It seems the Kubuntu developers aren't big fans of Kaffeine 1.0 and want a new default media player for Kubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.
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How to Configure Linux for Children
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Many people still cling to the notion that Linux is for 30-year-old male geeks. While that may be true, there are plenty of other people of all ages, ethnicities, and genders who enjoy Linux and other free and open source software. For the most part, the operating systems a child uses are determined by the child’s parents and school.
Read more »Morevna - An Open Source Anime Project Using Open Source Tools Only
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Morevna is an open source anime project made using open source tools like Synfig, Blender, GIMP and Krita. Unlike Project London Movie, Morevna is not only created using free and open source tools, but Morevna anime will also be released and distributed as free content. This project definitely deserves a lot of appreciation.
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Hidden Linux : agt-get secrets
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apt-get is the package handling utility behind Debian-based Linux systems such as Ubuntu, Mint and Mepis. ...a couple of neat tricks up its sleeve.
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Security vs. Convenience
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Although my intent is not to start the next GNOME/KDE-level war, it seems there must be a happy medium between total desktop insecurity and total desktop unusability.
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Mandriva Spring 2010
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I was a Mandrake user for several years, before Ubuntu and Fedora were even part of the Linux lexicon. At the time, Mandrake was one of the easiest distributions in the Linux community. Mandrake was derived from Redhat with a focus on ease of use and usability.
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Keep Tabs on Your Data with Pygmynote
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When it comes to filers and pilers, I firmly belong to the latter category. I do like to keep all my disparate data -- notes, links, to-dos, etc. -- in one application, so when I need to find something, I have to look in one place.
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The All in One Deskbar Applet
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Have you ever gone through the items listed in the "add to panel" option? If not, then you are missing one of the finest GNOME features. It has a great number of some really useful applets.
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How do you cloud?
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Often when a term gets thrown around enough to become a “buzzword”, it starts losing its meaning because people grow numb to it. Once that happens, you get pushback from people, even people to whom the buzzword applies.
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Force Quit an Unresponsive Graphical Application in Ubuntu
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There are lots of command-line utilities to kill unresponsive programs in Linux, but for the button-pushing-inclined, the Force Quit panel button lets you kill any app that you can click on without needing to remember anything.
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How to Install New Banshee 1.7.3 in Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx"
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Banshee 1.7.3 is released without much fanfare, but with a lot of improvements. The new Banshee adds Amazon MP3 Store support and also does Miro Podcast directory integration which allows users to discover, stream, and subscribe to podcasts in a way never before possible in Banshee.
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Give your desktop a dramatic make over
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If you’re looking for something that isn’t simply a variation on the default Ubuntu Light themes, shies away from looking like Aero & shuns using garish colours just to ‘seem different’ then Elegant GNOME by arobase could be just what you’re looking for.
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Internationalise your apps using Qt
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After putting so much effort into an application it would be shame to see it not being used just because it was only available in English. Most people pay more attention and give more respect to a product which is available in their own language.If you want a global audience for your software, it is very important that you localise your application for your users. Here's how...
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Install VLC 1.1.1 in Ubuntu 10.04/9.10 using PPA
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VLC Media Player is a long-time open-source favorite, and the latest version is also the first to be out of beta development. It's not the only option for free video playback, but it's one of the best, and the feature updates in version 1 make it well worth the upgrade.
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Taking webm for a Spin
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What do I use to test out webm? Since I already have quite a few avi videos I decided to convert some of them. I was amazed at the quality of webm conversions but realized that medium quality avi files aren't the best source material. How about DVD quality video? How about Sita Sings the Blues?
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