One week after the arrival of the release candidate, the EasyPeasy developers have released version 1.6 of their Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at netbooks, adding a brand new interface and the open source Nouveau driver for NVIDIA graphics hardware
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Using sidux with the newly updated KDE SC 4.4.3
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The Debian KDE team has not been releasing KDE updates with each monthly incremental version, and so there have been no snapshots between KDE SC 4.3.4 and KDE SC 4.4.3. As of yesterday, however, the Sid repositories began to be populated with KDE SC 4.4.3, and as of today, we now have Sid (and sidux) implementations of KDE SC 4.4.3 available. I am using it now.
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Rocking Starcraft 2 on Linux
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I was clicking through the website as quick as I could so I could get the game downloading, when reality came crashing down on top of me as I hit the downloads page and was asked to choose between a Windows and an OSX client. What is a Linux user to do?
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Exaile – The First Linux Media Player I Don’t Hate
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There seem to be two types of music players out there: the tiny ones that don’t get in your way but often lack important playlist features or format support, and the monstrous software beasts that drag your system to a halt.
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Google: Android 2.1 is catching up
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According to Google, the number of devices running version 2.1 of its Android mobile operating system is on the rise - at the expense of 2.0.1 and 1.6 based devices
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Could Android run on the iPad?
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There has been some debate about which platform represents the sweet spot for Android? Is it best suited as a smart-phone? Can Android dominate the netbook market? Maybe it can excel in the mid-market as a flexible and capable touch-tablet?
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Kubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS Review
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Alas, I was not nearly as pleased with Kubuntu as I was with Ubuntu. While there have definitely been some improvements in Kubuntu 10.04, it lacks some of the important things that defined Ubuntu 10.04.
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How to make an 'Obama' HOPE Poster in GIMP
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There are a few tutorials for this in Photoshop and Illustrator, but I haven't found any for the GIMP, so I attempted it myself! It is a fairly simple method and easily done with great results!
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Wacom bamboo CTL-460 in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx)
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The new Wacom Bamboo Pen (CTL-460) doesn’t work in Ubuntu Lucid out-of-the-box. You need a newer kernel module than the one that comes with Lucid by default. It’s pretty easy to get it working though, you just need to know how.
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TurnKey Linux
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Ever wanted to instantly have Drupal, Moodle, OTRS, MySQL, WordPress, Zimbra, Bugzilla, phpBB or a slew of other open source software packages up an running in a hassle-free manner to try out or available for rapid deployment?
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Wine 1.1.44 Released
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The Wine development release 1.1.44 is now available.
Whats new in this release:
* Many more new icons.
* Support for 32-bit prefixes with a 64-bit Wine.
* Many additional msvcr80/90 functions.
* Improvements to Bidi handling.
* More complete mmdevapi (Win7 audio) support.
* Improved handling of MSI patches.
* A number of fixes for desktop menus.
Get inside Virtualisation
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There are many alternatives to VMware’s expensive and proprietary software. Join us as we investigate four of the most prolific tools kickstarting the revolution in open source virtualisation…
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The other Ubuntu Linux distributions
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I like the brand spanking new Ubuntu 10.04 a lot. But while I like its GNOME 2.30 interface, I also like other interfaces such as KDE. It would be nice if Ubuntu could also play MP3s, common video formats and Flash from the get-go.
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Turn Chrome’s New Tab Page into an Ubuntu Forums Powerhouse
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There’s a lot of start page plug-ins for Google Chrome, but if you’re an Ubuntu Forums enthusiast, you might be interested in the powerful UbuntuForums.org Start Page extension.
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i don't need no stinking nepomuk .. right?
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Every so often (this is today's theme) I hear someone say something along the lines of, "I don't need Nepomuk Desktop Search. All my files are properly arranged in a neat folder hierarchy. I am not in need of any help with that, so Nepomuk is a waste of resources and I don't care to have it installed."
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