Well this is interesting! Canonical will launch an Ubuntu version for tablet computers which should be available in the winter of 2011. The info comes from Chris Kenyon, Canonical's vice president of OEM.
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Ubuntu For Tablets Coming In 2011
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Rockbox 3.6 Released
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On behalf of the Rockbox developers, I'm very pleased to announce that Rockbox 3.6 has just been released!
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Sabayon Linux 5.3 adds new installer
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Sabayon Linux 5.3 includes a number of new features and updates over the previous release, including a new installer, official Btrfs file system support and updates to the GNOME and KDE desktop environments
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Emacs Identica-mode microblogging client v1.0 release
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"I’m very happy to announce the release 1.0 of the Emacs identica-mode microblogging client. Its been a while since the last release, and its been for a good reason! The main improvements are: ..."
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How Linux works
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The main problem you face when you're attempting to lift the lid on what makes Linux tick is knowing where to start. It's a complicated stack of software that's been developed by thousands of people. Following the boot sequence would be a reasonable approach, explaining what Grub actually does, before jumping into the initiation of a RAM disk and the loading of the kernel.
Read more »How ready is your browser for HTML5- Take the test
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HTML5 is the second most buzzed word around I think, second only to the Hypepad. In case you're wondering whether your current browser is compatible with it or not, a simple tool to help you determine this is the HTML5 test tool.
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A look at Slackware 13.0
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I recall a fellow university student using it in the mid/late 1990′s. Since then, my exploration took me into Redhat, SuSE, Mandrake and eventually to Ubuntu, Debian and Fedora. All of that bypassed Slackware so it was to give the thing a look.
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Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 10.04 (LAMP)
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LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an Ubuntu 10.04 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
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Qimo 2.0 Review Great Linux Distribution For Kids
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Qimo 2.0 Linux distribution based on Ubuntu designed specially for kids with Xfce window manager, looks really simple to use and suitable for small kids and integrated with many games will help the kid to improve his/her skills. Mathematical, typing, drawing, learning ABCs. will show you all that in the review.
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Salix 13.1 is here!
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Salix 13.1 has been released! Available in both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, Salix 13.1 is fully backwards compatible with Slackware 13.1. Salix 13.1 is built on top of a Slackware 13.1 base and offers a streamlined XFCE desktop environment with selected applications following the "one application per task" philosophy.
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[Howto] Code templates in vim
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The text editor vim offers several tools for automation. This howto describes a way to auto-include text modules when creating new files.
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Create a smart PDF document with Scribus
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Sometimes we need to create an intelligent document containing a form for a client to fill out. This form is shared either by email or by downloading from a web location. A lot of people will use a word processor, most often Microsoft Word, to create such a document. Not us…
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Pardus Linux 2009.2 arrives
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The second update to the 2009 branch of Pardus Linux features the latest version 4.4.4 release of the KDE desktop environment, an optimised package manager and a number of updates to the included packages
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OpenOffice 3.2.1 fixes bugs, updates logo
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The OpenOffice.org development team have issued the first point update to the 3.2.x branch of their open source office suite, addressing a number of bugs and security issues, while also updating the OpenOffice logo
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Aquaria Goes Open Source with GPL
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Aquaria has gone open source under the GPL! Now all four of the games that pledged to open in the Humble Indie Bundle are officially open source — the others are Lugaru, Gish, and Penumbra Overture. I am especially excited about the modding possibilities for Aquaria because of its excellent level editing tools. Here’s a video showing an early version of the editor:
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