The new year is here and you have made a resolution to give Linux a try. A noble resolution and one that will be met, initially, with much confusion. Why? If you go to Distrowatch you will see at least 100 distributions listed in the page hits ranking section. So how does a new-to-Linux user decide?
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Ubuntu 10.04 will bring panel overhaul, social network menu
Canonical has lifted the curtains on some ambitious plans to reinvent the GNOME panel. The changes, which could potentially debut in the next major version of Ubuntu, will help simplify the desktop user experience and clean up superfluous panel clutter.
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UIF into ISO in Ubuntu ~ LinuxTree
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Sabayon 5.1 Gamers Linux Screenshots
I’ve used and reviewed the Gentoo-based Sabayon many times before and have been very impressed with the Live CD’s out-of-the-box functionality. I was quite excited to crack open Sabayon Linux 5.1 “Gaming” for obvious reasons.
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DivX Converter for Ubuntu / Debian Linux :
Convert Your files to DivX on Ubuntu / Debian using Simple utility DivX Converter. DivX converter is a simple Mencoder GUI to Make Video with subtitle attach for your DivX Player . It support Copy AVI , HDTV, NTSC and PAL format .
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Kickstart 2010 with Linux
If your new year's resolution is to kick the Microsoft habit, here are some Linux versions you might want to look at.
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Find Linux alternative of your favourite Windows Application
After migrating to Linux , the problem that most users face is which applications would replace their favourite windows applications like , may be Photoshop , Media Player ..
Here is the easiest way to it..
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Morph your UBUNTU to KUBUNTU with just a command
It's not a new information that Gnome is the default graphical environment in Ubuntu. Definitely you would have wished if it was KDE atleast just for a change. Now you can change Ubuntu to Kubuntu in very easy steps.
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Installing xdebug in xampp (lampp) on Fedora 12
xdebug is a PHP extension for powerful debugging. By default xampp-linux-1.7.1 does not come with this extension. Therefore, it is necessary to install it.
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Adding the Vista Style widgets to your KDE and Gnome desktops with Screenlets
It would be definitely nice if you could be informed of a new mail in your INBOX right in the desktop. Also there are many more choices like knowing your CPU usage, a clock and much more. Though these widgets got popular with Microsoft Vista, Linux users have got their own version where widgets can be installed with Screenlets for Gnome users.
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Installing Gnome-Do the Minimal Way
For those of you who like to keep their installations lean and swift, installing software can be a problem at times. There’s lots of useful software out there, but some can be really bloated and slow, while others are small themselves, but have large or many dependencies. This is especially true for Gnome-Do. When you install Gnome-Do, Evolution get installed along as a dependency.
Read more »Mandriva: The Choice of a New(bie) Generation?
Mandriva is a long surviving Linux distribution, often touted as the best for new users. Is this really so? With an ever changing game, will Mandriva's methods last long term?
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Getting Started With Themes on Fedora
This multi-page Fedora desktop tutorial will outline the basics of using themes on the Fedora desktop. In addition to basic steps to finding, selecting, and customizing the pre-installed Fedora themes, students will also learn a few good places to find themes online and the steps to downloading and installing them.
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Netbook Makeovers, Cloud Censorship, and a Lucky Backup
It took me a handful of times to discover how impossibly dreadful XP is on a netbook. trust me. It doesn't belong on a netbook. So what does? Linux, of course.
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Editing Linux Mount Points
/etc/fstab contains a listing of all of the potential mounted drives on the system both local and remote. The file /etc/rc.sysinit reads the /etc/fstab to mount the drives on startup. This text file is the file you edit if you wanted to mount a partition permanently once the system boots.
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