Sitting at the heart of every Linux OS distribution is a Linux kernel. When it comes to the upcoming Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 release, the issue of which kernel is being used is not a cut and dried answer, however.
Read more »The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Kernel: What Is It?
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Turn Chrome’s New Tab Page into an Ubuntu Forums Powerhouse
There’s a lot of start page plug-ins for Google Chrome, but if you’re an Ubuntu Forums enthusiast, you might be interested in the powerful UbuntuForums.org Start Page extension.
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The other Ubuntu Linux distributions
I like the brand spanking new Ubuntu 10.04 a lot. But while I like its GNOME 2.30 interface, I also like other interfaces such as KDE. It would be nice if Ubuntu could also play MP3s, common video formats and Flash from the get-go.
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Likewise, I'm Sure
After the dust settled, it turns out that Samba and Likewise can co-exist after all.
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Riverbed and the Open Source Flamebox
Yes, Riverbed in some ways leverages open source and also contributes some testing components back. One of their bigger open source projects is something that internally carries the codename of 'Flamebox'.
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Patents, Patents, Everywhere...
But recently something seems to have got into the water, for the entire world, apparently, has gone software patent mad.
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FSF launches free software extension listing for OpenOffice.org
The Free Software Foundation announced a project to assemble a replacement extension library for OpenOffice.org, which will list only free software extensions. OpenOffice.org is free software, and an important contribution to the free software community. However, the program offers the user a library of extensions, and some of them are proprietary.
Read more »Get inside Virtualisation
There are many alternatives to VMware’s expensive and proprietary software. Join us as we investigate four of the most prolific tools kickstarting the revolution in open source virtualisation…
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Wine 1.1.44 Released
The Wine development release 1.1.44 is now available.
Whats new in this release:
* Many more new icons.
* Support for 32-bit prefixes with a 64-bit Wine.
* Many additional msvcr80/90 functions.
* Improvements to Bidi handling.
* More complete mmdevapi (Win7 audio) support.
* Improved handling of MSI patches.
* A number of fixes for desktop menus.
TurnKey Linux
Ever wanted to instantly have Drupal, Moodle, OTRS, MySQL, WordPress, Zimbra, Bugzilla, phpBB or a slew of other open source software packages up an running in a hassle-free manner to try out or available for rapid deployment?
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New documentation project for blind Linux users and all the others
Tony is going to host audio tutorials and podcasts that are relevant for the blind using Linux: follow his guidelines and you'll produce audio tutorials very useful for all potential Linux users, not just those with vision problems!
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Wacom bamboo CTL-460 in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)
The new Wacom Bamboo Pen (CTL-460) doesn’t work in Ubuntu Lucid out-of-the-box. You need a newer kernel module than the one that comes with Lucid by default. It’s pretty easy to get it working though, you just need to know how.
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No More Cheap Supercomputers? Sony Blocks Linux on PS3
The feature, called 'Install Other OS,' has been removed, three years after the console's introduction, "due to security concerns," the company said in a blog post.
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Open Source Browsers Continue to Grab Market Share
According to Net Applications' data for browsers in April, Internet Explorer had 59.5 percent share, Firefox had 24.59 percent share, and Google Chrome had 6.73 percent share.
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Stupid Television Executives
The guys who run Hulu, on the other hand, are smart. You'll see why in a bit.
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