This tutorial will explain Howto Convert AVI to DVD ISO in Ubuntu
Read more »Bazaar Explorer – Advanced Version Control Made Simple
Bazaar Explorer, a wonderful cross-platform Qt-based GUI front-end to the Bazaar VCS, is making it even easier. Whether you’re just getting started with DVCS or you just prefer a graphical environment, you should really check it out.
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9 Free Linux Distributions: A Linux Free For All
Have you searched for Linux distributions that are 100% free? Did you find more than one that suited your needs? Well, here's a list of nine from which you can choose your favorite. Free means freedom to alter, redistribute, sell or release as a different product with no restrictions on you or your new distribution.
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Firefox 3.5.5 stability update now available
As part of Mozilla’s ongoing stability and security update process, Firefox 3.5.5 is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a free download from http://firefox.com/.
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Latest Moblin Linux polished for netbooks
The effort putting Linux on Intel's mobile Atom processor has seen its latest release, with an across-the-board polish for Moblin. The steering committee of the Moblin Project, the Intel-initiated effort that was spun off to the Linux Foundation earlier this year, proudly announced a raft of capabilities new to version 2.1.
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Useful Matlab / Octave script to make default function arguments easier
Both Matlab and Octave (i.e. its open source equivalent) are not very friendly as far as default function arguments are concerned. Therefore, a simple script for both MATLAB and Octave is provided, along with some examples of its usage, that makes working with default function arguments little easier.
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Q&A: Ubuntu 9.10 security
What are the most notable security features introduced with Ubuntu 9.10? The widest-reaching change was the introduction of non-executable memory emulation for Ubuntu systems that lack non-exec hardware.
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Creating Ebooks with Sigil
There are plenty of places on the Web where you can find ebooks in the EPUB format, but what if you need to create an ebook yourself? Sigil can help you with that.
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Open source design and the OpenOfficeMouse
The OpenOfficeMouse seems like such a typical product from the open source community. The press release waxes on about the features, implicitly presupposing that more must be better...
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Kubuntu Linux 9.10 Review
Desktop Linux Reviews: "Last week I took a look at the latest release of Ubuntu. This week I thought it would be great to continue with Kubuntu Linux 9.10. For those who aren’t familiar with Kubuntu, it’s basically the KDE version of Ubuntu (Ubuntu uses Gnome as its desktop environment)."
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Mandriva 2010 packs a punch
Ubuntu Linux may get the majority of attention from Linux watchers but there are many good alternatives available. One of those is Mandriva Linux.
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Moblin 2.1 released
Moblin version 2.1 is available for download. This tiny Linux edition is suitable for netbooks & nettops as anounced by the Moblin project steering committee.
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Ubuntu Karmic fail: Pidgin and the new Empathy won't run until you make this fix
I haven't loaded up an IM client since I upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic). But I did today, and neither Pidgin nor the new GNOMEish Empathy would run.
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Linux Got Game: Tremulous
I had a lot of free time last weekend so I had a chance to annihilate stuff by playing another first person shooter game on my Linux box. The game is called Tremulous and it's not a typical FPS since it incorporates elements of real-time strategy that makes it even more fun and challenging.
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BoomingBang: XO Laptop Role Playing Game
The basic mission of players is to eliminate all other players from the game in a funny way. You control a team of creatures, be it a penguin or Pigeon or a bull.
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