CentOS has not received much attention here on Ghacks, so I thought I would remedy that by introducing this outstanding flavor of Linux not by way of a Live CD (CentOS does have a Live CD, but you can not install from that CD), but by way of traditional means.
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Bob Sutor On Advice For Open Source Startups
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IBM's Bob Sutor has a good post up discussing advice for those who want to start an open source business.
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GoblinX – An Alternative OS With 4 Different Flavors
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In today’s Ubuntu dominated Linux landscape, it’s refreshing to stumble upon an alternative linux software distribution choosing to follow its own path. GoblinX is one of these.
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AMD Engineering Manager is the New Palm Head of Linux Kernel
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Mobile specialist Palm strengthens its team by hiring Matthew Tippett, the Linux graphic driver developer since 2003 at ATI, to be in charge of Linux kernel development.
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NLUUG Conference on Open Web
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On October 29th the NLUUG held their second conference this year (the first, held in the spring, focused on file systems). With over 200 visitors and talks by 19 speakers, all prominent in their respective fields, this conference was of particularly high quality. This is surely emphasized by the location and surroundings and the excellent organization.
Read more »Bomgar Embraces Ubuntu for Remote IT Support
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Ubuntu is poised to take another small but significant step into corporate enterprises, thanks to Bomgar, the appliance-based remote support software specialist. When Bomgar 10.4 debuts November 16, it will support a growing list of Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Red Hat and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. Here are the implications for Ubuntu administrators.
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Skype To Provide Open-Source Linux Client
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The very popular Skype VoIP service has provided a Linux client for some years now, but it's not nearly as full-featured as its Windows counterpart, and right now it's a binary-only application. However, things may be partially changing at this company that's in the process of being spun off from eBay.
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Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala
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Ubuntu 9.10 is causing outrage and frustration, with early adopters wishing they'd stuck with previous versions of the Linux distro. Blank and flickering screens, failure to recognize hard drives, defaulting to the old 2.6.28 Linux kernel, and failure to get encryption running are taking their toll, as early adopters turn to the web for answers and log fresh bug reports in Ubuntu forums.
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Free and Open Source Bioinformatics Software for Linux
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To aid scientists as well as students in their analysis and study, I have a here a list of some of the most capable free and open source Bioinformatics software for Linux
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Newbie-Friendly Post-Installation Ubuntu Usability Setup Guide
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This tutorial is designed for new Linux users that are familiar with Microsoft Windows. The goal is to address some of the most common issues that these people face. (Namely, media codecs, and general terminology.) I tried to write it as someone might explain it vocally; I attempted to add humor in an effort to keep it interesting, although I make no guarantees that it is actually funny.
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How to run Quake III and HD videos on a Netbook
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Most Netbooks are unable to render high-definition videos, not to mention run 3D games. In fact, the standard Intel Atom processor and integrated graphics chipset can barely handle Flash-heavy Web sites.
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3 free Linux alternatives for your netbook
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If you're buying a new netbook for this holiday season, odds are that it will be loaded with Windows 7 Starter Edition. While many users will be happy with Microsoft's new OS, others might balk at the limitations. What are your alternatives?
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Allmyapps – Your Linux Application Store
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Allmyapps makes software installation a breeze. No matter how many applications you need, 1 click is all you need to have all your favorite applications installed on your PC.Allmyapps also keeps your applications safe! Would you need to reinstall your system, Allmyapps takes care of reinstalling all your favorite applications in the blink of an eye.
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KDE Plasma Netbook GUI: Admitting Limitations
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Desktop developers are starting to understand that netbooks need different interfaces than workstations -- or even notebooks. A case in point is KDE's Plasma Netbook interface.
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Cloud Computing Technology Comparison Matrix
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This is a report from the Devopsdays 09 conference which took place at the 30. and 31. October in Ghent (Belgium). Developers and System-Administrators presented new techniques for agile system administration followed by "open spaces" to work-out related topics suggested by the really interactive audience.
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