Ubuntu Karmic Alpha5 image now offers home directory encryption as an option to all installing users!.
Read more »Encrypted $HOME Now Offerred at Installation
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The Command Line Is Not Always Better
I started learning computers back when DOS was all that was available to me, so I was comfortable with the command line. When Windows 95 was released my command line usage dropped considerably because there simply wasn't the "need" for it that there once was. I've gone from using the command line all the time to using it very seldom because GUI's were getting better and becoming more wide spread.
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Novell Files for Rehearing En Banc!
Novell has filed a motion asking for a rehearing en banc of the appeal in SCO v. Novell
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The Perfect Server - CentOS 4.8 Server i386 [ISPConfig 2]
This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 4.8 server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.
Read more »Opinion: Is Novell Selling FUD or Linux?
Companies with inferior products are often tempted to create Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. Paul Rubens wonder if Novell's FUD campaign a sign of a company that is afraid of the truth.
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Build a Personal Social Aggregator with Pubwich
Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr -- with new social services popping up almost every day, how do you make all your social activities easily accessible to your friends and followers?
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5 things Best Buy employees must know about Linux.
5 points to educate Best Buy employees in refutation of the lies being fed them by Microsoft
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Roadmap for Firefox 4
According to the roadmap for the open source browser, the Mozilla developers plan to launch the next major Firefox release in October or November 2010. Around the same time, Mozilla plans to release version 2 of its Fennec smartphone browser.
Read more »Howto recover gnome-panel (disappeared Application , Places and System Menus ) in Linu
Reseting Gnome Settings
If your gnome-panel corrupt , Application Menu, Places Menu and System Menu and some other menu items will disappear.
How to recover it
Boot the system upto Login Window. Press Ctrl + Alt+F1
Now You will get a Text based login screen
login with your username and password
now you will get a $ prompt.
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Howto Create A RAMDISK in Ubuntu / debian Linux
Some times we need to create Ramdisk for temporary use. Very easily you can make a ramdisk. it is lightning fast, because it is in RAM.
Open a Terminal
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Choosing the Right Linux Netbook + Why You Should Avoid Windows 7
I will be giving simple tips on what brand to choose, the right hardware, the operating system to use, and other important factors that should be considered before making a purchase. I will also be explaining why you should stay away from Windows 7 when buying a netbook.
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Microsoft Wants to Attack Linux Using Patents, via Proxies/Trolls — Claim
OIN scoops up Microsoft patents that were put up for grabs (potentially by patent trolls); similarity to Intellectual Ventures seen
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130+ Twitter Accounts about Linux and Free Software
Twitter is a micro-blogging service, very popular at the moment. With twitter, you can quickly communicate via short messages (140 characters). One of its advantages is the ability to subscribe to some accounts in order to receive information in real time. This article is offering a non-exhaustive list, about Twitter accounts dealing with Linux and free software.
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Linux doesn't work? Just recompile.
Just about any mailing list, forum, blog comment you read will inevitably have a comment regarding Linux in the form of something like "If it doesn't work then just recompile it." I do not believe that telling anyone to compile a program as a problem fix is the "right thing (tm)" to do.
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Year X is NOT the Year of the Linux Desktop
This year is not the year of the Linux desktop. Next year is not the year of the Linux desktop. In fact, NO year is the year of the Linux desktop. I've given up hope for it.
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