A beta version of StormOS has emerged, which is a desktop distribution that is based upon the Nexenta Core Platform that in turn is derived from OpenSolaris but with an Ubuntu user-land.
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Evolution – The Default Email Client for Ubuntu
The original plan for my spiffy new Eee PC netbook was to dump my email archives on it, but the bundled email client for most Ubuntu-based Linux distributions is Evolution, an app I’ve never tried before.
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Why starting a KDE application with just su failed?
Several times users where surprised by the new behavior of KDE 4 applications. When just using su instead of su -, this will failed. Why? The explication is very simple.
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MEPIS goes kaboom, time to try openSUSE
As KDE 4.2.4 was just released I became really eager to try it out. MEPIS is still based on 3.5 by default. There is a fork known as DanumLinux that provides 4.2, though.
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Google Chrome on Linux First Impressions and Screenshots
Finally, Google released early developer versions of their highly regarded Chrome web browser for Linux and Mac. It means that you can now run Chrome natively on these two platforms but with insufficient features and software instability.
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OpenSolaris 2009.06 Live CD
I downloaded and booted the LiveCD version of OpelSolaris 20009.6, more for consistency than anything else I suppose. Is this version fit to challenge Linux?
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Proprietary games, Free software
For many years, the games industry has made use of Free Software to help make their products better. A peek at a manual’s copyright acknowledgements (or exploring a game’s installed folders) can yield a number of interesting values.
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Test-driving Chrome for Ubuntu
With an alpha version of Google's Chrome web browser recently released, I've been using it on Ubuntu for a few days. Below are some thoughts on the new browser and its ability to improve the Ubuntu experience.
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6 Beautiful ubuntu and gnome black themes
Whatever operating systems we use, one day we get bored with the default theme or style present in it. To make it more pleasant while working with the computer, we need to do some color, wallpaper, font changes etc.
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Review: Ubuntu 9.04
This is going to be the first time I look at a fresh install of Ubuntu in a long while. The biggest new change is the notification system.
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A Smart Alternative To Guitar Hero!
Willing to play real instruments on games like Guitar Hero?
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New cool list of Linux must-have programs
It's been approximately two years since I've written the first article, A (cool) list of Linux tools. Since, a lot has changed. I have decided to write a new article, from scratch, cataloging an up-to-date collection of must-have programs.
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Install Chromium (Google chrome) web browser in Ubuntu
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. The Chromium codebase is the basis for Google’s Chrome browser.
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IMDB 0.3.0 now including console utility
With the release of IMDB 0.3.0, a command-line utility is included! Why is this awesome for you?
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The Three Best Linux Media Centers
The three media centers I list are my favorites. All of them integrate easily with MythTV by adding a simple menu item, and each work greats with remotes and looks good on your TV.
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