Today I saw the news that Cirgon is shipping a Fedora-based HTPC. I was glad to see the news, but, unfortunately, I was not impressed by the implementation.
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9 File Managers for Linux
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9 Linux file managers: Konqueror, Nautilus, Krusader, Dolphin, Xfe, PCManFM, Thunar, ROX-Filer, Midnight Commander.
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GTK+ State of the Union, Plans for 3.0 (PDF)
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At last week's Guadec meeting, Kristian Rietveld delivered the GTK+ "state of the union" report. GTK+ is the multi-platform toolkit behind a number of popular applications and, perhaps most well known, the Gnome Desktop environment for Linux.
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Desktop Distros
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As a long time user of Linux, and reader of Linux Magazines, Websites and Blogs, many see the current Linux situation as being a dawn of a new horizon. Essentially the release of the EEE PC, the timely release of Vista and Ubuntu have all kick started the “Linux Revolution” for the Linux desktop.
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KDE: Right Click, Extract Here
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I've been hunting for a post on how to have KDE "extract here" like Foresight Gnome edition does (it's really handy to one click extract archives)...Then I decided to search KDE-Apps.org and viola! I found it. A handy little tool that allows you to right click on any archive and "extract here" with Ark. Here's how to install it.
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When ’supported’ doesn’t equal ‘fully functional’
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As your experience in Linux grows, you learn one thing: don’t buy new hardware or peripherals without checking whether it’s supported by your favorite distribution. It saves both money and disappointments.
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GNOME 3.0 officially announced... and explained
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At the recent GNOME User and Developer European Conference (GUADEC), the GNOME release team announced a proposal for developing the next major iteration of the open source desktop environment. The plan offers a long-term strategy for moving GNOME development forward and defining future goals for the desktop.
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Big Buck Bunny Movie Review : Open Source Goes Hollywood
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Big Buck Bunny codenamed Peach is the second Open Source Animated Movie from the Blender Stable.. Like its elder sibling Elephant's Dream this movie has been created using Free and open Source software Blender .. The Project Peach started in October 2007 and produced an amazing result know as Big Buck bunny which was released April 10, 2008..
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The strength of Linux is in it's flexibility
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In the world of electronic silicon number crunchers one of the primary structural components is the operating system. At the moment I would have to say the strongest operating system is Linux. I say this because out of all the operating systems I know, I believe the most flexible operating system is Linux.
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Quick: How to Hide Mounted Drives on Gnome’s Desktop
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I prefer a clean desktop with no icons cluttering it up, but by default most Gnome based distros adds icons to the desktop for every single removable drive that you attach to your system.
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Projects on the move
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In the age of digital cameras, most people are capable of taking reasonable photos. To make an impression with photos, you have to do something really special. Stitching is one option, but this has nothing to do with traditional handicrafts. These days, stitching means piecing individual photos together to create a large-scale panoramic image.
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12 Web Browsers for Linux - Review
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Review of 12 web browsers for Linux with screenshots, for both GUI and CLI interfaces. Among the well-known browsers like Firefox, Opera, Epiphany or Konqueror, included are Dillo, Galeon, Kazehakase, lynx, elinks, w3m, links2, links.
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Myah OS: Not quite ready
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Myah OS is a desktop-oriented distribution built from the ground up around a custom package manager. When things go right, it has the potential to be an easy to use, simplistic deskop operating system. As you will see, however, not everything always goes right.
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Looking For Software? Gnomefiles May Help!
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One of the classic problems that newcomers to Linux face is locating and installing software to do the work they want to accomplish. With Synaptic in Ubuntu, installing the software has been made simple, but choosing which software to install can still be a challenge.
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How Does OpenOffice 3.0 Beta Handle Microsoft Office Files?
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Like it or not, one of the most important features of any Microsoft Office alternative is being able to read Microsoft Office files.
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