In many ways, Microsoft has little to worry about, at least not for now. Sure, they are losing market share steadily, but for their lead to be toppled it would take years and years, or would it?
Read more »Cook up tasty custom Ubuntu live CDs with UCK
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Live CDs let you boot an operating system without installing any software on a hard drive. The Ubuntu Customization Kit, tastefully called UCK, lets you add your favorite applications into the distro.
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Pytube - Best YouTube,Google manager, downloader and video converter for Ubuntu Linux
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PyTube is a GUI for various command-line tools such as:youtube-dl, sox, mplayer, mencoder, ffmpeg and others.It allows you to resize, rotate, apply an external mp3 into a video, generate a 10 to 30 seconds mp3 ring tone.
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DIY File Server
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Networked storage is great for doing backups and sharing files between a variety of machines. Over the weekend I added an old 60GB hard disk to an even older 386 PC and built my own. It's surprisingly easy!
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Mombuntu - Ubuntu For Your Mom!
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You might be wondering why I am suggesting an Linux distro for your mom. Well Linux is no longer the stronghold of geeks. Distros like Ubuntu have made using Linux as simple as using Windows. Here are reasons why Ubuntu will be perfect for your mom, who's needs are basic.
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Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5 Screenshots
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Delayed one day, the fifth alpha version of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 (codename Intrepid Ibex), which is scheduled for release in late October this year, was made available a few hours ago and, as usual, we intend to keep you up-to-date with the latest changes in the Ubuntu 8.10 development.
Let’s take a quick look at the included applications:
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Install Compiz Fusion in Ubuntu Gutsy using ATI video Card
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Supported ATI videocard
Taken from fglrx driver description for Gutsy. This version of the ATI driver officially supports:
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Apache2 name-based virtual hosting on Debian/Ubuntu
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This tutorial will walk you through the configuration of name-base virtual hosting using Apache2 server in Debian and Ubuntu. The default configuration of Apache server in Debian/Ubuntu is limited only to one website based on your IP Address. We will setup a name-based virtual hosting to have multiple websites using only one machine.
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Mono ‘Guard’ Found in Ubuntu Forums
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At least one user in Ubuntu Forums is there only to defend Mono and ensure it stays
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Howto Disable CTRL-ALT-DEL in Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Server
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Any user that has physical access to the keyboard can simply use the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key combination to reboot the server without having to log on. Sure, someone could simply unplug the power source, but you should still prevent the use of this key combination on a production server.
Read more »Ubuntu Guide For Windows Users: Add Computer Network And Trash Icons To Desktop
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For Windows users trying out Ubuntu, one of the first things you will notice with the GNOME desktop is how icon-less it is. Most Windows users are familiar with many icons on their desktop, including the default icons - My Computer, Network and The Recycle bin.
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Dell (Unintentionallyl) Says Ubuntu Comes With “No Security”
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One of the many benefits of buying Linux preinstalled on a PC is that there is no crapware. One common piece of crapware is a 30-day free trial of some antivirus suit, which is not even needed on Linux.
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How to Change MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) of network interface in Ubuntu Linux
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Maximum Transmission Unit(MTU), the largest physical packet size, measured in bytes, that a network can transmit. Any messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets before being sent.By optimizing the MTU setting you can gain substantial network performance increases, especially when using dial-up modem connections.
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How to Install and Use xmonad Window Manager on Ubuntu
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This post describes how to install and use xmonad, its keyboard shortcuts, basic terminology involved with tiling window managers. And a little bit info on other available tiling window managers.
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GIMP Save for Web plugin
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Save for Web allows to find compromise between minimal file size and acceptable quality of image quickly. While adjusting various settings, you may explore how image quality and file size change. Options to reduce file size of an image include setting compression quality, number or colors, resizing, cropping, Exif information removal, etc.
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