The word cool takes an ever more significant meaning when you consider a Linux distribution running from a USB drive.

Today i have just updated my ubuntu karmic beta desktop and i saw these lovely screens....

Customize easily your Ubuntu Login screen with different cool themes. [Watch the quick tutorial]

Here you can see the default login screen for Ubuntu 8.10. You simply add username and password and you have access to the Desktop. Simple, however, as you will see there are many options that can go with this login process. If you will go to System/Administration and select Login Window you will find that you have a lot of options available for login.

Create your own login screens in ubuntu..Components of a GDM ThemeA GDM Theme is basically composed by:*

In the latest nightly builds, the WebKit engine can handle HTML5 attributes for non-blocking JavaScript loading

ACLs and extended attributes for files are simple and easy to use in Linux, and can go a long way in securing files. Vincent Danen goes over some of the basic file protection enhancements provided by the Linux kernel.

By and large, most Red Hat Linux systems will have Bash as the default shell. Bash is a darn great shell, but this article is about another equally great shell, called Z-Shell, that has most of the attributes of Bash, but in some cases goes the extra mile to give you the flexibility to customize your shell more than Bash allows.

We have seen the future of cell phones, and it’s Linux. These five phones bring the flexibility of Linux to the portable world.