New PDF and Paper book with over 300 tips, tricks, hints and hacks for working with Ubuntu. Here's a link to a PDF with excerpts: http://media.pragprog.com/titles/ktuk/excerpts.pdf
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See the future of Ubuntu ... plus an editorial on Debian
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Canonical just announced the release of Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS, the first "point release" after April's initial release of the GNU/Linux distribution's latest long-term-support edition.
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Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse
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we’re going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video (click for short demonstration) between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2.
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Linux examined: OpenSUSE 11.0
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A few weeks ago, the OpenSUSE Project announced the release of OpenSUSE 11.0, the "community" edition of SUSE Linux, Novell's commercial Linux distribution. Like most recent distributions, OpenSUSE is made up of the usual suspects, including GNOME and KDE-based desktops, Live CD and full DVD installation options, and an online repository of software that can be installed using a GUI tool.
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Firefox developers shrink desktop apps
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ONE OF THE DRIVING forces behind the development of FireFox is shorely the developer crowd and its never-ending ability to write new add-ons for the browser contender.
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Reminder: Physical access = Root access
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Today I needed to reset a password on an Ubuntu system. While doing this, I was reminded of just how simple it is to get root access on a default install of Ubuntu. I wanted to share these steps on this blog to remind people that if someone has physical access to your Ubuntu system, they can get root access in just a few seconds.
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Ubuntu Photo Manager Experiment
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I have a passion for photography and have become heavily entrenched in the tools available on Mac OS X, such as Aperture and Photoshop. This experiment focuses mainly on Aperture and what tools, if any, exist for Ubuntu to replace my Aperture workflow with something cross-platform and open-source that I can use on Mac OS X and Ubuntu.
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10 KDE Audio/Video Players
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Article about 10 audio and video players for KDE, including Amarok, Kaffeine, or KPlayer.
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Why Debian's Still a Great Distro Choice
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Every year or so, there's a new Linux distro darling. Last year's was Ubuntu, and I've lost track of what this year's favorite penguin might be. But a lot of newcomers to Linux seem to get the impression that a new distro is better than an older package because there'll be more attention paid to new technologies and easier user interfaces. In fact, pretty much the opposite is true.
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Why you want a Linux Live CD
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For the most part, on this blog, I try to convince readers to do something defensive on their computers - like a parent nagging a child to eat their vegetables. Only once have I put my foot down, so to speak, saying unequivocally last year that all Windows XP users should employ DropMyRights.
Read more »Distinctively Draco
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Draco GNU/Linux is a unique Linux distribution based on Slackware but with a package management system created by NetBSD.
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10 most important Linux and free software logos, which represent Linux best.
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Sidux, a Great Alternative to Ubuntu, Part 2
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Last week we introduced ourselves to Sidux, the excellent Debian Sid implementation that makes Debian Sid a bit friendlier. Even though I thought I gave a number of reasons why a user might prefer Sidux to Debian Sid, or Ubuntu, or some other Debian derivative, they apparently were not clear to a number of readers. So here they are in nice bullet-pointed lists:
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Make Linux Faster and Smoother!
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If your computer has 1GB+ RAM, you would be hardly needing your swap space in most cases. It is evident that the RAM is much faster than your hard drive (A good 677MHz DDR2 can give 3000+ MiB/s while a standard hard drive can give around 50MiB/s). So it's better to let the RAM handle most of the processes.
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Find The Command Behind The Menu Entry
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Have you ever wondered what the actual command is behind the application you’re launching from the Applications Menu? I’ve found it useful a number of times, and I have two three methods of finding out what the command actually is. If there are any Gnome devs reading this, could finding the properties be made simpler directly from the menu itself?
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