The Unity Desktop Shell for GNOME 3 on Ubuntu Linux has created a lot of controversy in the desktop Linux world. Some users love the new forward looking vision of Unity while others long for a more traditional desktop layout. One of the criticisms of Unity has been its lack of configuration settings.
Read more »Automatic File Replication Across Two Storage Servers (GlusterFS + Ubuntu 12.10)
This tutorial shows how to set up a high-availability storage with two storage servers (Ubuntu 12.10) that use GlusterFS. Each storage server will be a mirror of the other storage server, and files will be replicated automatically across both storage servers. The client system (Ubuntu 12.10 as well) will be able to access the storage as if it was a local filesystem.
Read more »The Road to KDE Frameworks 5 and KDE Plasma 2
KDE’s Next Generation user interfaces will run on top of Qt5, on Linux, they will run atop Wayland or Xorg as display server. The user interfaces move away from widget-based X11 rendering to OpenGL. Monolithic libraries are being split up, interdependencies removed and portability and dependencies cut by stronger modularization.
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The many Profiles of Enlightenment’s E17
The latest release, Enlightenment version 0.17 or E17, was released late last year. I’ve been playing with it for a few weeks now, and so far, I’ve been impressed. There are still has some very rough edges, but it’s very usable.
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Linux Foundation Announces 2013 Event and Training Schedule
The 2013 lineup includes 15 Linux events worldwide and 13 co-located Linux training opportunities, illustrating global demand for technical Linux content, knowledge and collaboration.
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Cinnamon proposed to replace GNOME Shell as default DE on Fedora 19
But if this proposal is accepted, they will lose a major distro and, hopefully, will be forced to rethink the GNOME Shell.
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Installing Nginx With PHP5 (And PHP-FPM) And MySQL Support On Fedora 18
Nginx (pronounced "engine x") is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. This tutorial shows how you can install Nginx on a Fedora 18 server with PHP5 support (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support.
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Open Letter to Skype
Users question the privacy of Skype in an open letter to the heads of the company. Around 50 organizations and 60 individuals have signed the letter asking about Skype's security and privacy practices.
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Cinnarch preview
Cinnarch is a desktop Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and using the Cinnamon as the default and only supported desktop environment. Like Arch, it follows a rolling-release development model.
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Quad-core Android SmartTV on a stick
I think that’s more power than any other device of its type that I’ve come across. With it, you can turn any TV with the right connectivity into an Android device or TV.
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Enlightenment’s E17: Ready for prime time?
Most of the features are great and I think it is ready for your desktop. But there are still some very rough edges.
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Ubuntu Developer Week, Jan 29 - 31, 2013
It's not a whole week, but it is packed with activity. Ubuntu Developer Week is a series of online workshops where you can learn about different packaging techniques, find out more about different development teams, check out the efforts of the world-wide Development Community, participate in open Q&A sessions with Ubuntu developers, and much more.
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Falkvinge on the history of the copyright
Rick Falkvinge, the founder of the original Pirate Party, explains the 700 years of copyright in interesting and readably short 7-part series. He sheds light on different views and how we have arrived to the current situation.
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White House announces 'National Day of Civic Hacking', June 1-2, 2013
This summer, on June 1-2, 2013, residents in cities across the Nation will join together to improve their communities and governments as part of the National Day of Civic Hacking. A number of Federal agencies, including NASA, the Census Bureau, and the Department of Labor, are participating by offering specific challenges for hackers to work during the event.
Read more »Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Fedora 18 (LAMP)
LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on a Fedora 18 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
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