The universe that contains GNU/Linux and Free Software rarely slows down for simple things such as holidays. This week proved to be no exception. Rex talks about WebOS being open-sourced, The FCC, and Red Hat's record breaking quarter.
Read more »TLWIR 28: WebOS, The FCC, and Red Hat’s Record Quarter
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Kate Text Editor in KDE 4.8
Now that KDE 4.8 is about to be released, let’s have a look at what Kate brings in KDE 4.8.
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How to customize Pear OS Linux Panther 3
Pear OS Linux Panther 3 is the latest edition of the desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, but with a desktop appearance that is fashioned after the Mac OS X UI. It is the only distribution released this year that actually makes GNOME 3 look really good. It is not perfect, but it is a lot better than other distributions that use the GNOME 3 desktop environment.
Read more »Chakra GNU/Linux Edn 2011.12 review
Chakra Edn 2011.12 is the third and final edition of the Chakra Edn line of Chakra, a desktop GNU/Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The first two editions were Chakra Edn 2011.09 and Chakra Edn 2011.11.
Read more »The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With Apache2 [ISPConfig 3]
This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 6.1 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more.
Read more »Demystifying Krita with Comics
If you're like most people, getting started with an app like Krita can be intimidating. Working with a graphics tablet takes as much getting used to as learning to draw with ink and paint. How all the settings and tools work together when "used correctly" is a whole other problem.
Read more »Linpus Lite Desktop 1.6 review
Linpus Lite is a Linux distribution published by Linpus Technologies, Inc., a Linux software solutions provider based in Taiwan. Linpus Lite Desktop is, as the name suggests, the version designed for traditional desktop computing.
Read more »10 Indispensible NOC Tools for Linux and BSD
With luck, you rarely need these ten tools to run your Linux-based data center. But when disaster looms, you will be glad you have these utilities – most of them free – in your toolbox directory. Some of them even help hapless Windows users.
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How to dual-boot Chakra Linux Edn and Windows 7, part 1
Chakra Linux is one of the most promising desktop distributions of 2011. It was on my list of the top 6 KDE distributions of 2011.
Read more »Linux Controversies of 2011: Does Richard Stallman Still Matter?
However there also has long been a contingent that doesn't agree with RMS or his views. In 2011, they all rose to the surface lambasting him over his two sentence comment about the untimely passing of the late founder of Apple, Steve Jobs.
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Interview: Computational astrophysics with the yt project
This time we have for you an interview with Britton Smith and Matthew Turk, lead developers of the yt Project, a toolkit that offers a common language for developing astrophysical simulations and analysis tools. Astronomy professionals and amateurs will find this interview fascinating. Enjoy!
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Stop Online Piracy Act
Everything vou wished you really didn't need to know about this internet-killing Act.
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How to dual-boot Pear OS Panther 3 and Windows 7
Pear OS is a desktop Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, Desktop, but with a desktop appearance fashioned after the Mac OS X UI. A review of the latest edition, Pear OS Linux Panther 3, has already been published on this website.
Read more »Doctorow: the Coming War On General-Purpose Computing
Cory Doctorow spoke some words of warning at the 28th Chaos Computing Club (CCC) about the legal-technological future. The themes handled included DRM, U-EFI, spyware and obviously copyright and internet policy. The speech is available as a 55 minute video and a transcript is available.
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The Perfect Server - CentOS 6.1 x86_64 With nginx [ISPConfig 3]
This tutorial shows how to prepare a CentOS 6.1 x86_64 server for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: nginx web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, BIND nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Mailman, and many more.
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