A shift from multi-core power-gobbling monsters toward whisper-quiet systems with single-digit power consumption is rippling through the desktop market. This trend plays right into the hands of a Paris-based company called Linutop, which offers a miniature Linux-based desktop system.
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My story with Linux, Part 1.
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My story with Debian GNU\Linux is a true love story. At least for the time being. This post is dedicated to describe how I got “here”. “Here” is my relationship with Debian on my laptop, and this post will also describe what I can or can’t do with my Debian GNU\Linux and will be like a long going bug report, hopefully this will help someone resolve those bugs with time.
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ArchLinux: My ultimate GNU/Linux distro of choice
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Finally, after testing, using and experimenting with dozens of GNU/Linux distributions during the last 4 years, I’ve found my ultimate distro of choice. It’s ArchLinux. I’ve never been so happy to be a GNU/Linux user as today.
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4 Linux Distros Which Look Like Mac OS X
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What a week! I’ve been working on my podcast so I’m a bit behind on posting. Here’s an interesting compilation of Linux distribution which resemble Apple’s Mac OS 10.v.
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How to convert PDF files to HTML or XML files in openSUSE
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Converting a PDF file into an HTML or a XML file has been made easy by a small useful utility called PDFTOHTML. PdftoHTml is a Xpdf based tool which can convert PDF files to HTML or XML format. PDFTOHTML also supports encrypted files and support for images in the PDF file by converting to PNG images files.
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Four Offbeat Open Source Browsers
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Although you'll occasionally come across someone who uses Opera, the world of browser users consists largely of people using Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. However, for niche applications, fast performance, and for other reasons, many free spirits use some of the unusual open source browsers out there. Here, you'll find four of them, and what they're good at.
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My first taste of XFCE…
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Well, I gave KDE a whirl, but it’s not ready for me yet, so I thought I might try out XFCE. This is partially about trying out other desktop environments, and partially trying to get away from GNOME, so there’s a little of both in this entry…
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Changing Window Manager on Fedora
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TheLinuxBlog.com was intended to be a blog where I could log my thoughts, findings and generally keep track of how to do stuff. Since it was started this is still the goal. Ultimately I’d like to refer to TheLinuxBlog on how to do something just as much as I refer to google for everything else.
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A Short IceWM Tutorial
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This is a short tutorial for configuring IceWM for a lightweight Linux desktop. Configure menu and toolbar, add desktop icons and wallpaper!
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AutoPager Automatically Loads the Next Web Page Inline
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The AutoPager Firefox extension automatically loads the next page of a site inline when you reach the end of the current page for infinite scrolling of content.
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OpenOffice.org Tips and Tricks Part II
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Last month we started a tutorial series covering tips and tricks to help you make the transition from Microsoft (MS) Office to OpenOffice.org (OOo) 2.4 easier. We discovered how to add more templates and clip art to OOo, include grammar checking, and replicate the convenient Split Window feature of MS Office.
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Listed on the roadmap to Gnome 2.24 is the integration with Empathy, a multi-protocol IM client. This integration could be a sign of a replacement for Pidgin and Ekiga with one single SIP and multi-protocol IM application.
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SMILE - Slideshow video creator for Linux in openSUSE 11.0
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SMILE, Slideshow Maker In Linux Environnement is a free opensource slideshow creating tool for GNU/Linux, although it also works on Mac OS/X. SMILE helps to create video slideshows from images, that can be played on almost all medias. The numerous features and the simplicity of use make it possible to create dynamic and rich slideshows
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Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 released
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Mandriva Linux 2009 Beta 2 includes a completely new installer, new printer configuration GUI, Firefox 3, OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta, and some improved hardware support. As always, Mandriva reminds you not to use pre-releases in any critical situation.
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GoboLinux and Replacing the FHS
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GoboLinux is a distribution which sports a different file system structure than 'ordinary' Linux distributions. In order to remain compatible with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, symbolic links are used to map the GoboLinux tree to standard UNIX directories.
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