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Linux Distros Summed Up
2008-01-25 07:01:00 Hey guys, I love playing with StumbleUpon when I’m bored (often). I just stumbled upon the very funny Linux Despair Posters. They each showcase one distro and make a funny comment about its business, its users, its technology, or the reason Ubuntu was once referred to as Linuxxx. To get the jokes, ...
I?m in Linux Journal
2008-01-25 07:01:00 See? Thanks to pleia2 of Linux Chix for the scan. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Fim-in -linux-journal%2F'; addthis_title = 'I%27m+in+Linux+Journal '; addthis_pub = 'ubuntulinuxhelp'; More About: Linux Journal
Make fsck Less Annoying
2008-01-25 07:01:00 Here’s a HowTo (well, script really) for making fsck run at shutdown instead of startup so that it doesn’t make you wait during boot. If you’re shutting down and need it to be shut down *now* so you can put it in your bag or something, you can also tell it “not now,” and ... More About: Make , Annoying
Installing Vista Fonts in Ubuntu
2008-01-25 07:01:00 Microsoft’s new ClearType fonts for Vista are great. The fonts include Constantia, Corbel, Calibri, Cambria, Candara and Consolas. Getting them installed in Ubuntu is a breeze, thanks to a script I found. To install the Vista ClearType fonts in Ubuntu, you need to install cabextract first. Cabextract is a utility found in the universe repository, so before ... More About: Fonts
DARKSTAR Linux 2008.1 Has Been Released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 DARKSTAR Linux 2008 .1 is an linux operating system desktop oriented and based on Slackware Linux, easy to install, configure and use, wich targets the beginners in Linux. It has a lot of easy to use GUI tools, a lot of applications of office, multimedia and games. The operating system is designed to work out of ... More About: Released , X 2008
Damn Small BSD is Available
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Damn Small BSD (DSBSD) is a small (50mb or less) FreeBSD live-CD desktop environment geared toward developers and system administrators, but we also include applications that the average user may find handy. DSBSD comes with everything you need in a basic desktop environment. We include the fluxbox window manager, firefox, xmms, and many other applications. We ... More About: Damn
PCLinuxOS Mini ME 2008 Released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 PCLinuxOS Mini Me 2008 has been released. It is a little MiniMe 2008 (296mb) you can play with and customize the way you want. Comes with 2.6.22.15 kernel, Alsa 1.0.15 and a very basic KDE 3.5.8 desktop. This is a minimal LiveCD that is bootable, plus it can be installed. Add in your own background, window decoration, ... More About: Released
The Third Alpha of Foresight 2.0
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Foresight Linux is a rPath-based Linux distribution for your desktop that features a rolling release schedule that always keeps your desktop up to date, with Conary, the latest GNOME desktop environment and an innovative set of excellent, up to date packages. Foresight is the first distribution to ship with GNOME 2.20 and be the basis for ... More About: Alpha , Foresight
First Alpha Release of openSUSE 11
2008-01-25 06:04:00 The development team of openSUSE has announced the release of openSUSE 11.0 Alpha 1. A very early alpha version, Alpha 1, is now available for download and testing. Whats changed on this first Alpha Release ? The development team said that they have seen 1026 package check-ins since Alpha0 and countless bugs fixed. The main changes against Alpha0 ...
Whats New in Zenwalk 5.0
2008-01-25 06:04:00 The Zenwalk GNU/Linux OS continues to provide bleeding edge system focusing on optimal performance and ease of use. This latest release now features the 2.6.23.12 Linux kernel, includes modern hardware detection based on HAL, and continues it’s tradition of showcasing the powerful XFCE 4.4.2 desktop. Being a major release, Zenwalk 5.0 introduces several new systems. Firstly, ...
TinyMe test 7 is now available!
