Dovecot 2 has new features, including security enhancements that administrators may want to use on CentOS. However, this version of Dovecot is not in the repository so you will need to install several additional packages.
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The Linux Foundation Announces MeeGo TV Working Group
Early Working Group participants include some of the most innovative thinkers in the Smart TV industry and represent leading service providers, system integrators, hardware platform manufacturers and solution providers that include: Amino Communications, Intel Corporation, JetHead Development, Locatel, MIPS Technologies, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Sigma Designs, Telecom Italia, Videon Central,
Read more »Installing Firefox 4.0 (.deb Package) On Ubuntu 10.10
In this short guide I will show you how you can install the new Mozilla Firefox 4.0 browser (released March 22, 2011) on an Ubuntu 10.10 desktop. Fortunately, there's a Launchpad PPA repository that has Firefox 4.0 .deb packages, so we can easily install it through Ubuntu's package manager.
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Easy Desktop Organization with KDE’s Plasma Shelf Widget
The KDE Plasma Shelf widget is a versatile tool that will hopefully bring some order to your chaotic life. At the very least, it will give your Linux desktop the appearance of organization, and that will put you step ahead of most others.
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Wine 1.3.16 Released
The Wine development release 1.3.16 is now available. What's new in this release: New version of the Gecko engine, based on Firefox 4. Better support for Dwarf debugging information. Improved handling of animated cursors. GnuTLS no longer required on Mac OS X. Improvements to the GDI driver infrastructure. A number of MSI fixes for the .NET installers. Several GdiPlus improvements.
Read more »Zenwalk Linux 7.0 is released! Screenshots Tour
Zenwalk 7.0 is released, This release brings several major changes at user level and system level. At user level, the Xfce desktop environment has been updated to major version 4.8.1, coming with a new VFS, Xfce 4.8 allows CIFS and SFTP shares browsing through the file manager,
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Wineskin Pro 2.0 released with OS X 10.7 Lion support
The Bordeaux Technology Group released Wineskin Pro 2.0 today. Wineskin Pro 2.0 is our initial release of Wineskin for Intel based Mac computers. This release has a custom built Xquartz X11 server that Microsoft Windows Games require to run in full screen mode. We also provide binary Wine builds as well as binary CodeWeavers CrossOver builds from their public source code.
Read more »Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Debian Squeeze Desktop (Nvidia GeForce 8200)
This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Debian Squeeze desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an Nvidia GeForce 8200 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop.
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ODF 1.2 approved as Committee Specification
The OASIS Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument) TC has officially and unanimously approved ODF 1.2 as a Committee Specification. The new version of the standard has taken four years to complete and has been adopted by many applications already. Next stage is the official vote within OASIS to adopt this specification as an OASIS standard.
Read more »Paravirtualization With Xen 4.0 On Debian Squeeze (AMD64)
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen 4.0 on a Debian Squeeze (6.0) system (AMD64) and create paravirtualized guests. Xen lets you create guest operating systems (*nix operating systems like Linux and FreeBSD), so called "virtual machines" or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0).
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Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal' Beta 1 Released - Full Review and Screenshots
Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 has been released today and iso images are now available to download. Ubuntu 11.04, is coming up with an entirely new shell for Gnome desktop - Unity, which was default for netbook edition in Ubuntu 10.10 and was based on Mutter.
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Coming soon: PlayOnWindows, by the creators of PlayOnLinux!
We are very proud to announce that a new project will soon see the light of day!
Introducing: PlayOnWindows!
Why?
How to effectively deal with missing firmware problem on Debian
You know it already, since Debian 6.0 non-free firmware are no longer provided by a standard Debian installation. This will cause some troubles to users who need them. I’m thus going to do a small overview on the topic and teach you what you need to know to deal with the problem.
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Fuduntu Weekly Update - Improving Terminal
The Fuduntu Team is always looking for new ways to improve the look, and feel of our distribution. We do this by carefully choosing components that mesh together to provide a complete desktop experience.
One of the most often heard problems with Linux distributions is the difficulty of the command line, so we set out to find a way to improve it.
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Google open source guru: Why we ban the AGPL
Google open source guru Chris DiBona says that the web giant continues to ban the lightning-rod AGPL open source license within the company because doing so "saves engineering time" and because most AGPL projects are of no use to the company.
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