The Fedora Unity Project recently announced the immediate availability of a new set of Re-Spins for the Fedora 10 Linux distribution.
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Acer Ubuntu nettop to get quiet storage switch
Acer's Nvidia Ion-based micro desktop PC, Revo, will go on sale in the UK on 5 May, with Ubuntu Linux among the available operating systems.
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Ubuntu: “it just works”
The past few weeks i’ve been considering buying a netbook (sub-notebook). ... (big snip) ... An hour later, i was online with Ubuntu 9.04 on my new netbook.
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Windows 7 and the Linux lesson
You may love Linux or hate it, but when a distribution is complete, there's very little hesitation by commercial operators when it comes to getting the completed operating system out there.
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Sound Solutions for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Users
The sound scheme in Jaunty has some important changes that you need to be aware of. Alsa 1.0.18 and Pulseaudio 0.9.14 are implemented in Jaunty. The new ALSA provides more support and greater functionality for more sound devices than previous versions. Pulseaudio 0.9.14 does some of the same on the sound server side.
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OpenBSD: I swap Firefox 2 for Firefox 3 (and don't melt silicon in the process)
When I set up this Toshiba Satellite 1100-S101 laptop with OpenBSD 4.4 late last year, I decided to go with Firefox 2.0.0.16 instead of the newer Firefox 3.0.1.
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Ubuntu Boot Chart: Make a Graph with Your Computer's Boot Time
Boot Chart for LInux is a simple way to automatically make a chart consisting of the applications your computer runs at boot, with the time it takes to load each app. Here is an example:
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4 Ways to Create Bootable Live USB Drives (For Windows, Linux and Mac OS X)
1. Using UNetbootin (for Windows and Linux)
2. Using Win32 Image Writer (Windows only)
3. Using usb-imagewriter (Ubuntu Only)
4. Using Diskutil (Mac OS X only)
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LMMS Turns Your Desktop into a Music Sequencing Monster
LMMS puts a powerful set of music-making tools into one window, letting those who can't swing a home studio roll samples, bass grooves, synths, and other effects into high-quality audio files.
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Android-based gadgets to ship in October
GiiNii will ship an Android-based portable media player (PMP) and portable Internet appliance in October and January, respectively, according to a spokesperson. The Movit Mini and larger Movit Maxx include touchscreens, WiFi, a webcam, and optional Bluetooth, says the company.
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Several powerful console music players for Linux
These players are among the top audio players for console available on Linux. Although several use only a command-line interface, several come with a nice, ncurses-based interface which makes music management easier and pleasant.
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Sockso Streams Your Tunes Anywhere via the Web
Access your music from afar with Sockso, the open-source music server. The simple, no-install-need setup can make your music available for the next trip you take out your door.
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Xandros Bets the Farm on Presto
OVER the past few weeks we've seen a lot of Presto coverage but almost nothing else from Xandros*, which also contains Linspire now (it lumped up two patent deals with Microsoft).
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Distributions: From Ubuntu to Mandriva and Fedora
This spring sees a burst of activity for Linux distributions. In addition to Ubuntu and Mandriva, FreeBSD and OpenBSD also put final touches on their new releases
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