Sabayon is a system administration tool to manage GNOME desktop settings. Sabayon provides a sane way to edit GConf defaults and GConf mandatory keys: the same way you edit your desktop. Sabayon launches profiles in an Xnest window. Any changes you make in the Xnest window are saved back to the profile file, which can then be applied to user’s accounts.
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Ubuntu 9.10 Gets Unreleased Catalyst 9.10 Driver
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Last year Canonical resorted to publishing an unreleased Catalyst driver within Ubuntu 8.10 so that there would be a ATI driver available to provide proper 3D support to its user. This happened again with Ubuntu 9.04. Well, now we have it a third time.
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If this is the revolution, I’m out
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I don’t know if I should call this a trend or just an occurrence, but for some reason I find it distressing that some people are forcing others to use Linux, as a means of converting them.
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Wine, Linux and Multimedia Software
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The purpose of this article is to try out some of my favorite Windows multimedia software in Wine. This is not intended to be an exhaustive survey of Windows multimedia software, but merely to capture my thoughts on software which I used on a regular basis under Windows
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GMaps4JSF in the JSF 2.0 Ajax world
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GMaps4JSF, a JavaServer Faces (JSF) mashup library, integrates Google Maps with JSF. Using GMaps4JSF, you can construct complex street view panoramas and maps with just a few JSF tags.
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Application Bundles: A new way to download and run Linux software
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Application Bundles are a new, distribution-independent and desktop-independent way to distribute software for Linux. A bundle is just a folder containing a program together with all its dependencies. Bundles can run from anywhere (in your home folder, on a network drive, or even on a USB stick), and there's no installation needed.
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Allmyapps, a webified Ubuntu Software Store, is gaining some traction
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Allmyapps.com, a website from which you can browse and install applications from the ubuntu repositories, is emerging as an interesting alternative to the Ubuntu Software Store announced by Canonical. Plus, it allows users to save and share a list with their favorite apps. Worth checking out...
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How-To: Install Amarok 2.2 Beta 1 from the Kubuntu Beta Backports
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The first beta of Amarok 2.2, codenamed 'Crystal Clear', was released on September 4 and packages are available for Kubuntu 9.04 Jaunty from the Kubuntu Beta Backports. To install Amarok 2.2 Beta 1 in Kubuntu/Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope just follow the instructions...
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Open letter to Chancellor of the UNT (Argentina)
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Such talk, the source said, was canceled by the UNT has contracts with Microsoft that prevent them from making criticisms about this company.
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Gallium3D Support For Haiku Operating System
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Gallium3D, the graphics driver architecture created by Tungsten Graphics designed to overhaul graphics drivers on Linux and other operating systems, has caused quite a stir lately. Gallium3D this year alone has picked up support for features like OpenGL ES, OpenCL, network debugging support, and many other prominent changes, albeit the GPU hardware drivers are still lacking.
Read more »Ubuntu's Karmic Koala emerges in alpha 5
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The Ubuntu project released Karmic Koala alpha 5 (Ubuntu 9.10), which adds Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud support, a new Ubuntu Cloud file-sharing service, and default switches to GCC 4.4, Ext4, and GRUB 2. Meanwhile, Canonical launched a Red Hat-esque Premium Service Engineer support program for large enterprises.
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How To: Use A Screensaver As Desktop Wallpaper
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I'm going to show you how to run a screensaver as the desktop wallpaper in the gnome desktop environment. You need to be using gnome and have the xscreensaver-data package installed in order to accomplish this task.
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Radio Station KRUU Saves Thousands Thanks to Open Source Software
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Open source radios are nothing new, but what about open source radio stations? Behind the scenes, KRUU staff relies on Ubuntu as its primary operating system.
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Vector Linux 6.0
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I published a review on the new Slackware 13.0, which I really didn’t like for numerous reasons. However, I did a search for Slackware based distros, to see whether the base ideas could be built upon. Slackware itself is higly stable and customisable, but maybe another developer could mix these attributes with usability.
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Canonical adds Premium Service Engineer’s to support options
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Canonical has added another option to their ever-increasing list of enterprise support options. Businesses requiring frequent support may pay for access to a Premium Service Engineer, an Ubuntu expert who works with the company's existing team to keep the company's Ubuntu installations running smoothely.
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