The much awaited PCLinux OS 2010 was released in beta yesterday. Time for another celebration and another install test. PCLinux OS (PCLOS) is all I wanted, a stable KDE distro with the latest KDE 4.4.1 and Firefox 3.6. I spared no time and tried the beta on my Virtualbox setup.
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Linux Arpeggiators, Part 1
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In my last article I looked at performance loopers for Linux. This week I begin a 2-part review of similar applications called arpeggiators.
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GNOME Do to get more kick-ass than Chuck Norris
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Yesterday evening the jolly folk behind launcher-and-then-some GNOME Do held a meeting to set out some goals for the future of the project.
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gThumb Finally Gets Flickr Support
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The gThumb development is getting more and more interesting: after getting PicasaWeb support about a month ago, a branch called "flickr" (well, actually "flicker" but that's a typo by the developers) has been merged, meaning gThumb will finally get Flickr support. We couldn't resist so we updated the package in our PPA to the latest GIT so you (and us) can enjoy this cool new feature.
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Font Manager - A font management application for the GNOME desktop
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Font Manager is a font management application for the GNOME desktop. It is not intended to be a professional-grade font management solution, but rather a simple application suitable for the needs of most desktop users and even some graphics designers who may need to manage just a few thousand font files.
Read more »Current Ubuntu 10.04 Review
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"With Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) so far our first impressions aren't good. 10.04 booted to the "Install" prompt from a LiveCD in 4 minutes and 23 seconds, compared to a solid 40 seconds on Debian Squeeze ("testing" repository)"
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Ambiance Theme for Google chrome/chromium
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A theme to integrate Chrome/Chromium to the new Ubuntu-Theme "Ambiance" for the Gnome Desktop, which will be shipped with Ubuntu 10.04.
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Kubuntu and it’s Repositories
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Even though Kubuntu shares quite a lot with it’s older sibling, there are obviously enough differences between the two distros that Kubuntu use Ubuntu’s PPA system for a large portion of it’s updates. There are myriad reasons for this, but basically it boils down to these concepts:
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Turn your old computer into a music server with VortexBox Linux
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Based on Fedora, VortexBox is a free, open source (GPL v3), quick-install ISO that turns your unused computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox. Once VortexBox has been loaded on an unused PC, it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files , and download the cover art.
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Why You Don’t Need Anti-Virus Software For Linux
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I was just browsing Ubuntu Forums recently and someone wanted to get a second opinion to see if it were indeed true that Linux doesn’t need anti-virus software. I humbly obliged them with my own answer on the matter:
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How to Create Space Scenes Quickly and Easily in Gimp
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I’m a sucker for a cool space wallpaper, and judging by the images I find online, so are many of you. Creating a cool space scene can be done in a few minutes once you’ve got the basic method down, and Gimp provides several ways to go about adding random elements to keep things interesting.
Read more »Cool Linux keyboard, X86 hardware ultimate geek sound machine
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I'm not really a music lover, but would I have been an artist it would surely be my choice: A keyboard running Linux on common hardware, at least the operating system. This is really a very Cool device.
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Virtual Users/Domains With Postfix, MySQL, SquirrelMail (Mandriva 2010.0)
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This document describes how to install a Postfix mail server that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database. I'll also demonstrate the installation and configuration of Courier (Courier-POP3, Courier-IMAP), so that Courier can authenticate against the same MySQL database Postfix uses.
Read more »Firefox 3.6.2 Coming March 30th - Where is 3.6.1?
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From the 'What Happened to Firefox 3.6.1?' files: No, that's not a typo. Mozilla is currently scheduled to release its next open source Firefox browser version 3.6.2 on March 30th.
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The Ubuntu One music store and free software for profit
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One of the features expected with the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 release is the Ubuntu One Music Store (UOMS). The UOMS is a mechanism by which Ubuntu users can purchase songs in the MP3 format, with some of the revenue going to support Canonical.
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