are some highlights in each category which really deserve to be mentioned. In this article I will overview 20 KDE applications which I believe are best in their niche, one application from each important category, in no particular order.
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Gnac - Simple and Effective Audio Converter for GNOME
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Gnac is a graphical audio converter for GNOME with support for encoding/decoding to and from various formats, including the free formats FLAC and Ogg, WAV, MP3, M4A or SPX.
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Serving a Printer to Google Cloud Print from Linux
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Been waiting for Google Cloud Print to finally come to linux?
The wait is over!
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Dolphin Review - Kubuntu's Counterpart to Nautilus
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Those of you who are using Kubuntu are already familiar with Dolphin, the default file manager shipped in most KDE distributions. There are several very good file managers for KDE, and I must include here Konqueror or Krusader, however Dolphin’s goal is to offer as much as possible functionality while also keeping lightweight and fast.
Read more »Wineskin Pro 2.3 released
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The Bordeaux Technology Group released Wineskin Pro 2.3 today. Wineskin Pro 2.3 has file associations fixed, bug fixes for Custom Engines, confirm quit dialog option, bug fixes for the menubar, a small bug fix for the Advanced window. A full change log is provided in the new features section. This release also has a custom built Xquartz X11 server
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Linux Mint 11 review
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Linux Mint 11 is the latest release of Linux Mint, a desktop distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop. This is different from Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE), a version of Linux Mint based on Debian.
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Dual-booting between a GNU/Linux distribution and Windows on a computer with one or more hard disks is a common practice for those who use both operating systems. It is a somewhat hassle-free approach to keeping a foot in both OS worlds.
Read more »KDE 4.6.4 Enters Kubuntu Updates PPA (Installation Instructions)
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The latest KDE security update, 4.6.4, is now available in the Kubuntu Updates PPA. This release brings several new features, including:
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Install Firefox 5 Beta in Ubuntu from the Firefox Next PPA
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Not long ago Mozilla changed the release cycle of Firefox, so that major new versions (Firefox 5, 6 and so on) will be released every 2-3 months. Currently, the latest alpha release is Firefox 6 Aurora, while the latest beta development version is Firefox Beta 5, which has made it into the Firefox Next PPA already. Installing this version should be very easy if you follow the next steps.
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Wine 1.3.22 Released
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The Wine development release 1.3.22 is now available. Whats new in this release. Support for Indic text shaping. Generation of stubless code in the IDL compiler. Support for X files in D3DX. 4 and 24 bit bitmap formats in the DIB engine. Listview performance improvements. Various bug fixes.
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Complete Step by Step Guide to Make ISO Images in Ubuntu
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In this tutorial I will show you several simple ways of creating ISO images with Ubuntu, from doing it with graphical applications included in the repositories or by using just the command-line. Each method below will get the work done, and you can start burning your images to a CD or DVD in no time.
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