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Introducing the Linux user interface
CNET News, CA - 1 hour ago
For this article, I chose the desktop version of Ubuntu 8.04. Not the server edition or the MID edition. Not Kubuntu or Xubuntu or Edubuntu or Gobuntu. ...

Is Gentoo Ready for Latest Linux Release?
InternetNews.com - 2 hours ago
Red Hat, Ubuntu and openSUSE are all planning to release updates. "From a community perspective, the 2008.0 release is a big deal as 2007.1 was canceled and ...

Is Gentoo Ready for Latest Linux Release?
InternetNews.com - 12 minutes ago
Red Hat, Ubuntu and openSUSE are all planning to release updates. "From a community perspective, the 2008.0 release is a big deal as 2007.1 was canceled and ...

Linux filesystem developer Hans Reiser has revealed the location of his wife's corpse to law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, development on his namesake filesystem appears to be grinding to a halt.

Ubuntu Security Notice - bind9 vulnerability (USN-622-1 )
Help Net Security, Croatia - 1 hour ago
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libdns21 1:9.3.2-2ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 7.04: libdns22 ...

LXDE--Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment for Ubuntu
e-linux.it, Italy - 12 minutes ago
LXDE is a new project aimed to provide a new desktop environment which is lightweight and fast. It's not designed to be powerful and bloated, ...

The loss of critical data can prove devastating. Still, millions of professionals ignore backing up their data. While individual reasons vary, one of the most common explanations is that performing routine backups can be a real chore. Because machines excel at mundane and repetitive tasks, the key to reducing the inherent drudgery and the natural h

Ubuntu Tweak Helps Install and Update Cutting-Edge Linux Apps
Lifehacker Australia, Australia - 47 minutes ago
Linux only: The latest release of Ubuntu Tweak, a custom-configuring app we've posted about before, makes it even easier to quickly set up an Ubuntu system ...
Installing applications in Linux (part II) iTWire
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Stephen Colbert gave Firefox 3 his “Colbert Bump” on the day of Firefox 3’s launch. We looked at downloads of Firefox 3 by users within the U.S. – to see what, if anything, could be detected. At minute 23 of the broadcast, Colbert said, “Firefox 3 just got the Colbert Bump.” Guess what happened next...

The computer proletariat is rising up - and computing will never be the same. Tiny, sub-$500 “netbooks” like the Asus Eee are the hottest thing going in notebooks today. And some surprising things are happening. Like housewives on Linux.