2008-01-25 06:04:00 TinyMe is a PCLinuxOS-based distribution which is targeted at older computers and people who want a very light and fast desktop environment. It runs Openbox for the window manager, LXPanel for the panel, Nitrogen sets the wallpaper, and iDesk provides the icons. There is are two control centers in TinyMe, one for managing your desktop and ... More About: Test
Scientific Linux 5.1 i386 and x86_64 has been released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Scientific Linux 5.1 is finally out. This release has the ability to easily make sites (customized Scientifc Linux distributions). The ability to make sites was missing from SL 5.0. We also managed to add back some of those packages that didn’t make it into SL 5.0, as well as a few packages new for this ... More About: Released
70 Nice OS Wallpapers for your Linux Desktop
2008-01-25 06:04:00 70 Nice OS Wallpaper for your Linux Desktop You can have 70 nice and beautiful wallpaper for your Linux Desktop. All of them come with OpenSource motives and symbols. Here’s one of them, its very nice, isn’t it? You can get all those 70 wallpapers by downloading this RAR files at Here. addthis_url ... More About: Wallpapers
First RC of StartCom MultiMedia Edition 5.0.7
2008-01-25 06:04:00 A first release candidate of version ML-5.0.7 of the StartCom MultiMedia Edition codenamed “Kessem” has been released. This test release introduces a new low-latency 2.6.23 kernel in addition to many, many updated packages and version upgrades. What’s New? This OS is now much more compatible and in par with the StartCom AS-5 series (aka RHEL 5) what ... More About: Multimedia
Inside of K Desktop Environment (KDE) 4
2008-01-25 06:04:00 After long wait of release time, the most expected project of 2007, KDE 4, has finally seen the light today! KDE 4 is the next generation of the popular K Desktop Environment , which seeks to fulfill the need for a powerful yet easy-to-use desktop, for both personal and enterprise computing. KDE project’s goal for the ... More About: Inside
VoltaLinux 2.0 has been released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Voltalinux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and the pkgsrc package system from NetBSD. The project offers a pre-built distribution where the user can enjoy the clean design of Slackware Linux with the availability of over 5,000 NetBSD ports ready to be installed. Now, Voltalinux 2.0 based on 2.6.21 kernel, based on slackware 12.0 ... More About: Released , Alinux
DesktopBSD 1.6 Has Been Released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 DesktopBSD, an operating system based on FreeBSD and the FreeSBIE live CD has announced the availability of DesktopBSD 1.6 final. This release is the first stable release of the 1.6 branch and comes with a great number of new features and improvements. It is based on the second release candidate of FreeBSD’s upcoming production release 6.3 ... More About: Released
Parsix Linux 1.0 Test 3 Has Been Released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 1.0r0 TEST-3 release (codename ‘Ramon’) is the third test release of a brand new version of Parsix GNU/Linux and contains several new features, fixes and improvements.This version is synchronized with Parsix and Debian testing repositories as of January 10, 2008. Several bugs have been solved, replaced rhythmbox with Exaile, re-added iptraf, redesktop and vncviewer, added ... More About: Released , Test
Second Alpha of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Released
2008-01-25 06:04:00 The second pre-release of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring , code name ?Neottia? is available now. This pre-release brings a near-final snapshot of KDE 4.0 (final 4.0 packages are currently being uploaded to the Cooker repositories), new NVIDIA and ATI drivers, the chance to test the experimental nouveau open source driver for NVIDIA cards, kernel 2.6.24rc7, and ... More About: Alpha , Released
ZenWalk 5.0 RC 1
2008-01-25 06:04:00 This release is continuing from previous beta release of ZenWalk 5.0. Main differences between BETA and RC1 are: The theme was changed back to blue/orange, as many users asked to keep the legendary “summer/beach” Zenwalk artwork spirit. Brasero has been integrated into Thunar and the volume manager, so that it is launched in the correct ...
FreeBSD 6.3 Is Out
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Engineering Team of FreeBSD has released FreeBSD 6.3. This release continues the development of the 6-STABLE branch providing performance and stability improvements, many bug fixes and new features. Highlights of this Release: KDE updated to 3.5.8, GNOME updated to 2.20.1, Xorg updated to 7.3 BIND updated to 9.3.4 Sendmail updated to 8.14.2 lagg(4) driver ported from OpenBSD/NetBSD unionfs file system re-implemented freebsd-update(8) ...
