There are a lot of misconceptions about Linux among the people I know who have actually heard of (and not everyone has). Most of them don’t know much about Linux, and what they do know is anywhere from five to 12 years out of date.
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Five best download managers for Linux
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The typical download manager at a minimum provides means to recover from errors without losing the work already completed, and can optionally split the file to be downloaded (or uploaded) into 2 or more segments, which are then moved in parallel, potentially making the process faster within the limits of the available bandwidth. So what is the perfect download manager i should use in Linux ?
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Easy Installation of Codecs, Flash Plugin, Graphics Drivers etc in Ubuntu
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There is an easy way to solve the problem though. The solution is a software called EasyUbuntu witch adds almost all necessary extensions to the Ubuntu. Install EasyUbuntu after a fresh Ubuntu installation and usual codecs, graphics drivers, Flash-plugin, Java etc will be installed in an easy way.
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Free application to create, edit and store your family tree.
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How To Find A Good Electrician
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Of all the DIY trades that exist, it is easy to believe that electrics is one of the most dangerous, if only for high voltages and possible explosions in the case of such mishaps as incorrect wiring.
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5 reasons to switch to Linux
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It's time to wave goodbye to Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer and give Linus Torvalds' operating system a go.
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Watching movies with SMPLAYER on ubuntu
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smplayer is a cool front end to mplayer and can be used on ubuntu. This tutorial teaches how to install it on ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty
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Get started with Linux - part 1
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As the years go by, many computers start to slow down. One way to breathe new life into an old computer is to re-install Windows but, unless you have all the required discs, this can be tricky. One easier way to bring an old computer back up to speed is to install a copy of Linux.
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Get to know Linux: man pages
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Have you ever had someone tell you to “RTFM” (aka: “Read The Flippin’ Man page”) only to realize you have no idea what man pages were?
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Functional eye-candy for Ubuntu within 5 minutes using simple-ccsm
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Compiz desktop effecets for Ubuntu are configured using "CCSM" which has overwhelming number of options and may confuse new switchers.This articles explains how to enable desktop effects with "simple-ccsm" within least amount of time.
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Install Firefox 3.5 in Ubuntu 9.04
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Firefox 3.5 (formerly known as 3.1) adds support for new web standards including audio and video tags and downloadable fonts, a private browsing mode, significantly improved JavaScript performance, and more.
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How to create a custom linux file system within another
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With the power bestowed upon us, we can create a Linux file system in a file. Humanly speaking, we can create a file containing specific file system and mount it as if it were a partition of a hard drive.
To do this, we must firs
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HOWTO setup Squid Proxy & DansGuardian Internet Content Filter in ubuntu
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Installing Apache
Setting a Static IP Address
Installing and Configuring Squid
Install the Squid Proxy Server
Restarting Squid and DansGuardian
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Which distribution do I download?
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There are a lot of GNU/Linux distributions out there. It takes time and some effort to find a compatible one that fits your needs.
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Actors, Messages and Low Lock Contention for Java
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Using actors and messages, concurrency is easier to understand. However, most developers don't want to learn a new programming language in order to use actors and messages. If you want to forget a bit about threads and locks, you can add nice actor support to an existing Java application using Jetlang.
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