The Wine development release 1.2-rc4 is now available. Whats new in this release. Many translation updates. And A lot of bug fixes.
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AWN 4 is fine
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Occasionally I decide that someone has made such an impressive application that I have to give it its own review. This is one of those times.
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Presenting squid-deb-proxy! Speed up your update downloads!
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Are you like me and have multiple Ubuntu machines under one roof? Are you tired of downloading the same update multiple times? Sick of what seems to be duplicate work? Let me introduce you to my little friend... squid-deb-proxy.
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Mono Cleanup
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Ubuntu GNU/Linux follows the footsteps of projects like Fedora and sweeps Novell's Mono aside
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More Rebuttals to Latest GNU/Linux Security FUD
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Linux backdoor? Not so fast, say people who are familiar with the issue
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Reset system wide cursor theme
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If you installed KDE in ubuntu (GNOME based), you may have noticed that when you log back into GNOME, you keep the KDE cursor theme. To fix this, use update-alternatives like so:
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Flock 3 Beta drops Firefox, switches to Chromium
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The Flock developers have released a public beta for version 3.0 of their social web browser, switching from Mozilla's Firefox 3 browser to Google's open source Chromium platform
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Almanah and RedNotebook: Easy, Elegant Journaling
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Using a purpose-built diary application can have some advantages over merely typing daily journal entries into a simple text editor. A specialized diary app takes care of the basic file management chores so you can open the file and make an entry without getting bogged down in the process of record-keeping. RedNotebook and Alamanah diary are two worthy options.
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Linux, trojans and viruses. A real threat?
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While there is no excuse for inattention and lack of knowledge, the fact is that there are Linux virus's (viruses, virii?) and there will be more.
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FFmpeg 0.6 Released With H.264, VP8 Love
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The release of FFmpeg 0.5 last March was significant as it was the first official release in quite a while for this popular and widely used free software media program. Fifteen months later, FFmpeg 0.6 has been released with plenty of changes including support for Google's VP8 codec / WebM and improvements for HTML5/H.264 video playback.
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Fedora 13 Boasts Many Leading-Edge Enhancements
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Red Hat's Fedora 13 open-source software can serve in a full gamut of Linux roles, as long as users are prepared to upgrade their systems about once a year.
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The Start to Finish Guide to Rooting Your Android Phone
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Rooting your Android device is much like jailbreaking an iPhone. Once rooted, you can make your phone run faster, tether it to your computer, tweak hidden settings to your liking, and more. Here's how to do it on your Motorola Droid. Rooting essentially means giving yourself root permissions on your phone.
Read more »8 of the Best Free Linux Usenet Tools
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Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It was founded in 1980 to enable users to read and post public messages to various newsgroups. As such, it predates forums, blogs, instant messaging and P2P networks.
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Impressions – HaikuOS R1 Alpha 2
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HaikuOS has been in development for so long though that the R2 Alpha1 release is fairly stable and represents a major milestone. Let’s see what I discovered…
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10 ways to dodge Linux hardware issues
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If you’ve been grappling with Linux hardware problems, take heart: Jack Wallen has some strategies for resolving common issues — or avoiding them in the first place.
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