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The following are some great gifts for people that love Linux. With the Linux Foundation Visa Card, the Linux Foundation, which supports Linux in all its forms gets $50 immediately and a percentage of all purchases as well. It is a great way to support Linux and can be used to by other Linux related gifts too. An Android tablet is a perfect gift for Linux-lovers, the Nook Tablet is quite soft on the pocket as well. The Chromebook, a lightweight netbook that runs on Chrome-OS is quite a steal at $299 and a lovely gift. For those that are a bit strapped for cash, there are a variety of Linux gifts available such as Linux T-shirts, mugs and other odds and ends. Additionally, CafePress, ComputerGear and Zazzle have a nice selection of low-priced gifts.

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The Linux operating system was originally developed for the technologically adept crowd, such as computer programmers, computer engineers and other computer enthusiasts. While the Linux has gradually become more user friendly over time, the main users of Linux are still mostly techies.

As such, many Linux users are also programmers and they may be keen to create software for the Linux system. Linux has its own native programming scripts, but it's also possible to create software using open formats like C, C++, PHP and Python. Therefore, if you are familiar with any of these programming languages, then you can take control of the programming in a Linux system too.

Before you jump into Linux programming, however, you can exercise your coding techniques and your problem solving skills by checking out the website: Can you crack it? It's a website with 10 lines of code, that should be very easy for Linux coders to solve since many of you are veteran programmers.

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Ubuntu is the top Linux distribution world wide. It has enabled less technically sophisticated Linux users to easily run the open source software on their desktops for the first time. Ubuntu uses GNOME as it's preferred desktop solution, and this project has recently announced a major overhaul which is equivalent to a jump from XP to Windows 7.

Many people prefer Linux because with a little effort it is infinitely customizable. Enterprising hackers have packaged their own customizations into distributions which each have a distinctive flavor, including Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Crunchbang, E-Live, Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, and SUSE. The new version of GNOME, called GNOME 3.0, is currently supported by the openSUSE and Fedora projects. It has been under construction for five years, and there are major changes to the look and feel of the system which has been designed with the cloud in mind.