Your friends have been telling you to try out Ubuntu; forget the Microsoft proprietary operating system and liberate your computer. Yet, it's not such smooth sailing. Sure, you can download the Ubuntu CD, or get handed one, but once you're sitting at a login prompt what then? What can you actually do with this thing?
Read more »From newb to 100 with Ubuntu Linux 8.04
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Parties File Sealed Trial Briefs; Novell's Redacted Amended Trial Brief, as text
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Trial briefs have been filed by the parties in SCO v. Novell. Novell filed one originally filed back in September of 2007, but SCO filed for bankruptcy in Delaware instead of filing a trial brief in Utah.
Read more »The Best General Purpose Linux Distributions
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A distribution (also called distro) is a member of the Linux family of computer operating systems. They are built around the Linux kernel and consist of a large variety of software. Here’s a list of some of the best general purpose and most popular open and free distributions
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Ubuntu (Hardy) tutorial: embed terminal into your desktop
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A tutorial to embed a terminal into your desktop in Ubuntu Hardy using Compiz
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Read the Fine Print on "Open Source" Software
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Back in the 1980s, when Richard Stallman was the only one talking about the need for "free software," no one quite knew what he was talking about. That's not just because people looked askance at someone who said it would be possible to write a version of Unix that could be given away for free, along with all of the compilers, editors, and utilities that a typical Unix installation included.
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Ext4 - a new filesystem
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The filesystem used in the vast majority of Linux (and to a lesser extent on other Unix) distributions is the ext3 filesystem, which stands for extended filesystem. Slashdot recently pointed to an article on IBM DeveloperWorks discussing the new ext4 filesystem currently in development, and some of its new features. So what is a filesystem really?
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TIP: Howto kill a process in Linux
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There are many ways to kill processes in Linux. Today I’m gonna share with you my favorite one. And the one I think is the easiest: xkill
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What is Linux?
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Linux is an Open-Source Operating System (OS). It was first created by Finnish grad student Linus Torvalds in 1991.
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Google puts open-source project back up
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Google has reinstated an open-source project just days after pulling it in response to a copyright-related takedown notice.
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Ubuntu 8.04 - Hardy Heron Upgrade
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A major upgrade of your OS is always a leap of faith. In this case my upgrade from Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) to 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) was a smooth transition with no worries. Here is a video capture of my upgrade of the OS. [Watch]
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Mandriva LINUX - Great For Newibes Who Want To Test LINUX
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Let’s say that you want to dump Windows, but you don’t want to go to Mac? That leaves LINUX as your only option. But you’re scared about moving to LINUX as you’re not sure that it’s right for you. No problem, there’s a LINUX for you and It’s called Mandriva LINUX One. I tried this out a week ago and it is nothing short of amazing!
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130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.
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Recently a couple people asked me about trying Linux without actually installing it. Obviously the first thing that came to mind is to try versions via LiveCD. For those not familiar, LiveCD means:spacer_gif 130 Useful Linux Based LiveCD Versions.
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Do You Really Need Anti-Virus Software?
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When a seasoned Windows user first migrates to Linux, the first question is always “where is the anti-virus?” I have been asked this question countless time and were always given the “you are lying to me” kind of look when I told them that they don’t need anti-virus software in Linux.
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Binding Keys in Emacs
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"In Emacs, the keys can be rebound to call any function one desires.One of the many uses of rebinding is to call frequent functions that are operated on the buffer one is working on. And the key bindings can be local or global depending upon whether the functionality makes sense across all buffers or only to the type of buffers worked on (text, tex etc.).
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Thinking Of Switching?: Linux Ubuntu vs. Windows Vista vs. OSX Leopard
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Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.2 and Windows Vista Service Pack One were both released in February of 2008. Linux Ubuntu released the latest version of its operating system, nicknamed Hardy Heron, in April. I tried out each of these three operating systems to see how they compared.
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