Maybe the smallest desktop-based Linux distribution, which requires only 10 MB free space on an USB drive, CD or an internal hard disk drive, Tiny Core Linux could give you a new experience and maximum Internet speed with a customizable X desktop and by running entirely in RAM. The Tiny Core Linux distribution is powered by Linux 2.6 kernel, Busybox, Tiny X, Fltk and Jwm.
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An Open Letter To Foresight Linux
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I have decided - after running Foresight for two months - to no longer use Foresight Linux on my systems. Let me say however that I found the experience interesting and dare I say - challenging.
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Upgrade Ubuntu Linux to Jaunty Jackalope the super-easy way
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Ubuntu 9.04, Jaunty Jackalope, is being released next month. What does this mean for your existing Ubuntu setup? Fear not, here is the super simple way to go forwards without reformatting, reinstalling or losing data in any way.
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Introduction to the xmonad Tiling Window Manager
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What good is having a large display if you're constantly rearranging windows to fit them on the screen? I got tired of try to fit a web browser with other smaller windows and decided to try xmonad, a tiling window manager that could do this for me.
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KDE4 Version of Digikam Photo Management Available
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Photographers in the Free world rejoice! On behalf of the Digikam developer team, Gilles Caullier has announced the first KDE 4 release of Digikam, the photo management application.
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Fun Learning Games For Kids 2-10 on Ubuntu
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Teachers are always on the lookout for educational software that can actually hold a child’s attention. Instead of cutting the kids loose on the Xbox, why not give GCompris a try?
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Google Chrome on Linux progressing
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Ubuntu users (or users of a Ubuntu-based distro) who have been waiting patiently for the chance to play with Google Chrome, there's now a dead simple way for you to do it.
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Installing Linux with Virtual Box
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How to install a virtual machine to try out a Linux distribution.
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An introduction to Logical Volume Management
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These days most distributions are very easy to use and (for better or worse) abstract away the complex and powerful system underneath. This makes it easier to use but as a result, users often know little about the underlying system. Today we are going to take a look at Logical Volume Management (LVM), which gives users the ability to re-size partitions on the fly.
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MoviX2 Creates a Bootable, Self-Playing Video
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MoviX2 puts a tiny Linux system on a disc or thumb drive that boots up and plays almost any video file you burn it with, making a handy tool for demonstrations or less-than-capable computers.
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Ubuntu Jaunty Alpha 6: 2 New Wallpapers and a New Boot Splash
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After the new themes introduced yesterday, Canonical decided to update the boot splash screen (USplash) theme with a very nice one. As you can see in the image below, the logo is the same as it was in Ubuntu 8.10, but it's smaller and the loading bar was replaced with a thinner and nicer one (see the images below for more details).
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Easystroke
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Easystroke is an application for X that allows you to specify mouse gestures to invoke actions.
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Review: PcLinuxOS 2009.1
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In 2007 as one of our first Linux distro reviews, we took a peak at PcLinuxOS 2007 (aka PCLOS) and found it at the time to be a stellar product for it's time, stable, clean, easy to use and enjoyable. Will 2009 still retain it's former glory, or has the new version ended up as a fizzling dud?
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First Look: OpenGEU 8.10
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Another week, another First Look and yet another Enlightenment-using distribution came knocking at our doors. It's OpenGEU this time around and it has reached version 8.10.
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One Last Hurrah For USplash: A New Theme
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Pushed into the Jaunty repository this morning for Ubuntu 9.04 was a new theme for USplash. This Canonical project for providing a splash screen at boot-up on Ubuntu is being replaced by Plymouth.
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