Ubuntu developers recently began discussing plans for deploying virtual appliances via Debian packages, a move which would open up exciting opportunities, especially in the server market. Here's the scope, with some thoughts.
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The old vs. the new Linux desktop
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You want to know the funniest thing is about compared Corel Linux 1.0, released in 1999, with a typical modern desktop Linux -- say, Ubuntu 9.10? How much hasn't changed.
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Add,Modify and Delete Users and Groups in Ubuntu (Using GUI)
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This tutorial will explain how to Add,Modify and Delete Users,Groups in Ubuntu.Linux users can login to the system and use with the provided previliges. Linux groups are a mechanism to manage a collection of computer system users. All Linux users have a user ID and a group ID and a unique numerical identification number called a userid (UID) and a groupid (GID) respectively.
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How to setup your desktop background as xsplash / gdm in Ubuntu karmic
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On a single user system i like to have the same background for bootsplash, login screen and desktop. As the new xsplash and gdm in ubuntu karmic (9.10) makes this easy to access.
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A perceived sense of inferiority
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What has my brain turning today is a simple thread in the Ubuntu Forums that sparks the age-old discussion about the usefulness of the CLI over GUIs.
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Thunderbird and Lightning (very, very frightening ... or not so much) in Ubuntu
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Here's my problem. I need a calendar app that rudely beeps to tell me when to go to meetings and such. In Ubuntu, that means the Evolution mail client, which has an extensive calendar function, or so I'm told. But I don't run Evolution. I use Thunderbird to manage my mail, and Thunderbird doesn't have a calendar function ... or does it?
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Use NameBar And DockBarX To Optimize Your Screen Real Estate [Ubuntu]
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About a week ago, we wrote about gaining some space on your Linux Desktop (but the tutorial was focused on Ubuntu) by removing the titlebar of maximized applications - which can be achieved either with Maximus or Compiz. But at the time, we only provided some keyboard shortcuts to handle these windows.
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Ubuntu 9.10 Live CD and Mandriva One 2010: Reviewed and Compared
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Ubuntu and Mandriva are two of the most popular desktop Linux brands. Both are backed by commercial entities. Ubuntu by Canonical Ltd., and Mandriva by Mandriva. Both are free to download and use, and have a vibrant, online user community. Ubuntu is a GNOME-based distro, while Mandriva One has separate iso images for GNOME and KDE desktop environments.
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These are the key items you need to install on Ubuntu 9.10 to have a nicely working Ubuntu system. Enable DVD playback, Flash, mp3 playback, etc.
Do you have other crucial applications that you install on a fresh Ubuntu installation?
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The Karmic Koala - Not Ubuntu's Vista
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Ubuntu Linux, without a doubt is the most popular Linux desktop OS out there. It has come a long way since Warthy Wathog some 5 years ago. The crowning release of the distro was on the 29 of October when Karmic Koala was unleashed into the wild.
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Ubuntu One: Not the Holy Cloud Grail but useful enough and with a lot of potential
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Canonical has been touting its Ubuntu One cloud-storage solution, which allows you to mirror up to 2 GB of files for free and up to 50 GB for $10/month. The service also allows you to sync Tomboy Notes and Evolution contacts across multiple Ubuntu installations.
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There seems to be quite a few concerns and complains about recent Ubuntu releases. Are there really that many regressions and instabilities with the latest releases of Ubuntu? Probably! Should we accept that in a production OS? No, but there is something that a many people tend to forget: the primary objective of these interim releases is not stability.
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Enhancing terminals with byobu on Ubuntu 9.10
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Byobu is a Japanese term for decorative screens . A Japanese byobu screen looks as below.You can achieve similar decorative effects on your gnome terminal or xterm , or Konsole with Byobu software available from ubuntu launchpad. Infact, the new ubuntu 9.10 ships it by default
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Cuberok: Multi-Platform Audio Player - Amarok 1.4 Style (Qt Based)
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Cuberok is a music player and collection manager which resembles a lot to the very popular Amarok 1.4. It is based on Qt4 and has a lightweight interface, music collection support and many features, e.g. music autorating and Last.FM scrobbler.
Cuberok works on Linux, Windows and Mac OSX but for now I have only tested it in Linux (Ubuntu).
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Ubuntu Hits Italian National Television (again)
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Yesterday a further report was broadcast about the release of Ubuntu 9.10. This time Flavia Weisghizzi was interviewed about the new release, and did a great job: thanks Flavia!
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