Many KDE 3 users swear by the K menu and would dare anyone to challenge it with something better. Lancelot is a third-party menu that has now entered into the KDE fold. It is the one I use, and many others have found it pretty useful. In this post, I will present to you some of Lancelot’s features so that you can decide if it is right for you.
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Howto make deb file from source code in ubuntu / debian Linux with Checkinstall
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Lot of users want to make deb files from source code. It is not a difficult job. Try the following steps to make deb from source files.
First You have to install checkinstall
$ sudo apt-get install checkinstall
Download the source file, such as example.tar.gz and extract it.
$ wget http://www.example.com/downloads/example.tar.gz
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Eeebuntu eeevolves with Debian Linux
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The team behind Eeebuntu, an ASUS Eee netbook-optimised version of Ubuntu Linux, has announced that compatibility issues with Ubuntu 9.10 has led them to abandon Ubuntu and build their work upon Debian Linux from now on.
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Install LAMP on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala
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Step by step instructions with screen shots to install a LAMP server on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.
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Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Overview
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This tutorial will explain what to expect from ubuntu 9.10 (karmic) on 29th Oct 2009
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MythTV: Turning Linux Into a Digital Video Recorder: The Server
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Digital video capture cards and USB dongles can be had for less than $50 a piece. With such cheap hardware, turning a Linux server into a personal Digital Video Recorder (DVR) becomes very tempting.
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Mark Shuttleworth: 10 Thoughts On Ubuntu 9.10
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During a phone briefing today, Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth described the Ubuntu 9.10 desktop, server and cloud strategy to members of the IT media. WorksWithU tuned in and posed some key questions to Shuttleworth. Here are 10 highlights from the call.
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Jolly Good Jollicloud
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Many mainstream Linux distributions like Fedora, Ubuntu, and Mandriva provide support for popular netbook models. Consequently, they run on your little companion pretty much right out of the box. However, the desktop metaphor that works so well on conventional PCs and laptops doesn’t translate very well to the netbook computer.
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Mandriva announces the upcoming launch of Mandriva Linux 2010
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Mandriva announces the upcoming launch of Mandriva Linux 2010, the latest version of its innovative operating system. Mandriva Linux 2010 will be available from Tuesday, 3rd November.
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Learning to love KDE 4 (part III)
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To conclude this mini series on KDE 4 I'm going to let you on a few tips and tricks I've picked up in the course of my explorations. Note that all comments apply to Kubuntu 9.10 and KDE 4.3. You distro mileage may vary!
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Linux release flood
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Windows 7 is now officially out. But in the next month four top-notch Linux versions will hit final release.
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Ubuntu Minimum Requirements
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One of the persistent problems we’ve had at the SETC when refurbishing computers is the lack of understanding about the requirements Ubuntu has. There is a certain myth that Ubuntu can be installed on anything and it’ll work just like it does on a 2Ghz Core 2 Duo with 2GB of RAM.
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MythTV 0.22 & the database problem
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Shortly everyone will start seeing MythTV 0.22 Release Candidate packages. Gentoo users need to know that the upgrade path won’t be smooth sailing. Unfortunately, the MythTV developers incorrectly use MySQL which results in data corruption which must be manually fixed.
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9 awesome features to look out for in Fedora 12
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Fedora 12 which is scheduled to debut this November has some of the best features ever. Like all it’s previous releases, Fedora has always included cutting edge technologies. In this article we will have a look at 9 awesome features that Fedora 12 has.
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Off the clock: Unknown Horizons is a free, open-source RTS for Settlers fans
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Time for a little open-source RTS fun with Unknown Horizons! Though it claims to be a clone of the Anno series by Sunflowers/Ubisoft, you will probably associate this game more with the Settlers games -- a very popular, age-old series of 2D real-time simulation games.
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