The latest entry, 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope," promises to be another iterative release, with a couple of new features (faster boot, overhaulted notifications system) but nothing to blow your skirt up.
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Mozilla Prism - Site-Specific Browser
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The first time you hear about site-specific browsing, you raise a brow and wonder. What is this thing? And how is it different from the ... eh ... regular browsing.
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Debian Lenny from a USB Drive
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There are various ways to try Debian before you ‘buy’ it. One is the live CD either Debian or Ubuntu, and the other is to run a self contained install from a USB drive. Seeing as these handy little gadgets are getting larger and cheaper as time goes in, this is a pretty viable method of doing things.
Read more »Afraid of the command line interface? Try Fish!
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Often I get ideas when working on a PC, ideas for things that would be nice to have on my system. Most of the time I sooner or later discover someone else had the same idea and build the thing I was thinking of only better.
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Waiting Before Trying Ubuntu 9.04 Test Release Is Advised
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As if on command, the latest Ubuntu 9.04 release has a final test version ready to go and something tells me that despite the good, there will be some bad to overcome as well.
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Prioritizing bugs to boost Linux adoption
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What are the problems that need to be solved to boost Linux adoption? And in what order? If we get the order right, we can make more users happier faster.
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12 Open Source Games that Don't Suck
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From entire operating systems to just about any sort of application under the sun, you can find open source and/or free software. This even includes games. Here are some of the best open source/free games out there today:
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Using OpenOffice.org as an Outliner
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Although OpenOffice.org Writer can't replace a dedicated outlining application, there are two ways to turn the word processor into a lightweight outliner.
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ZaReason Readies Ubuntu 9.04 PCs, Servers
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After a business trip to China, the ZaReason team is back in the US preparing to offer Ubuntu 9.04 on PCs and laptops the day Canonical's latest Linux distribution launches. But that's not all: ZaReason is preparing to expand its Ubuntu server lineup. Here are the early details, based on an email interview with ZaReason CTO Earl Malmrose.
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The best Linux media players
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Recently I have had a lot of people asking how to play various media files in Linux. I thought it would be smart to write about the best tools to play certain media types.
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The Eternal Battle: Gnome 2.26 and KDE 4
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It seems this debate has been discussed over and over again, with no end in site. It often looks like the only people fighting are the Gnome guys, but its the same on both sides. I cannot tell you how many times I visit a forum and ask question, and somehow everyone starts fighting.
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CrunchBang Linux Micro-Review
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Crunchbang linux is a distro based off of Ubuntu 8.10 it, brings to the table very powerful multimedia capabilities and a very customizable desktop courtesy of openbox window manager. Here are some Pros and Cons:
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My Upgrade to Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty (And some Issues)
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I decided yesterday to upgrade from Ubuntu Intrepid to Jaunty (Release Candidate). Alt + F2 and typed: update-manager -d
and after the restart I only had a few minor issues:
My Amarok was upgraded from 1.4 to 2.0.2 and I had to rescan the music collection and also my custom playlists were gone. I had to drag each playlist into Amarok and then save it again. That fixed one issue. [...]
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Ubuntu inside Windows: the Good, Bad and the Ugly
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Running Ubuntu inside Windows has its place, but it’s far from an ideal solution. Download "Portable Ubuntu for Windows."
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A Review of Popular Window Navigators for Linux
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After a long time, I said to myself, can I lose that bottom panel? I really wanted something semi-flashy that had function, giving me access to my favorite shortcuts.
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