Archive for April, 2009

Reconfigure automatic login in ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

If you like me upgraded to ubuntu 9.04 jaunty jackalope changes are that you are confronted with a login screen at startup. Here's an easy way to get back your ... Read more..

Thursday Security Updates

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Ubuntu has updated apport (arbitrary file removal). Read more..

24 Open Source Apps for the ASUS Netbook

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Datamation: "When the original 350,000 units ? all equipped with Linux -- sold out in just a few months, the open source community rejoiced. And then they got to work -- ... Read more..

NetBSD 5.0 released

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

NetBSD 5.0 is out; it looks like the developers have been busy. "In addition to scalability and performance improvements, a significant number of major features have ... Read more..

DragonFlyBSD 2.2.1 Released

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

DragonFlyBSD 2.2.1 has been released. It's an intermediary release with no important new features, but it does have a number of bugfixes. Get it from the download page. Read more..

Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring is now available

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Mandriva announces today the launch of the final version of Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring (codename Pauillac). Quicker, easier and even more secure this new version brings you a host of ... Read more..

a little vi trick

Thursday, April 30th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Handle With Linux: "I use vi instead of command line editors to do mass replacing of blocks and editing many files in the following way:" Read more..

Getting Linux the Easy Way (Linux for Beginners)

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Installing Linux is pretty easy, but what options are there for users who want Linux already installed on a computer? Carla Schroder reveals several excellent, affordable options, plus tips and ... Read more..

Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE: Released

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

On the behalf of the Sabayon Linux team, we are happy to announce the immediate availability of Sabayon Linux 4.1 KDE, dedicated to Abruzzo's earthquake victims. Read more..

10 reasons you’ll want to install Ubuntu 9.04

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

10 Things: "Ubuntu's most recent release offers numerous improvements over an already solid OS. In fact, Jack Wallen says it could be the best overall release of a Linux distribution ... Read more..

Wednesday’s security updates

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Debian has updated libdbd-pg-perl (buffer overflow and denial of service), mysql-dfsg (denial of service and cross-site scripting), mplayer (multiple vulnerabilities), and ffmpeg-debian (two code execution vulnerabilities). Red Hat has ... Read more..

HP Laptops come with SuSE Linux ED 11 pre-installed

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

ItRunsOnLinux: "HP is launching a new line of inexpensive business laptops, the ProBook s-series. These laptops can be ordered with Novell Inc's SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 pre-installed." Read more..

How to choose the best Linux distro for you

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Tux Radar: "At the time of writing, there are three hundred and twenty three distributions being tracked on distrowatch.com. There's one called Ehad. And another is called Estrella Roja. Many ... Read more..

$100 card converts old PCs into Linux thin clients

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

Igel has released an add-in card that enables old desktop PCs to be turned into Linux thin clients on the cheap. The "Igel TC Card" costs $100 and requires a ... Read more..

WiFi cards to offer Linux drivers

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Posted in Community | No Comments »

LinuxDevices: "Socket Mobile has joined the trend of offering Linux support for WiFi cards by announcing Linux drivers for its Go Wi-Fi SDIO WLAN cards and modules. The drivers will ... Read more..