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Feb 7 2012
11:58pm
Video: An Interesting Wayland Tech Discussion
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
For those Linux enthusiasts interested in the Wayland Display Server, here's a video recording of an interesting technical discussion worth watching... ... more
Feb 7 2012
11:33pm
Intel's Lynx Point Chipset Is Getting Ready On Linux
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
Support for Intel's Lynx Point chipset has been landing in recent days within various patches spread across many different projects, but more is on the way for Intel Haswell's landing... ... more
Feb 7 2012
11:06pm
DMA-BUF Is Ready To Push Forward Linux Drivers
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
Besides the Intel chatter, Nouveau banging on OpenCL, Coreboot's less than interesting laptop, one of the other exciting meetings this past weekend in Brussels at FOSDEM was a... more
Feb 7 2012
10:32pm
Kubuntu Is Dead, Time To Switch To Linux Mint KDE, openSUSE?
I heard some rumors at the FOSDEM that Canonical was pulling plugs on KDE, which also creates the Kubuntu spin of Ubuntu. What it meant, if the rumors were to be believed, tha... more
Feb 7 2012
9:38pm
Canonical pulls funding on Kubuntu after 7 years
Kubuntu 12.04 will be the last release before becoming community supported... more
Feb 7 2012
9:35pm
Will the Spark Tablet Ignite a FOSS Fire?
"it is good to see Linux entering the tablet space ... [but] the Spark is the wrong device to start with," said Roberto Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor. "My first i... more
Feb 7 2012
8:32pm
Sandbox Applications Quickly with KVM or LXC
At FOSDEM, Daniel Berrange presented libvirt-sandbox, which sandboxes programs in a VM or a container without first requiring the user to set up an operating system there...... more
Feb 7 2012
8:30pm
Canonical Pulls Funding from Kubuntu, Drops Commercial Support
Canonical is no longer paying Kubuntu developer Jonathan Riddell to work on Kubuntu and is making the KDE version of Ubuntu a fully community-supported distribution...... more
Feb 7 2012
8:00pm
OSI Announces New Initiatives and Seeks Your Input
OSI is changing, and you can help! I spoke at FOSDEM in Brussels on Saturday on behalf of the Open Source Initiative (OSI), where I serve as a director. My noon keynote cove... more
Feb 7 2012
7:23pm
How to customize Linux Mint 12 KDE
This article provides simple suggestions that you can employ to customize an installation of Linux Mint 12 KDE that would make it a little bit more user-friendly and fun to us... more
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
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
12:18pm
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
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
10:06am
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
7:11am
SupportMart offers Virus & Spyware Removal Support Service
You must arm your computer with necessary protections with Anti-virus being the basic, where antivirus installation and software applications are must for each and every compu... more
Feb 7 2012
5:17am
Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 185
Welcome to the 185th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!... more
Feb 7 2012
4:19am
TLWIR 32: Open Sparks Fly, FOSS Players Give Open Advice, and FOSS Petition Gets Key Endorsement
Summary: For too long, GNU/Linux has been locked out of the tablet market. That is about to change with the May 2012 arrival of the Open Spark. The Open Spark is a new tablet ... more
Feb 7 2012
4:19am
Zuckerberg is Spot on with “Hacker Way” (but The Linux Community Already Knew That)
Facebook filed its IPO last week , which is big news in and of itself. However, what struck me most was the letter from Mark Zuckerberg to potential investors that puts an exc... more
Feb 7 2012
4:19am
Zuckerberg is Spot on with “Hacker Way” (but The Linux Community Already Knew Th
Facebook filed its IPO last week , which is big news in and of itself. However, what struck me most was the letter from Mark Zuckerberg to potential investors that puts an exc... more
Feb 7 2012
3:56am
Is Linux Spark Tablet An iPad Killer?
Powered by Linux, the Spark tablet might prove to be little more than a toy. Yet it has greater potential.... more
Feb 7 2012
3:01am
Spark 7in Linux-based tablet detailed
KDE confirms specifications and release date for its open source tablet.... more
Feb 7 2012
2:19am
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
1:59am
gMusicBrowser 1.1.9 Adds New Layouts
gMusicBrowser is a highly customizable music player that works great with large music libraries. The application comes with built-in layouts which can make gMusicBrowser look ... more
Feb 7 2012
12:28am
F5 Networks Offers Ways VARs can Optimize F5/VMware Sales
If you're an F5 VAR and/or VMware VAR, and you've been cross-pollinating F5 and VMware solutions, things are about to get even easier. F5 Networks has launched a web portal fe... more
Feb 7 2012
12:20am
Is Desktop Linux Becoming Fractured as Open Source Matures?
