It's a regular complaint: Linux is too hard. But is it hard, or are there other factors at play?
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Advice on building a Linux box
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I get a lot of questions on Linux hardware: “What’s the best piece of hardware X for Linux?” “Should I go route A since I’m using Linux?” Which video card? Which sound card? Which networking card? Processor? Motherboard? Will it all work with Linux?
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Pardus 2009.1 review
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Pardus is a Linux, desktop-oriented operating system developed by Onur Küçük and his team from Turkey. At a time when nearly every new Linux distro is based on or derived from Ubuntu, Pardus is a rarity. It is an original, not based on or derived from any other distro. As such, its package manager and graphical management tools are custom-developed.
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Here's a video demonstrating multitouch support all along the stack, including Linux 2.6.31, Xorg 7.5 (with XInput2) and Xinput2-enabled GTK+ (Experimental branch)
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How to configure maximum performance storage space for Debian GNU / Linux on IBM DS8300
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The IBM DS 8300 Data Storage Systems are multi millions dollars flexible high availability and performance SAN machines.
But you may left much of such performance and availability behind if you do not configure then correctly for Debian GNU / Linux.
See how to ask for performance data storage space on them. Or what you need to configure on them.
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Enlightenment E17 - Another windows manager for Linux |Installation for Ubuntu 9.10 Via PPA|
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Enlightenment, also known simply as E, is a stacking window manager for the X Window System which can be used alone or in conjunction with a desktop environment such as GNOME or KDE.
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What's the Future of Linux and Solaris at Oracle?
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"I love Linux. We're big supporters of Linux, [but] Solaris is an older and more capable operating system," Ellison said.
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Microsoft Signs Deal with Acacia and Builds More Patent Walls Against Linux
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An accumulation of new information about Microsoft's i4i fallout and use of software patents against its most potent competition, GNU/Linux
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10 old-school Linux tools I refuse to let go of
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I thought it would be fun to list 10 of these old-school Linux tools and then see what other people refuse to let go of (regardless of platform). Not only will it be a trip down memory lane for some users, it might show others a tool they hadn’t thought of that could solve a perplexing problem.
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Linux performance: is Linux becoming just too slow and bloated?
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This is an aspect of FOSS that is regaining some measure of interest: for years, it was considered that writing production-ready FOSS meant lean and mean software. However, recent events have shown that, in the case of the Linux kernel, this is no longer exactly true: performance is dropping slowly yet steadily. How come?
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Try Gstyle Project, A New Gnome Theme Manager
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Gstyle is a new full Gnome theme manager with some really great features which I am sure you will love if you like to customize your Desktop look constantly. Gstyle can automatically download and install wallpapers, Xsplash, GTK themes, icon themes, full themes, mouse pointers and more from gnome-look, deviantart, customize.org and others, or directly from the software source.
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Is Linux too hard?
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Despite booming enterprise server sales, some in the industry continue to grumble that Linux is too hard. Designed by geeks for geeks, the theory goes, Linux will never be mainstream.
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Polish Internet Users Against the Censorship of the Net
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Polish government wants to enforce Internet filtering to eliminate online gambling and child pornography. Everything for the benefit of our children, as this is the argument which is hard to stay against.
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Linux market share grows vs. Windows and Mac OS X shrinkage
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We're told Linux is the only OS with a growing market share: Windows and Mac OS X actually shrank. The Net Applications report also shows Windows 7 already dwarfing all versions of Mac OS combined.
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Ubuntu Switch to Yahoo. Trouble in Paradise?
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This situation really doesn't sit right with me. I understand that Canonical needs to be creative in acquiring new revenue streams. The stumbling block for me is. Isn't Google using mostly Ubuntu guts/code under the hood of its upcoming Chrome OS? You would have thought that their must have been some sort of communication between Google from Canonical after Yahoo approached them with their offer.
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