One of the better features of Mandriva Linux is its updates notification tool, which not only alerts you when there are available package updates, but also notifies the user when a new version is available - a distribution upgrade. This article documents my experience upgrading Mandriva One 2010 and Mandriva Free 2010 to Mandriva One 2010 Spring and Mandriva Free 2010 Spring respectively.
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Ubuntu Empire Strikes Back
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The old "Ubuntu doesn't contribute back" argument cropped up again when Dave Neary released a report of the talk he gave at GUADEC on the contributions made to the GNOME desktop environment. A firestorm of debate ensued and Shuttleworth was accused of name calling and guilt to try to win the argument.
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Android Wallpaper Apps Falsely Accused of Stealing Sensitive User Data [FUD]
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A recent VentureBeat article put the blogosphere and smartphone industry on its heels when a reported score of wallpaper Android apps were accused of being malicious by mobile security software maker Lookout at a Blackhat 2010 hackers conference. We had a chance to talk with the developer of the wallpaper apps in an exclusive interview, his name is Jackeey Wu.
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Ubuntu, the Bad Selfish Linux
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In my grumpier moments their relentlessly positive, cult-like Kumbaya-or-else approach makes me want to turn the hose on them. But I don't remember them attacking anyone else the way they've been attacked.
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The Ubuntu-GNOME Debate Carries On
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Links to some of the latest takes on Canonical's participation in GNOME
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BAR - Backup application
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BAR is backup archiver program. I developed this program after I could not find a simple to use archiver program to create compressed and encrypted archives of my files which can be stored on a cd or dvd. While I devoped the program - development is still not finished - I added some more useful features.
Read more »How To Upgrade OpenSUSE 11.2 To 11.3 (Desktop & Server)
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This guide shows how you can upgrade your OpenSUSE 11.2 desktop and server installations to OpenSUSE 11.3.
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Open games with closed content
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Some of the games mentioned in this column, in the past as well as in the future, are licensed such that the game itself is under the GPL or a similarly free license, but the content is not.
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NVIDIA's Dead Open-Source Driver Gets Updated
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Back in March an announcement came out of NVIDIA as they were getting ready to launch the GeForce GTX 400 "Fermi" graphics cards that they would be dropping support for the xf86-video-nv driver.
Read more »Novell Puts Microsoft Tax and Microsoft Code in Android and in GNU/Linux
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Novell is acting as though it is Microsoft's committer in circles where Microsoft is rightly distrusted and OpenSUSE still ought to escape
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Use your Android Phone as a Wireless Hotspot (Rooted Phones Only)
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We have recently covered how to use your Android phone to access the internet on your computer. This process is known as tethering. By connecting your phone, via a USB cable, to your computer you are able to use the phone’s data connection to browse the web on your computer. In places where there aren’t any wireless hotspots, tethering is incredibly useful.
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Mobile Linux software pioneer goes all out for Android
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Japanese mobile Linux software firm Access announced a major push toward Android, joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and releasing a free "Graffiti" handwriting recognition app for Android, among other developments. Meanwhile, Access' IP Infusion subsidiary has added MPLS-Transport Profile support to its ZebOS Network Platform software, says the company.
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Mozilla Employee Hacks into Black Hat Video Stream
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The Black Hat security conference attracts the creme de la creme of the security industry. This year the organizers even offered a paid live stream for those unable to make the trip to Vegas. Called Black Hat Uplink, the service carried a $395 price tag. But as security expert Michael Coates found out, the price could be waived entirely, ...
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Why the risk of running as root is overblown
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“Don’t run as root” is an oft-repeated mantra of *nix security. While I agree 100%, it’s not as big on the desktop as some would think. I’d like to point out why here.
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gdocs mount GTK- Access and edit Google DOCS from Nautilus the easy way
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Thanks to DoctorMos it is possible to mount google docs as a folder on your computer using gdocs mount GTK. Now instead of uploading your documents to google docs using a web browser, you can edit them in your favorite word processor and save them to a virtual drive in Nautilus.
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