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How to create a GNU/Linux live USB stick with SLAX
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One of the biggest things holding back GNU/Linux adoption is the fact that most people haven’t tried GNU/Linux. That’s where SLAX comes into play.
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Arch Linux Review
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The Arch Linux project was started by Judd Vinet in his attempt to create his own ideal distribution. He wanted to make a lightweight and simple system aimed at power users.
Read more »UID and GID: the basics of Linux user admin
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It is important to understand how Linux user accounts work. There are GUI tools for this within GNOME and KDE but here we lift the lid on the bonnet to show what really makes a user exist, and what these commands are doing to your filesystem.
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12 Tips for GNOME Users
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As a desktop, GNOME is standard enough that most computer users can feel comfortable within ten minutes of first using it.
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Ubuntu Technical Board votes on Compiz for Ubuntu 7.10
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The Ubuntu Technical Board voted yesterday to ship Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy") with Compiz enabled by default.
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Price up, specs down for low-cost Linux notebook?
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As its ship date nears, the price is rising and the specs dropping on Asus's ultra-low-cost, flash-based Linux notebook, according to reports.
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Upcoming features: Calendar syncing
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"I’ve found a cool Howto about syncing your Icedove/Thunderbird Lightning calendar with Google Calendar, Zimbra, or any other iCal server (see Wikipedia for a list of servers which support it)..."
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7 reasons you should download Miro now
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"Miro is a tool to discover, subscribe to, and watch high definition video feeds. We’ve been using it for a month, and today we realized we’ve been using it more than Firefox. If you use GNU/Linux, and want to be entertained, you want Miro. Here’s why..."
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Dell "Remastered" Ubuntu 7.04 ISOs Available for Download
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Based on community feedback, we have created remastered Ubuntu 7.04 CD media to help with installing the OS on the Inspiron 1420 and 530.
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Krusader - The Ultimate KDE File Manager
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Years ago when I switched to using Freebsd and KDE full time, I was in need of a file manager. However, I found that Konqueror did not do as good a job as a file manager as I had hoped. I stumbled onto Krusader, a file manager that really does things right. But don't take my word for it. Let's go look at all the great things it offers.
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Xara Xtreme for Linux, a powerful graphics program
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Xara Xtreme for Linux is a powerful, general purpose graphics program for Unix platforms including Linux, FreeBSD and (in development) OS-X. Xara Xtreme is based on Xara Xtreme for Windows . The source code was made available open-source in early 2006, and is being ported to Linux.
Read more »Gutsy Gibbon swinging along
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There's a month to go before the next Ubuntu release, 7.10 aka Gutsy Gibbon, hits the download servers. A September 4 daily build shows a number of improvements over the 7.04 release which was named Feisty Fawn.
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Linux Tip:Saving Power on Intel Hardware Using Powertop
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PowerTOP is a Linux tool that finds the software component(s) that make your laptop use more power than necessary while it is idle. As of Linux kernel version 2.6.21, the kernel no longer has a fixed 1000Hz timer tick. This will (in theory) give a huge power savings because the CPU stays in low power mode for longer periods of time during system idle.
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