Second Maintenance of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Canonical, the main sponsors of the Ubuntu project announced today the second maintenance release of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, which continues to be supported with maintenance updates and security fixes until June 2009 on desktops and June 2011 on servers. These include security updates and corrections, with a focus on maintaining stability and compatibility with Ubuntu 6.06 ... More About: Maintenance
QuickTime For Linux
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Quicktime 4 Linux was the first convenient way to read and write uncompressed Quicktime movies on Linux. Today Quicktime 4 Linux is intended mainly for content creation and uncompressed movies. These usually arise during the production phase and not the distribution phase of a movie. It has improvements in colormodel support, bit depth, accuracy, reliability, ... More About: Quicktime
Linux Mint 4.0 Daryna KDE Beta 044
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Linux Mint Daryna KDE Community Edition Beta 044 has been released and ready for download now. Daryna KDE is nearly as minty as the main edition now. The packages are (safely) upto date and the kernel is the Gutsy Gibbon kernel 2.6.22-14. Mint applications: mintInstall, mintwifi (new), mintUpdate (new), mintAssistant (new), mintUpload. minted versions of: firefox and Sunbird. Download ... More About: Linux , Linux Mint
First Release Candidate of GoblinX Standard 2.6
2008-01-25 06:04:00 The GoblinX Standard is the original edition which first ISO was released in the end of October 2004. It includes five Windows Managers: KDE, Fluxbox, Xfce, Enlightenment and WindowMaker. What’s New since release 2.0/2.5: Upgraded all packages. Upgraded Kernel (2.6.21.3), AuFS, Linux live and Squashfs. Rebuilt Magic Center to add new features and to use with different ... More About: Release , Release Candidate , Candidate
Movie Studio in a Linux Box
2008-01-25 06:04:00 Heroine Virtual Ltd. presents an advanced content creation system for Linux . Cinelerra takes what normally is a boring server - studied in computer science classrooms, hidden in back offices - and turns it into a 50,000 watt flamethrower of multimedia editing. That’s right guys. Unlike most of the Linux solutions out there, Cinelerra requires no emulation ... More About: Movie , Studio
Tiny, sub-$100 PC runs Puppy Linux [Digg]
2008-01-25 06:04:00 This tiny device can serve as an ultra-low-cost platform for thin-client, kiosk, and electronic signage apps, or as an affordable PC for students and others in developing countries. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Ftiny- sub-100-pc-runs-puppy-linux-digg-3%2F'; addthis_title = 'Tiny %2C+sub-%24100+PC+runs+Puppy +Linux +% 5BDigg %5D'; addthis_pub = 'ubuntulinuxhelp'; More About: Runs
Mini Linux PC breaks $100 barrier [Digg]
2008-01-25 06:04:00 A Taiwanese company is selling a tiny Linux -powered mini PC that has a consumer electronics look-and-feel for $99, quantity one. Seems like a neat platform for a wide range of specialized applications and projects. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Fmini- linux-pc-breaks-100-barrier-digg-3%2F'; addthis_title = 'Mini +Linux+PC+breaks+%24100+barrier+%5BD igg%5D'; addthis_pub = 'ubuntulinuxhelp'; More About: Digg , Breaks , Barrier
trixbox CE 2.4
2008-01-25 06:04:00 trixbox (formerly known as Asterisk@Home) is a CentOS-based Linux distribution that enables the home user to quickly set up a VoIP Asterisk PBX. A web GUI makes configuration and operation easy. The CD also includes an xPL (home automation) interface for easy interaction with other devices in the home. trixbox CE 2.4 was recently released and ... More About: Trix
Third Alpha of Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04)
More articles from this author:2008-01-25 06:04:00 Ubuntu development team has released the third alpha of Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron”, and it is out and ready for testing. Alpha 3 is the third in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Hardy development cycle. The Alpha images are known to be reasonably free of showstopper CD build or ... More About: Ubuntu , Hardy Heron 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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