Until quite recently, the Linux world had, for the most part, only two major desktop environments: GNOME 2 and KDE. Fast forward to the present, however, and there's an immens... more
Feb 7 2012
12:00am
Will the Spark Tablet Ignite a FOSS Fire?
Now that webOS is making its merry way along the open road, there's no telling what tablets or other mobile devices it may inspire over the upcoming months. In the meantime, t... more
Feb 6 2012
10:41pm
VLC 2.0 pour MacOS X
Intro La nouvelle version de VLC, nommée TwoFlower ou 2.0, apporte de nombreuses améliorations et modifications spécifiques à MacOS X. Ce petit article permet de passer e... more
Feb 6 2012
9:27pm
Details Emerge About Spark Linux-Based Tablet
MojoKid writes "There's a new tablet in town called the Spark. The Linux-driven tablet, based on the Zenithink C71 and KDE was unveiled by developer Aaron Seigo recently. The ... more
Feb 6 2012
9:00pm
Chmouel Boudjnah: How does a PUT to a swift object server look like.
I have been trying lately to get a better understanding of the Swift code base, and I found the best way to know it was to read it from top to bottom and document it along the... more
Feb 6 2012
8:39pm
Explore The Land Of Hyrule, Play Zelda Classic On Linux
Zelda Classic (ZC) is a tribute to one of the greatest video games of all time: Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. It has been developed into an exact replica of the NES version.... more
Feb 6 2012
8:00pm
DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 442
This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Reviews: I dream of Linux - Dreamlinux 5 News: Red Hat introduces 10-year support, Texstar takes leave of absence, Mint banks on Cinnamon Ques... more
Feb 6 2012
7:48pm
grep wants to install gnome ?
Hello when trying to install grep 2.9-1.1-mdv2012.0, it asks for gdm or slim ; why is that so ? What's the relation between a CLI utility and gnome ? new dependancies shown... more
Feb 6 2012
7:42pm
Integrating Shutter with KDE 4.8
Shutter is the best screenshot tool in Linux. I'll show you how to... more
Feb 6 2012
6:25pm
Debian LXDE Live – is it still Debian?
Last week I wrote about Fedora 16 LXDE. That post was intended to complete the cycle of reviews of different Fedora 16 spins. Apart from Fedora, I had posted another ... more
Feb 6 2012
5:00pm
Monday Shortbread
Eight is Enough AppleInsider: Apple CEO hints at no ARM-based MacBook Air as iPad to "soon satisfy" that niche 9to5Mac: Google poaches Apple's Senior Director of Produc... more
Feb 6 2012
5:00pm
Monday Shortbread
Eight is Enough AppleInsider: Apple CEO hints at no ARM-based MacBook Air as iPad to "soon satisfy" that niche 9to5Mac: Google poaches Apple's Senior Director of Produc... more
Feb 6 2012
4:48pm
A Look at 3D Printing and Open Source
Arthur C. Clarke said "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." And it's still magical when you understand how it works. 3D printers are here, th... more
Feb 6 2012
4:23pm
PCLinuxOS 2012.02 KDE Review
PCLinuxOS is a Mandriva based distribution that is geared towards novice users. It has a big community in which is there to help new users to Linux get off on the right foot.... more
Feb 6 2012
3:26pm
Peace Corps Selects OpenEMR
While not exclusively a Gnu-Linux product (runs on LAMP and WAMP stacks), the selection of OpenEMR by the Peace Corps for its worldwide EMR needs, lends a powerful measure of ... more
Feb 6 2012
1:31pm
LXer Weekly Roundup for 05-Feb-2012
[url=http://lxer.com/team.php][img]http://lxer.com/content/Scott_Ruecker.jpg[/img][/url] [b]LXer Feature: 05-Feb-2012[/b]Is it February already? This week we have a new Linux ... more
Feb 6 2012
1:19pm
PCLinuxOS 2012.2 has been released
Bill Reynolds announced of the second version of PCLinuxOS 2012.2 on 3rd Feb,2012. It uses Linux Kernel 2.6.38.8 and desktop environment is KDE 4.6.5. The Synaptic package man... more
Feb 6 2012
10:27am
4 Best Free Linux Script Writing Tools
Script writing is the art and craft of writing scripts for the general public. The script can take the form of musicals, plays, novels, films, television programmes, and more.... more
Feb 6 2012
10:13am
it's time to repair
Hi. folks. Build Nodes is down, please repair it. ... more
Feb 6 2012
9:30am
Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 Screenshot Tour
