Here's my top ten GUI (Graphical User Interface) applications for Linux, the ones I'm supposed to never live without (click on the screenshots to enlarge):
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Top 10 Linux Applications
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First look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta a big step forward
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It has been almost three years since the release of OpenOffice.org 2.0. During that time we've seen community fragmentation and frustration resulting from Sun's heavy involvement with the office suite's development, and even a third-party online version that provides editing and collaboration features.
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winetricks 20080511 released
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Changes since last week's annoucement: * dotnet11 now works again. Removed GAC kludge, added font kludges. * new verb fontfix to install working versions of arphic fonts (bad versions crash dotnet 1.1) * fixed dotnet20, too. And wsh56 no longer requires you to run vcrun6 first (it does it for you).
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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 90
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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 90 for the weeks May 4th - May 10th, 2008. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu Brainstorm Growing, Ubuntu Finland receives award from Finland's Minister of Communications, Ubuntu Featured on Italian TV, submit questions for Launchpad podcast, Forums News and Interviews, Ubuntu UK Podcast Episode 5, and much more.
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta on the Mac vs. NeoOffice 2.2.3
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta is now out, and available to download. It has been a long time coming now, and one of the big new features being trumpeted is native Mac support.
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Using a wiki for FOSS application documentation
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For a lot of programmers, writing an application is fun, but writing its manual is not. Adding new features, refining the product, and responding to users' input are all more rewarding than writing instructions on how to use the software. However, good documentation is necessary to have happy, informed users who can contribute meaningfully to future development.
Read more »blueMarine - Linux Digital Photo Workflow
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With point and shoot digital camera's I have owned in the past, both F-spot and Digikam have worked well. Now that I have purchased a new DSLR I am looking into other types of software for photo management (and it will be hard for me to change after using digikam all these years....if I even change at all). With the above being said, I have found blueMarine.
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Secure the Hell Out of Your Linux Desktop/Server
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Are you paranoid about script kiddies? Crackers? The government? Competing business? Well here's a comprehensive list of howto's and explainers to secure the living hell out of your Linux desktop. Follow this perfectly, and the chances of your system being compromised severely drops
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Firefox 3: Site Identification button
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Ensuring that users are safe, secure, and protected while they browse the Web is one of the greatest challenges facing browser makers. Browser security involves a delicate balance between protecting the user from the dangers that exist on the Web and overly restricting the user’s freedom to go where she wants and see what she wants while surfing.
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Do it with style: Using styles in OpenOffice.org Writer
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In many respects, OpenOffice.org Writer looks like any other word processor. But behind its unassuming interface hides a slew of powerful features, which can help you to create and manage even the most complex documents with consummate ease and efficiency. One such feature is Styles
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"Cooking" a DVD with Cinelerra and DVDStyler.
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On this tutorial, we will learn how to make a dvd using dvdstyler and cinelerra.
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Howto Remove Compiz Fusion Including config files
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If you want to uninstall Compiz Fusion for some reason follow these steps...
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KDE 4.0.4 Released : Get it Now
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KDE Community Ships Fourth Translation and Service Release of the 4.0 Free Desktop, Containing Numerous Bugfixes, Performance Improvements and Translation Updates
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One of the major new features for OpenOffice 2.4 on Linux is the 3D capabilities for Impress, the presentation component. The new transitions are not part of the default install, but as an extension. If you’re an Impress user, you may be interested in installing it.
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Compiz-Check : Will Compiz work for you?
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Compiz-Check is a script to test if Compiz is able to run on your system/setup and if not, it will tell you the reason why.
The script is suitable for GNOME, KDE and Xfce users and is not limited to a specific Linux distribution – in fact, the script lists those infos for you.
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