Previously, I covered some features that might be included in Fedora 10. Today, here are some interesting features that have already been approved.
Read more »Gufw - Simple GUI for ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall)
Gufw is an easy to use Ubuntu / Linux firewall, powered by ufw.Gufw is an easy, intuitive, way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by ufw, runs on Ubuntu, and anywhere else Python, GTK, and Ufw are available.
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KDocker - Useful Docking Application for KDE
KDocker comes handy when you want to embed some graphical application in the system tray, given that the respective application does not come with its own feature to put it in the tray.
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Fragging Free is a Doom3:ROE single-player modification
FF has a precise objective: to bring the classic gameplay to the maximum. We’ve found D3 gameplay good, but it was too slow and static if compared to older id games.
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Sync files with Dropbox
Looking for an easy-to-use file sharing and synchronization solution that works with Linux? You might want to give Dropbox a try.
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Viewing the Night Sky with Linux, Part II: Visit the Planets With XEphem
Part I of this series covered a simple Linux planetarium program, KStars.
Read more »Stellarium - Free opensource planetorium on your computer
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.
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So Many Colors
This summer, I’ve been working on getting Mozilla’s color management backend ready for the prime time. We’re finally turning it on in tonight’s nightly builds, so I thought I’d give a bit of background on the history of color management in Mozilla and on color management in general. You should all go download the latest nightly when it comes out and give it a try.
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GIMP User Filter allows use of Photoshop filters
One brake on the GIMP's popularity is that, while it boasts dozens of filters, a rival like Photoshop boasts thousands. You may only occasionally need a special effect that imitates a pencil sketch or a famous style of painting such as Impressionism or Cubism, but, when you do, having a filter to create the effect instantly saves serious amount of time.
Read more »Firefox 3 - The Beast Among Web Browsers
Not only Firefox became in a relatively short amount of time the most popular web browser on Linux, but it also turned out to be the most powerful competitor to Internet Explorer on Windows, proving itself faster, more stable, more flexible and secure. Some would say Firefox is one of the most important proofs that open-source can and is actually better than closed, proprietary software.
Read more »AbiWord - Free opensource Word Processor for openSUSE Linux
AbiWord is a free opensource word processing program like Microsoft Word or Openoffice. Abiword is a light weight multi-platform word processor and is rapidly becoming a state of the art Word Processor, with lots of features useful for your daily work, personal needs, or for just some good old typing fun.
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IRC Clients for Linux Part 1: List of 6 GUI Clients
IRC plays a major role in the Linux development and the community itself, and most distributions and software projects usually have one or more IRC channels (usually on Freenode or, in Debian's case, on OFTC) for discussing issues related to the project or just helping users.
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Organize Your ToDo List in Ubuntu with Remember The Milk and Tasque
I am a big fan of the previously mentioned Remember The Milk productivity webapp. It does one thing– manages your Todo list– and it does it very well. Remember The Milk offers a clean web interface, as well as integration inside Gmail, Google Calendar, and even has an iPhone app. The only thing that was missing for me, though, was a simple interface for the Linux desktop. Enter Tasque.
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Run Windows Apps 100% Seamlessly on Ubuntu!
I know that most of us Linux user usually cringe whenever we need to *god forbid* use a Microsoft WIndows machine. So we created applications like Wine in an effort minimize the contact with that horrid machine.
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aMSN - opensource MSN messenger client for openSUSE
aMSN is a free open source MSN Messenger clone for Windows,Linux,Unix & Mac with features like offline messaging, voice clips, picture display, custom emoticons, webcam support, full speed file transfer, chat logs etc
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