Among lots of package updates, it features KDE 4.6.1, visual theme updates, systemd 20, networkmanager 0.8.3.997, firefox 4.0.0rc1, bash 4.2, chromium browser versions which match google chrome, and TexLive 2011 integrated and used instead of tetex by default.
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Google Summer of Code 2011 Mentoring Organizations Announced
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Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global program that offers student developers stipends to write code for various free and open source software projects.
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Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2 is out
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Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2 – the simple, high-performance and accessible Linux server – is now available. MES 5.2 features a broader set of drivers to support more devices during the installation process and an updated Linux kernel (version 2.6.33).
Read more »Updated Debian 6.0: 6.0.1 released
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The Debian project is pleased to announce the first update of its stable distribution Debian 6.0 (codename "squeeze"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems.
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How to effectively deal with missing firmware problem on Debian
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You know it already, since Debian 6.0 non-free firmware are no longer provided by a standard Debian installation. This will cause some troubles to users who need them. I’m thus going to do a small overview on the topic and teach you what you need to know to deal with the problem.
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How to use jpscp to play PSP games on linux | Gaming
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with the recent release of jpsp, it’s now possible to emulate PSP to a certain extent. Various commercial games are verified working with the emulator as well.
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KDevelop 4.2.2, KDevelop-PG-Qt 0.9.5 released, new website launched
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After two months of hard work the KDevelop team is happy to announce the first bug-fix release of the KDevelop 4.2 branch. KDevelop 4.2.2 fixes dozens of bugs. As usual this release also contains a new version of the PHP language plugin for KDevelop. New this time is another release of the build-dependency KDevelop-PG-Qt (the parser generator used in the PHP plugin).
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Bash shell-scripting libraries
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One of the most powerful aspects of popular high-level languages is the existence of a comprehensive standard library. Unfortunately, the most popular Linux shell, bash, lacks a full-featured library bundled with it. A number of people have written libraries to compensate for this lack, which can make your life infinitely easier if you need to write complex bash scripts.
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Plasma Active mobile devices user interface announced
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Plasma Active aims at creating a cross-device user experience for emerging devices such as tablet computers, media centers, smartphones, and more. Plasma Active's mission statement is: Create a desirable user experience encompassing a spectrum of devices
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Project Contour — a new and innovative usage paradigm for digital devices
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Contour is part of Plasma Active - the project of the KDE community to create a desirable user experience encompassing a spectrum of devices such as Tablets, Smartphones, in-car or Set Top Boxes.
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Linux’s Twenty years of Achievement and Success
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If you think about it, most of us have grown up using Linux. Linux was not how software was done, 20 years ago. There was only paid software, as Stallman so famously said in 1983 and went on to lay the foundation of the Free Software Foundation with the GNU Project that was compatible with all available software
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Kolab Groupware Server 2.3.0 Released
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The Kolab developers have released version 2.3.0 of their groupware server. New additions include Z-push synchronisation, a feature that transmits updates to mobile devices.
Read more »Second alpha of Gluon, a free and opensource game creation app, released
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Now we have reached a point in time where we can create games with Gluon Creator, and do it properly. We have the beginnings of the social features which are the basis of the connection between the makers and players of games. And we have a game engine which by now has most of the features required to create games in today's demanding world.
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First KDE Plasma Active app: Calligra office suite
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Plasma Active is proud to announce our first Active App, or rather our first Active App suite. While interacting with what are generally referred to as "office documents" isn't what we may think of as "sexy" it's a very important set of functionality.
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Nodejs firebird driver version 0.0.5 is released
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You can check the changelog on github
I like the blob support testing image
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