But there are applications that make it very easy to install most non-free applications on any edition of Fedora. One of those applications is called EasyLife. This article shows the simple steps you need to install it on your Fedora 17-powered box.
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Downloads of Apache OpenOffice 3.4.0 top 5 million
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If you just dropped in from outer space, Apache OpenOffice, or what used to be called OpenOffice.org, was a Sun Microsystems-sponsored project. It was at one time, the most popular office suite, as it was pre-installed on almost all Linux and BSD desktop distributions.
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ROSA 2012 LXDE review
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The first beta of this LXDE edition of ROSA Linux was released in mid-April (this year). That beta release was previewed here. This article provides a more detailed review using a 32-bit installation image. The boot options are shown in the image below.
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ROMP gets support for MIDI files
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ROSA Media Player 1.5, the latest update, has added another feature – support for MIDI files. MIDI, acronym for Musical Instrument Digital interface, is a protocol which “enables a single player to sound as though they are playing two or more instruments simultaneously.”
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Public preview release of Snapdragon SDK for Android
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Qualcomm has announced the public preview release of Snapdragon SDK for Android. Snapdragon is Qualcomm’s single-chip, all-in-one mobile processor for smartphones and tablet computers.
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ANDHDM2S: Dual-core Android computer-on-a-stick with HDMI connectivity
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It comes to us courtesy of Sanko Co., Ltd. of Japan. Measuring just (in mm) 10x98x42, and weighing in at just 39 g (1.4 oz), this computer is really small. But size is not just what this device has going for it – it has its own fair share of connectivity. From the title of this article, you already know that it has an HDMI port. But it also has a: standard USB port, microSD slot, and Mic ports.
Read more »The Perfect Desktop - Pinguy OS 12.04
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Pinguy OS 12.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.
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Why Google’s Nexus 7 tablet computer is a buy
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But what has all this got to do with the Nexus 7, a tablet just announced by Google at the Google I/O Conference in San Francisco? A connection could be in the price. However, it is just the price, but what you get for the price. At just US $199, the Nexus 7 looks like a good deal.
So what do you get for $199? Plenty!
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KLook gets PDF/ODT support, while StackFolder gets drag-n-drop
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KLook is a multi-file-type viewer. It is not an application that can be started standalone, but is integrated into other applications, like Dolphin, KDE’s file manager. StackFolder, on the other hand, is a widget application that makes it possible to browse the contents of a directory, or your entire home folder, without opening Dolphin.
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How to custmize KDE’s window titlebar buttons
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If you are using the latest KDE edition of your favorite distribution, your window titlebar could be missing a button or two that you most certainly need. That is definitely the case on Sabayon 9 KDE. The titlebar could also be sporting spacers that you do not need, as is the case on Kubuntu 12.04.
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Firefox OS: One more for the road
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Called Firefox OS, and built on HTML5, the same markup language used to build modern websites and Web applications, it has managed to garner the support of leading vendors in the business.
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ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME preview
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This Release Candidate of what will become ROSA Marathon 2012 GNOME uses the GNOME 2, and not the latest GNOME 3 desktop environment.
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Help Mandriva choose a name for its community distribution
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Mandriva is in the final stages of launching the community edition of Mandriva Linux. And they are asking for your input – to help choose a name for that community edition. What do you need to do?
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Suricata 1.3 released
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Suricata can load the standard Snort VRT, Emerging Threats or the Emerging Threats Pro rulesets, and can be managed using BASE and Squil.
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iPPea TV: Android 4.0 dongle for HDMI-enabled DTVs
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iPPea TV is powered by a MIPS XBurst processor gunning at 1.2 Ghz with support for 3D graphics acceleration (Open GL ES 1.1 and 1.2). It also comes with 512 MB of DDR2 RAM and 2 GB of NandFlash storage expandable to 32 GB via a microSD slot.
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