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Cloned Distros: Why Ubuntu Sucks and Should be Banned

http://www.linux.co.nz

To write it down clearly: I don't like clones. There are too many distro's out there as it is. Over the last years I have had many people ask me: I have tried Distro X, Y and Z, can you help me?

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Created by StayPuff 16 years 27 weeks ago
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17 Web Browsers for Linux

http://blog.repasik.com

There are many web browsers for Linux, but everyone has different needs, some prefer customizable browsers with all the wizz and bang of plugins and themes, while others prefer lighter browsers that don’t have so many features and add-ons.

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Created by junkboxer 16 years 27 weeks ago
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HOWTO setup Squid Proxy & DansGuardian Internet Content Filter in ubuntu

http://blog.dipinkrishna.info

Installing Apache
Setting a Static IP Address
Installing and Configuring Squid
Install the Squid Proxy Server
Restarting Squid and DansGuardian

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Created by linuxtips 16 years 27 weeks ago
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How to create a custom linux file system within another

http://blog.dipinkrishna.info

With the power bestowed upon us, we can create a Linux file system in a file. Humanly speaking, we can create a file containing specific file system and mount it as if it were a partition of a hard drive.
To do this, we must firs

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Created by linuxtips 16 years 27 weeks ago
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ext4 on Ubuntu 9.04

http://penguindroppings.wordpress.com

It all started back in the good ol’ days of the Jaunty development cycle when I heard this new fangled filesystem thingy called ext4 was going to be an option in Jaunty. It claimed to be faster with much shorter fsck times. So, like any good Ubuntu developer, I tried it.

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Created by toolbanger 16 years 27 weeks ago
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Bazaar for Subversion users, part 1 - the basics

http://www.alexonlinux.com

This is a first in the series of articles about Bazaar, the distributed VCS. It is targeted at Subversion users who want a little more from their VCS.

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Created by asandler 16 years 27 weeks ago
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A tale of 2 distros, Ubuntu to Fedora

http://www.techmoments.com

Fedora, following Ubuntu, was the next major Linux distribution to rev to a new release. This one is fedora 11. It continues along history of subtle and not so subtle refinements of the distribution.

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Created by yantramosi 16 years 27 weeks ago
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How open source is growing up

http://news.bbc.co.uk

There is no doubt that free technologies, mainly open source software, are proving more popular both inside and outside the computer industry.

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Created by nanotech-spidergoat 16 years 27 weeks ago
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Atari 7800 goes open source

http://www.programmerfish.com

Remember the Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron? They used to be favorites when Atari’s 7800 series was still around. Now since the era of those consoles is over and a different world of interactive reality gaming has taken over, Atari has unofficially released source code of over 15 games for the coders and enthusiasts to admire.

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Created by sockpuppet 16 years 27 weeks ago
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Mozilla Rushing to Fix Firefox 3.5 Bugs

http://www.eweek.com

Mozilla plans to release a patched version of its latest browser, to be named Firefox 3.5.1, in response to certain bugs that have revealed themselves following Firefox 3.5's June 30 release.

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Created by sunny 16 years 27 weeks ago
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Microsoft And Linux Hold Peace Tweets

http://www.techcrunch.com

Okay, it’s not exactly the Camp David Summit that took place in 2000 between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but sometimes the littlest gestures can go a long way.

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Created by kbcornwell 16 years 27 weeks ago
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Codecs Should Be Bundled

http://www.linuxloop.com

One of the most problematic new user challenges in Linux is the problem of codecs and DVD playback. These are major challenges, since they cannot be legally included with existing Linux distributinos without paying a per-user license fee.

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Created by toolbanger 16 years 27 weeks ago
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OpenShot Is A Great Linux Non-Linear Video Editor

http://webupd8.blogspot.com

OpenShot has too many great features to list them all here but here are a few of them:

* Support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg)
* Gnome integration (drag and drop support)
* Multiple tracks
* Clip resizing, trimming, snapping, and cutting
* Video transitions with real-time previews
* Compositing, image overlays, watermarks

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Created by nilarimogard 16 years 27 weeks ago
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How To Fix Full-Screen Flash Videos in Linux & Firefox (or Swiftfox)

http://webupd8.blogspot.com

By default, Firefox (or Swiftfox) crashes when trying to view a full-screen video on say... YouTube. At least for me it used to crash until I found a fix and from what I've understand it's got something to do with the graphic card drivers and it's affecting both nVidia and ATI. If that is the case for you also, you may want to read on.

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Created by nilarimogard 16 years 27 weeks ago
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What Is And How To Install Swiftfox Web Browser in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions

http://webupd8.blogspot.com

I am aware of the fact that probably 90% of you must already know about Swiftfox so this post is for the other 10% of WebUpd8 readers. I wrote about how to fix full-screen flash in Firefox and Swiftfox but I never mentioned what Swiftfox is.

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Created by nilarimogard 16 years 27 weeks ago
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