Lin-X is a remastered version of Ubuntu designed to look and feel like Mac OS X. Lin-X has turned the cool Apple logo on its head a bit by putting in a skull and crossed swords. Surely an act of blatant defiance of Steve Jobs and his lawyers. We’ll see if anybody at Apple notices this amusing act of rebellion.
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A sample kernel module to create a file in /proc filesystem
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For all aspiring kernel hackers, here is sample module which will create a file in /proc filesystem. The file when read by programs like "cat" displays the current process being executed by the kernel. The link contains source code for the module. If you don't know how to compile and test it, visit http://sa-swargam.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-test-sample-module-for-cre...
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Encrypted $HOME Now Offerred at Installation
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Ubuntu Karmic Alpha5 image now offers home directory encryption as an option to all installing users!.
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Build a Personal Social Aggregator with Pubwich
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Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr -- with new social services popping up almost every day, how do you make all your social activities easily accessible to your friends and followers?
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Roadmap for Firefox 4
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According to the roadmap for the open source browser, the Mozilla developers plan to launch the next major Firefox release in October or November 2010. Around the same time, Mozilla plans to release version 2 of its Fennec smartphone browser.
Read more »Howto Create A RAMDISK in Ubuntu / debian Linux
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Some times we need to create Ramdisk for temporary use. Very easily you can make a ramdisk. it is lightning fast, because it is in RAM.
Open a Terminal
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130+ Twitter Accounts about Linux and Free Software
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Twitter is a micro-blogging service, very popular at the moment. With twitter, you can quickly communicate via short messages (140 characters). One of its advantages is the ability to subscribe to some accounts in order to receive information in real time. This article is offering a non-exhaustive list, about Twitter accounts dealing with Linux and free software.
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Firefox 3.5.3
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The Mozilla Firefox have already started spreading the latest Firefox version with the version number of 3.5.3 to the official mirror servers. This usually means that the next Firefox update is imminent.
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NAEV 0.4.0 Beta 1 Released
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NAEV is a 2D space shooter inspired by Escape Velocity. The player flies a ship from a top-down, isometric perspective, engaging in trade, combat, and missions.
0.4.0 includes a plethora of changes, including new ships, weapons, star systems, improved graphics and a completely new equipment system.
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Problems with Your Intel Wireless Drivers? Try Ubuntu
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When it’s compared to Microsoft Windows on the subject of driver support, Linux is generally perceived as lacking, although far less so in recent years thanks to the efforts of Intel and others. But in at least one case, Linux was the solution.
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Multimedia codecs on Windows vs. Linux - which one is harder?
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Windows is familiar. Windows is a given. Just for fun, imagine what would happen if you removed all icons from the desktop or moved the taskbar to the top of the screen. Can you imagine how many thousands of Windows users would perform a proverbial seppuku inside their minds?
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3 Software Applications For Chemistry Students
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An often overlooked aspect when compared with other more popular operating systems, Ubuntu enables students of various ages and topics to access a wealth of educational software.
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OpenOffice Reveals Motivation for Security Updates
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Earlier than previously announced, the OpenOffice Project has released information regarding the newest security updates, spurred on due to gaps in security.
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Top 5 Firefox Add-Ons For Soccer Fans
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Other than how easier it is to use and how fast it is, one of the reasons web users love Firefox is because of their massive library of add-ons. So since we’re all soccer fans, I thought I’d share five favorite Firefox add-ons — and they’re all free.
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How To: Creating A GDM Theme
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GDM is the GNOME Display Manager, a graphical login program, which provides a simpler alternative display manager for the X Window System's XDM. GDM is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The X Window System by default uses the XDM display manager. However, resolving XDM configuration issues typically involves editing a configuration file.
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