Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth is now in search of the ultimate free (as in freedom) version of Linux. What this means is that every component of the linux operating system, from the kernel (which is...
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Slackware is one of the very first Linux distribution that I have used. If I remember correctly, I even recommended it to a U. of Leeds classmate to try out as an alternative to Windows. However,...
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OpenSUSE and Slackware are catching up with the other distributions in prepping up their next release. openSUSE is now on the alpha 5 release of its version 10.3, while Slackware is starting with the...
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux added a feather on its cap by getting approval for EAL4 Augmented with ALC_FLR-3 certification. The certification was awarded by the National Information Assurance...
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With new versions of several distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, etc., the Linux Distribution Guide available at LinuxLinks.com was updated just in time for those who are planning on...
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Red Hat released its "Core"-less Community linux distribution, Fedora, now on version 7. You can get the distribution via BitTorrent, direct download or doing a network install. This is...
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We have Ubuntu, Edubuntu, the education version of Ubuntu, and now Ubuntu Studio, the multi-media flavour of Ubuntu. All of these seem to cater to specialized audiences, namely the desktop users,...
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Ubuntu Studio is "a multimedia editing/creation flavour of Ubuntu. It's built for the GNU/Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional." The Feisty Fawn version is now...
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Updates from our open source community come not in trickles but in bulk. Here're some of them: 1. Linux kernel 2.6.20.9 - this upgrade turns off IPv6 by default. Kernels previous to this have...
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After several failed attempts to install Ubuntu Feisty fawn as guest OS on Parallels Desktop on the Mac, I gave up and decided to install Solaris 10 instead. Whilst installing Solaris 10 as a guest...
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Ubuntu releases version 7.0.4, code-named Feisty fawn, last Thursday. This same code-base becomes the basis for Kubuntu, a KDE-based Ubuntu version, and Edubuntu, Ubuntu for Education (see image)....
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Within a span of 10 days, our active Linux distro groups churned out several new distributions, either on a full release or on alpha/beta. Here's a list of some of them: 1. CentOS 5, a...
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Debian is one of the major Linux distributions available today. With some recent changes in the Debian leadership with Sam Hocevar getting elected as its leader, version 4, code-named...
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Healthcare Informatics (you can call it Biomedical Informatics or simply Medical Informatics) is a research area that interests me. This new linux distribution, Linux for Clinics, is a welcome...
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With Sony Playstation 3 running Yellow Dog Linux, I am sure that you'd like another game console go the same route - I know I would. Don't worry, I found a way to mod the Xbox 360 and...
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Linux on a pre-Intel Mac meant using Yellow Dog Linux, the most stable and most popular distribution (imho) for the PowerPC architecture. I remember dual-booting one of our Emacs with Mac OS X and...
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If you want to use the latest Gnome release (v.2.18) without upgrading a current install, try the latestversion (1.1) of Foresight Linux. OR if you have Fedora Core 6 Desktop and would want to try...
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Freespire, the community-based version of commercial Linux distribution, Linspire, just released the alpha 1U version of Freespire 2.0. Freespire 2.0 is based on Ubuntu and comes with the 2.6.20...
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It should be evident that I use both a Mac OS X and a Linux on a daily basis. OK, I admit that I use Mac OS X more but hey, Linux isn't that far behind. :) Anyway, one of......
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Whilst most Linux users are looking for the proper distribution for their use, there are also those who are choosing between the different ubuntu flavors, namely Ubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu. How do...
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No, there is no shoot-out whatsoever, silly! :) Just like standards, linux distributions are far too many - each one catering to the personal whim of the "developer(s)". However, there are...
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