Ubuntu Software Center (initially Ubuntu Software Store) was released with Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala and it currently has only a few of the features it was designed for, being just stage 1 out of 4.
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Personal Financial Management Software for Linux - Continued
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During the past week I was able to look at a few more candidates in the Personal Financial Management area, and to gain some experience with the one that I have decided to use for now.
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Pimp my Slack!
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I am a KDE fan. Besides the eye-candy, I love the KDE apps. This article is about what I did with my default Slackware install to make it more beautiful. I will be using Slackware 13.0 with vbatts KDE4.3.1 packages.
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Software Freedom
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We, free (libre, as in freedom) software users are used to prefer open source software over closed source, and I think it’s great. My concern today is about distributed services (some people call it the cloud if you wish).
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REVIEW – xPUD 0.9.2
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Looking at xPUD, which is currently in an early release of 0.9.2, the first thing to strike you is the size of the download (and subsequent space it requires for a HD install) which is 60 meg approx and 50 meg approx respectively.
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Netbook screen too small? Not for this Linux software
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I love my little “netbook” laptop computer, barely the size of a small hardcover book. But running programs on it turned out to be more frustrating than I’d imagined. Why not take Windows off my netbook and replace it with Linux, just like I’d done with the old laptop?
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Linux and windows stereotypes
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In our lives we tend to apply stereotypes. Everyone has a stereotype for their work, ethnic persuasion or geographical location. Particularly in the computing industry there exists, often spiteful, stereotypes between windows and Linux advocates.
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Best extensions for Google Chrome
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As everybody knows, google launched few days ago the official page for extension for google chrome, the page is actually in Beta but already contains tons of extensions, here are couple of usefull extensions for you to try.
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Kernel support for infrared receivers
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One of the stated goals of the staging tree is to bring widely-used drivers into the mainline kernel tree. This effort has been quite successful; the number of out-of-tree drivers has dropped considerably over the last year or so. There is one high-profile holdout, though: the Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) subsystem.
Read more »Adding the Vista Style widgets to your KDE and Gnome desktops with Screenlets
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It would be definitely nice if you could be informed of a new mail in your INBOX right in the desktop. Also there are many more choices like knowing your CPU usage, a clock and much more. Though these widgets got popular with Microsoft Vista, Linux users have got their own version where widgets can be installed with Screenlets for Gnome users.
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Stay updated with the latest eye candy themes of GNOME ( Ubuntu ) and KDE ( Kubuntu )
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Just check out this to how you can change the whole way in which UBUNTU and all other distros with GNOME look and feel.
Perhaps there are countless developers and even more modifications for every part of Gnome be it Windows, Icons, Splash Screens or the Login Window.
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dxtop - Android home alternative
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dxTop is an alternative to the Android home interface. When you install dxTop it will install as an alternative to the default Home interface allowing you to choose which on to use. Pressing the Home button on the phone prompts you to choose which Home interface to use and you can set dxTop as the default so you won't have to choose anymore.
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APT2 progress report
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While nothing else happened in the public repository, the internal branch has seen a lot of new code; including SQLite 3 caches; Acquire text progress handling; and capt; the command-line advanced package tool. Most of the code will need to be reworked before it will be published, but I hope to have this completed until Christmas.
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Best Linux Distributions for Netbooks
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A Linux distribution is a Linux operating system distributed by a specific vendor, such as Ubuntu. The best Linux distribution for your netbook varies according to your personal preferences and which netbook PC you own or plan to purchase.
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Google Phone available next year
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The first picture of an alleged Google phone appeared on the internet. Of course these phones will run Android, Google's own Linux based Operating System for Smartphones. The phone will be called Nexus One and is made by smartphone maker HTC.
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