The magic SysRq key is an old tip to be used to recover from a frozen system, it is advised to be used when the system absolutely locks up - freeze, and when using Ctrl+Alt+Backspace does nothing .
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Recover from a frozen system with the magic SysRq key| Tips
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GNOBSD - killed by GUI-is-for-wimps hacker culture
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Stefan Rinkes, a big fan of OpenBSD, had decided to make an effort and create something that is now common in the Linux world, but which had not been done in OpenBSD - an OpenBSD-based live DVD with automatic hardware detection which would boot into a popular graphical desktop and which would also have a point-and-click graphical system installer. The result was a "distribution" called GNOBSD.
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How to Manage Multiple SSH Connections in Ubuntu Linux with SSHMenu
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SSHMenu is a GNOME panel applet , that helps you for managing all of your regular SSH connections within a single mouse click. Each menu option will open an SSH session in a new terminal window.
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Exaile 0.3.1 Beta Released, Features An Equalizer And A Revamped Tag Editor
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Exaile 0.3.1 beta (a music manager and player for GTK+ written in Python) has been released today and it's a preview of the new 0.3.1 version but should still be pretty stable to use already! The new Exaile version finally adds a long awaited equalizer, but also includes a revamped and much more powerful tag editor (ExFaso):
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Free Programs to Create a PDF Document in Linux
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Since the invention of PDF format in 1993 PDF documents have become extremely popular tool for exchanging information across the Web. Even now PDF beats more recent DJVU and various e-book formats in terms of popularity.
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Record your Desktop with Linux Tools
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You can capture video of all of the amazing things happening on your desktop with one of Linux’s many screencasting applications. These programs are perfect for creating demonstrations for blogs and tutorials, and for illustrating projects with more than just still images.
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Hands-on: new single-window mode makes GIMP less gimpy
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The venerable GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is undergoing a significant transformation. The next major release, version 2.8, will introduce an improved user interface with an optional single-window mode.
Read more »Countdown to KDE 4.4 and the new KDE website
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I like dabbling in web development and design and so I was quite happy to be able to participate in the redesign of the new KDE.org website due to release in conjunction with KDE SC 4.4 on February 9th.
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Installing all new Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.1 in Ubuntu Karmic, Lucid
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Ubuntu Tweak is a cute little application meant to make the life of Ubuntu user a lot more easier. It has a number of small workarounds which are really useful especially if you are a newbie Ubuntu user. Some of Compiz animations like "Show Windows" is not at all easy-to-find, if you are not using Ubuntu Tweak.
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FreeBSD 8.0 installation walk-through
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Vincent Danen walks you through the initial installation of FreeBSD 8.0. The text-based installer can be a challenge, but the OS is solid.
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Linux Mint 8 Helena Review
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Today I testdrived Linux Mint 8 Helena, an Ubuntu-based distribution led by Clem Lefebvre and his team. This Mint edition is based off Ubuntu 9.10.
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The Good and Bad of Ubuntu Tweak
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I've long heard good things about Ubuntu Tweak, but never used it myself. With the recent appearance of its 0.5 release, however, I decided to give it a go. Here's what I thought.
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Five More Essential Ubuntu Features
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about five features that make Ubuntu so much more enjoyable to use than certain less-Free operating systems. The comments on that post got me thinking about several other great features that I didn't mention. So to give those their due, here's a second list of five things Ubuntu does that I couldn't live without.
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OpenShot – An Easy-to-use Video Editor
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Video editing in Linux is never an easy stuff. While there are several top-notch video editing software available for Linux users, most of them are not meant for the faint-hearted. Until the release of OpenShot.
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Ground Control - An integration project to bring easy access to launchpad to the desktop
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Ground control is a project that hopes to bring the collaboration of launchpad and bazaar branches to every day users abilities. It does away with the need for a command line and has removed a lot of the complex distractions leaving a simplified workflow for users to follow.
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