Ubuntu’s notification system will see several improvements and changes for it’s inclusion in Karmic. The most notable and obvious of these is will be its appearance. The large rectangular pop-up’s of Jaunty are replaced with a sleeker smaller bubble.
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Ohio Linux Fest [September 25-26] Back to the Future of Linux -- Celebrating 40 Years of Unix!
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Don't miss your last chance to register for Ohio Linux Fest! A mere two weeks away on September 25-26, it's coming faster than a Free Software freight train! Registration has been lighter than past years please forward this release to friends in the Ohio and surrounding areas.
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Ohio LinuxFest is definitely one of my favorite Linux and open-source conferences. If you've never been to a Linux conference, now is a great time to begin. If you have, it's also a great time to experience this conference.
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Microsoft Runs Away from the Press After Trying to Have GNU/Linux Sued by Proxy
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Microsoft cannot deny trying to "screw Linux" by proxy; Miguel de Icaza's new role at Microsoft revisited
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Creature comforts for Ubuntu
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The upcoming version 9.10 of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, code-named "Karmic Koala", is is approaching its October release.
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Change the default and Preferred applications in GNOME
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When you open Nautilus you will see files and folders. Most of those files, when double-clicked, will be opened with the associated application. When you double-click on an image icon, by default, the application Eye of GNOME will open and display that file. But what if you wanted that file to automatically open with The GIMP for image editing? There are a couple of ways to do this.
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Atlanta Linux Fest 2009 Saturday, September 19th 2009
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Atlanta Linux Fest 2009 will be held Saturday, September 19th, 2009, which is also Software Freedom Day. Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE will be presenting upcoming releases and interesting projects that have been going in their respective communities. Open Source projects like SugarCRM, Drupal, and Blender will be represented. Discussions about GPLv3 and women in OSS wil be held.
Read more »Users nervous about Oracle's acquisition of MySQL
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The European Union is not the only one antsy about Oracle taking possession of the open source MySQL database should the commercial database giant's merger with Sun Microsystems get final approval. So are MySQL users.
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How To Install A Dual-Panel Nautilus For Gnome
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Not so long ago we discovered a simplified version of Nautilus which seems to miss Ubuntu Karmic after all so the only way to get it is through it's PPA. But still, one of the most requested features in Nautilus must be the dual-panel view, which gives you the ability to work in two directories at one. Sure, you can use tabs, but a dual panel Nautilus would be really useful.
Read more »Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL On Fedora 11
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This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota and upload/download bandwidth limits with this setup. Passwords will be stored encrypted as MD5 strings in the database.
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Integrate google calendar into your gnome calendar
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To integrate google calendar events into your gnome desktop, go to google calendar,
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 53
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Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral by merc and crimperman
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5 Exciting 2D Graphics Design tools for Ubuntu Linux
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Ubuntu linux is rich with exciting graphics utilities, Here you can see simple but very useful 2D Graphics Design tools for Ubuntu Linux. Yes welcome to the fantastic world of ubuntu graphics. Xara Xtreme, ( apt-get install xaralx) This is simple, easiest vector graphics drawing program.
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Free (as in beer) hosting review for open source projects
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Here's a review aimed at helping open source projects choose a free (like beer) hosting service—particularly for demanding, dynamic sites—covering SourceForge, Google App Engine, Launchpad, and Blogger.
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More Reflections on the Cloud
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Cloud computing, the latest and greatest trend of the IT world, has become a central element of Ubuntu’s server strategy. With this development in mind, I’ve given some thought lately to how much of my electronic life actually depends on access to "the cloud."
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