I recently installed the Ubuntu Remix on my netbook. The most annoying feature i found was the 'Maximus'. It maximizes every window you open, even small windows which should not be maximized.This is how you can disable this feature.
Read more »How to disable the Auto Maximize feature in Ubuntu Remix 9.10 Karmic Koala
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iPhone Tethering on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic)
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If you're like me you have an iPhone and a portable computer running Ubuntu and you would like to have mobile internet without paying for an extra data plan from your carrier. Thanks to a few devoted individuals tethering the iPhone to Ubuntu is simple. The only prerequisite is that you must have an iPhone 3G or 3GS running OS 3.0 or higher.
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Silicon - auto image mounter for KDE 4
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Perhaps you know how mount ISO image by commend line. However, If you are lazy - like me - to use Konsole, Silicon is a good choice for this task. I tried Furius ISO before, but I don't like it because it lacks KDE4's integration. Silicon is an auto image manager and mounter (Iso, Squashfs and ... files) that work under GNU/Linux. It is released under GPL License.
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A few cool plugins for The GIMP (and how to add them)
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One of the many nicer aspects of the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Project) is that, like Photoshop, you can extend it’s usability by adding plug-ins and scripts.
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Searching and Filtering Photos in digiKam — Part 2
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Besides the quick search and filtering tools at the bottom of the main window, digiKam offers more advanced search features accessible via the left sidebar. Here, you’ll find a variety of search options.
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Can You Top This? 15 Practical Linux Top Command Examples
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This article is part of the on-going 15 example series where 15 examples will be provided for a specific command or functionality. In this series, earlier we discussed about find command, crontab examples, grep command, history command, ping command, and wget examples. In this article, let us review 15 examples for Linux top command that will be helpful for both newbies and experts.
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Does Ubuntu Make Linux Look Bad?
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On one of the computer forums I visit, someone has suggested that Ubuntu Linux “makes Linux look bad.”
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An API for easy Linux virtualization
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The libvirt library is a Linux API over the virtualization capabilities of Linux that supports a variety of hypervisors, including Xen and KVM, as well as QEMU and some virtualization products for other operating systems. This article explores libvirt, its use, and its architecture.
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10 things to know about Linux and Open Source: Compilation
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In case you missed some of the Linux and Open Source content in the 10 Things blog in 2009, I thought I would do a round-up of some of the best posts that appeared, many authored by our own Jack Wallen. If you’re new to Linux yourself (or want to introduce others to the world of open source), these concise lists provide a good jumping-off point on a number of topics.
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Intel Launches App Store; Moblin Apps First Up
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Not to be left off of the app store bandwagon, Intel has launched a beta version of its software application (app) store -- the Intel AppUp center. Initially targeting apps for netbook computers, the first apps are available for free download or purchase. At the same time, Intel industry partners Acer, Asus, Dell and Samsung also announced store collaboration and plans.
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openSUSE 11.2… the day after.
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So now it’s been a few weeks since openSUSE 11.2 hit the street. Here are a few impressions / factoids that i discovered so far:
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Ubuntu Linux and Your iPhone / iPod Touch
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Not content with the roadblocks Apple had erected for users who wanted to connect to their digital devices (that they had paid for, natch), Apple decided to up the ante with its iPod Touch and iPhone series.
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Kernel coding is a bit of a pain, if you compare it to userspace coding. You loose a lot of nice things in userspace, like segfaults (think you can’t live with them? try living without them ), and a bad kernel build can easily stop a system cold. These stupid little annoyances can really stop beginners from getting involved!
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e-Book Collection Management on Linux
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Having trouble sorting out hundreds of e-Books? If the collection is too big, its really not friendlier to find a book by file name. We need something like Book Shelf to keep them in order, that is what e-Book Collection Managers are, but they are a lot flexible than our real life Book Shelves.
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On the road again with Mandriva 2010 Spring Alpha1
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Mandriva team wishes you happy new year 2010 and is proud to propose the first alpha release for 2010 Spring. Together with these isos, you will find also technical specifications for this coming release.
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