Linux XP is a Fedora-based Russian distribution with the goal of porting the Windows XP user interface to the GNOME desktop. The latest version is 2008, released earlier this week
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Flock 1.1 offers nectar for social butterflies
When we looked at Flock 0.9 last year, the social Web browser showed a lot of potential. Now that it's over the 1.0 hump, the Flock team has made good on the application's promise. Maybe too good -- while Flock serves up a lot of content on a single page, you practically need super-powers to take it all in.
Read more »Nvidia Linux Display Driver 173.08 Beta Released
Nvidia, the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, released a new beta of its Linux video driver, version 173.08, which introduces support for some GeForce 9800, 9600, 9500 and 8400 graphic cards, among other bugfixes and improvements.
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wesnoth: a turn-based fantasy strategy game
"The free software community makes games, too. Among the more well-known ones is the Battle for Wesnoth — a turn-based strategy game with a fantasy setting. It doesn’t have shiny 3D graphics or cut-scenes, but it is an interesting and original game and is fun to play. This game is often simply called 'Wesnoth', and the package name is 'wesnoth'..."
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Get 3D Effects running in PCLinuxOS
A video howto about getting 3D effects working in PCLinuxOS
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Turns out the mini-laptop revolution was just child's play
For some months, strange goings-on have been reported in branches of Toys 'R' Us. Shifty-looking middle-aged men and younger males wearing ponytails and Grateful Dead T-shirts have been observed leaving the premises with small cardboard boxes which they then gleefully tear open upon reaching the safety of their cars. Exclamations of 'Yes!
Read more »Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring review: the blooming Spring
LinuxSeekers.com has printed one of the first reviews of the new Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring. They were impressed with the new artwork, the simplicity of the installer, and the wide range of hardware support.
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Mandriva Flash 2008 review
ReviewLinux.com reviews the Mandriva Flash USB key edition of Mandriva. "Mandriva Flash 2008 Mobile USB Key is a great extra tool to have in your Linux toolbox. Fun to use and easy to manage this key is a cut above the more open source versions of Linux on USB Key. Support from Mandriva is proven and available for all who purchase the key.
Read more »Encrypt / Sign your Email in Evolution
Did you know that Email is sent in clear text over the Internet? Unless you take steps to secure it, anyone who intercepts a message can easily read it. It’s also really easy for someone to send an email that looks like it came from you. The open source solution for this problem is called GNU Privacy Guard.
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Top Linux BitTorrent Clients For Ubuntu
I have tried all the command line BitTorrent clients, and they are awesome with memory/cpu usage but that isnt the preferred way anymore, most resort to GUI clients, and there are a few to choose from that kick ass. Here is a few to think about
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Flipping the Linux switch: openSUSE, geeko of many colors
The last openSUSE install I tried for any real length of time was 10.1. I installed 10.3 a month or two back to try some things, and found, though it's really usable, there wasn't anything that made me want to say, "Screw Ubuntu."
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The missing five-minute Linux manual for morons
It is time to wake up and smell the elephant in the room. Vista is struggling to achieve escape velocity. Microsoft finds itself the butt an international joke, but does not seem able to get a grip. The issue of choice of platform is once more up for grabs.
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Customize your Firefox browser with Personas
If you like to customize your applications' appearance, then Firefox themes probably haven't impressed you. Although there are hundreds of themes available, typically all they allow users to do is change the icons and background color of your browser -- not too exciting. Personas for Firefox offers a new way to customize the browser.
Read more »Finding a Linux-powered laptop
Until recently, there were only a few places from which you could buy a Linux-powered laptop. While you can’t get one at your local electronics or computer store, there are more options available.
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Extract email address from web page
This article explain how you can extract email address from web page. If you don't speak French, you can also read the command line.
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