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How to install Looking Glass on Debian Etch

http://www.go2linux.org

This is a pretty simple guide to installing Looking Glass, a 3D window manager alternative to Compiz Fusion, for Debian Linux.

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Codec Buddy - GNU/Linux distributions

http://fedoraproject.org

Fedora 8 will ship with Codec Buddy by default, providing users with a simple click-through GUI for enabling playback of various kinds of media.

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PCLinuxOS improving its community

http://abhay-techzone.blogspot.com

We have loads of websites, reviews and blogs about how "radically simple" PCLinuxOS is.....there are three major problems with PCLOS

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JACK Sync: A Primer For Linux Users

http://www.linuxjournal.com

Recently I've been working with the transport synchronization capabilities of the JACK audio server. This article is a report on those capabilities as tested with a variety of Linux audio applications under the JAD and 64 Studio distributions.

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Simplify backups with Synbak

http://www.linux.com

Making periodic backups is a common task. Synbak can help to simplify it. Synbak brings together several different backup methods and provides a powerful reports system that provides details about all the work it does.

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Choosing a Desktop for GNU/Linux

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com

Unlike Windows or OS X, where the desktop and the window manager -- the program that controls how programs open -- are fixed, in GNU/Linux, you have dozens of choices for a graphical interface, each one with its own look, tradition, and utilities.

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Free Software that helps you take control of your mobile phone

http://www.nuxified.org

Imagine coming home from work and instead of plugging your phone to a wall where it will just dully wait to be recharged, plug it to your computer via USB and make a few phone calls, send a few SMS messages or tidy up your phone book all by using your computer keyboard and mouse, rather than that tiny phone keypad!

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Ubuntu vs OpenSUSE

http://abhay-techzone.blogspot.com

The latest version of both Ubuntu (7.10) and OpenSUSE (10.3) got released in a very short time span. Both are excellent distributions and perform normal tasks very well. Here is a comparison between the two.

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Created by abhayks 18 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 18 years 19 weeks ago
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Itty-bitty, teeny-weeny Linux PCs

http://www.desktoplinux.com

Analysis -- Over at our sister site LinuxDevices, we're always looking at small, embedded-Linux systems. While reviewing Freespire recently on a Mini koobox, an Apple Mini-sized system, I began to wonder, Just how small do full-featured, Linux-powered PCs come?

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How to get the Micro$oft out of your Windows XP computer in a couple easy steps!

http://nixedblog.thenixedreport.com

First of all why do this?

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How to Backup Firefox?

http://www.firefoxfacts.com

"I have been getting several e-mails in this month wanting to know my suggestions and tips on what the best way is to backup your Firefox install..."

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Created by can.axis 18 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 18 years 19 weeks ago
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SourceForge heads from one-stop shop to Mega-market

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au

SourceForge to launch new open source services marketplace.

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GIMP tricks: Liquid rescaling by example

http://polishlinux.org

Have you ever taken a picture which would be just great only if you could remove that strange unwanted object that showed up in the middle of nowhere and now kills the whole effect? Or perhaps you just want to get rid of your ex-girlfriend and keep the photo with a fantastic landscape alone? Whatever your secret plans are, GIMP Liquid rescale plugin is there for you. Just use it!

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Installing LAMP Server Using TASKEL (desktop edition)

http://www.ubuntugeek.com

This is to help people install LAMP(LINUX-APACHE-MYSQL-PHP) server in ubuntu(if u use the desktop edition,not for server edition).There are many ways in installing LAMP in a desktop edition. now lets see them.

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Created by snotbutter 18 years 19 weeks ago – Made popular 18 years 19 weeks ago
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Linux kernel drivers

http://linuxdriverproject.org

This is a list of hardware that does not have support on Linux and needs Linux kernel drivers written for them.

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