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by Cyprix as at Feb 8 2012 12:54am
Feb 7 2012
6:19pm
Ubuntu Global Jam: Call For Events!
From 2nd – 4th March 2012 we will be running the Ubuntu Global Jam. This is a global event in which we ask Ubuntu users and contributors to organize events in their lo... more
Feb 7 2012
5:28pm
Linux Mint KDE 12 Released
The Linux Mint team has announced the availability of Linux Mint KDE 12. The version is running KDE 4.7 which is a bit older as KDE 4.8 was recently release. However, consider... more
Feb 7 2012
4:31pm
Creating a vDSO: the Colonel's Other Chicken
A vDSO (virtual dynamic shared object) is an alternative to thesomewhat cycle-expensive system call interface that the GNU/Linux kernelprovides. But, before I explain how to c... more
Feb 7 2012
4:00pm
Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux Computer on Track to Launch Later this Month
The first model of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's low-cost Linux computer will likely be available for purchase later this month. The organization announced today that ma... more
Feb 7 2012
3:34pm
Book Review: The Linux Command Line
One of the most difficult tasks in writing for the new Linux user is trying to figure out how much to place on their plate. Linux from the command-line offers so much it is of... more
Feb 7 2012
3:16pm
Canonical pulls the plug on Kubuntu
Today I bring the disappointing news that Canonical will no longer befunding my work on Kubuntu after 12.04. Canonical wants to treatKubuntu in the same way as the other commu... more
Feb 7 2012
2:37pm
News Flash: Apple Not IT Friendly
Even as Apple products make there way into the enterprise in increasing numbers, Apple still seems to ignore IT and its needs, leaving it in the words of Network World to adapt or die.... more
Feb 7 2012
1:45pm
Raspberry Pi's $35 Linux computer on track to launch later this month
The first model of the Raspberry Pi Foundation's low-cost Linux computer will likely be available for purchase later this month. The organization announce... more
Feb 7 2012
1:02pm
Linux Kernel 3.2.4 released, Android kernel available from 3.3
Greg Kroah-Hartman announces bug fix release of 3.2 kernel, and reveals details for the future of Android integration with the Linux Kernel... more
Feb 7 2012
12:50pm
Nouveau Can Do OpenCL Compute For Open-Source NVIDIA
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
There's another big accomplishment within the open-source graphics camp: Nouveau developers now having an initial working OpenCL implementation for NVIDIA GeForce graphics har... more
Feb 7 2012
12:46pm
Canonical pulls the plug on Kubuntu
Source: LWN.net   more from feed
Kubuntu lead developer Jonathan Riddell has sent out an announcement that Canonical will no longer be funding work on the KDE-based Kubuntu distribution. "The practical chang... more
Feb 7 2012
12:30pm
LibreOffice developer shows prototype Android and HTML5 ports
The Document Foundation (TDF) announced plans last year to create mobile and cloud versions of LibreOffice. A preliminary iOS porting effort that was unde... more
Feb 7 2012
12:18pm
Canonical ending support for Kubuntu, reassigning lead developer
Jonathan Riddell, the lead developer of the Kubuntu project, announced today that his work on the KDE-based Ubuntu variant will no longer be funded by Can... more
Feb 7 2012
12:05pm
The Lafayette Deception, Chap. 10: Vive la Revolución!
Frank looked hungrily at the establishments on both sides of the main drag of Cedar City, Utah. He’d lost eighteen pounds, and it was payback time.... more
Feb 7 2012
11:08am
Linux Mint 12 KDE has been released
Linux Mint 12 KDE has been released which uses Linux Kernel 3.0 and KDe version 4.7.4. It contain many new features compare to its last version like it has Hybrid ISO image wh... more
Feb 7 2012
10:11am
Run a DLNA Server that Works with a Samsung TV
Having just bought a Samsung ‘Smart’ TV, I was very keen to take advantage of its built in DLNA media renderer. I already have mediatomb running on my headless file/mail/w... more
Feb 7 2012
10:06am
NVIDIA Releases New Driver For X.Org Server 1.12
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
Last week NVIDIA released a new beta Linux driver that is supportive of X.Org Server 1.12... ... more
Feb 7 2012
10:01am
Xonotic 1.0 Is On The Linux Gaming Horizon
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
Xonotic, the open-source multi-platform game that succeeded Nexuiz, is finally moving closer to its 1.0 release... ... more
Feb 7 2012
9:52am
ASPM Linux Kernel Fix To Land Finally In 3.2 Series
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
The proper solution to the Linux kernel ASPM power regression will finally be landing in the stable Linux 3.2 kernel series... ... more
Feb 7 2012
9:05am
Debian LXDE Live – is it still Debian?
If I knew the outcome of this test, I would not even have started it. In my own opinion, the LXDE version is the worst one in Debian family. This is not really Debian as you a... more