Xubuntu 12.04 LTS Alpha 2 is powered by Linux kernel 3.2.2 and is built on top of the Xfce 4.8 desktop environment. It features a new greeter and desktop theme, as well as min... more
Feb 6 2012
8:33am
Talk Of A Brand New API For KVM Virtualization
A discussion has been started about a next-generation API for Linux KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization...... more
Feb 6 2012
7:37am
Intel's Brewing New Linux Graphics Driver Features
Eric Anholt of Intel spoke on Saturday at FOSDEM 2012 in Belgium about the state of the Intel Linux graphics driver user-space and some of their future plans...... more
Feb 6 2012
5:42am
Running ownCloud3 On Nginx (LEMP) On Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 11.10
This tutorial shows how you can install and run ownCloud3 on a Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu 11.10 system that has nginx installed instead of Apache (LEMP = Linux + nginx (pronounc... more
Feb 6 2012
3:13am
LinuxMint12 KDE has been released ! Screenshots Tour
LinuxMint 12 KDE has been released, this edition comes with the latest and recently released KDE 4.7.4. This is the first release of Linux Mint using Hybrid ISO images. Tradit... more
Feb 6 2012
2:03am
gdk-pixbuf2.0 doesnt allow to install in both arches
Hi, Goets could you package (back) the arch dependant files that are in package gdk-pixbuf2.0 correclty? As we may see there are files that should be package in a package su... more
Feb 6 2012
12:22am
Linux Mint 12 KDE review
So we moved from Linux Mint 10 KDE to Linux Mint 12 KDE because Linux Mint 11 KDE did not make it out of the developer’s box.Being based on Ubuntu Desktop, Linux Mint shares... more
Feb 5 2012
11:45pm
Details Emerge About the Spark Linux-Based Tablet
There’s a new tablet in town (well, on its way to town, at least) called the Spark. The Linux-based tablet, based on the Zenithink C71, was announced several days ago, ... more
Feb 5 2012
10:35pm
Increase your DropBox by 5Gb for free
  Longtime readers know I am a strong advocate for DropBox, the cloud-based file-synchronisation service. For a limited time you can increase your free DropBox capacity by 5... more
Feb 5 2012
9:43pm
Warcraft III, Full HD, Linux, 'Nuff Said
Here is a nice hack to play the classic Warcraft III @ 1920x1080... more
Feb 5 2012
9:38pm
lib64pcreo unresolved conflicts
Preparing... ############################################################## Installation failed: file /usr/lib64/libpcrecpp.so.0.0.0 from install of lib64pcre1-8.30-1.... more
Feb 5 2012
8:46pm
Piers Anthony: An Ogre and A Penguin
Piers Anthony has been writing complete novels in Linux for 12 years.We interview him at The Powerbase.... more
Feb 5 2012
8:29pm
Intel's Brewing New Linux Graphics Driver Features
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
Eric Anholt of Intel spoke on Saturday at FOSDEM 2012 in Belgium about the state of the Intel Linux graphics driver user-space and some of their future plans... ... more
Feb 5 2012
8:29pm
Spark Linux tablet specs updated, going up for pre-order next week
Source: Engadget   more from feed
We already got a brief introduction to the Spark Linux-based tablet, but details were a little sparse. Since then, a few more key bits of info have been added to its Q&A ... more
Feb 5 2012
6:45pm
Talk Of A Brand New API For KVM Virtualization
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
A discussion has been started about a next-generation API for Linux KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) virtualization... ... more
Feb 5 2012
6:06pm
New release of soundwrapper
I've just made a new release of soundwrapper (first one in 4 years :o), version 1.7. I've submitted it to Mageia, so you can copy it from there: http://svnweb.mageia.org/pack... more
Feb 5 2012
5:55pm
What The New Linux Game Publishing Will Look Like
Clive Crous, the new CEO of Linux Game Publishing following the resignation of founder and CEO Michael Simms, has issued a message to Linux gamers concerning the future of LGP...... more
Feb 5 2012
5:43pm
can't edit exif/iptc with digikam 2.5 ?
Hello with the latest 2.5 version of digikam that was finally updated a few weeks ago, I can't find anymore the menu "edit metadata" that allows to edit exif (date, ...), i... more
Feb 5 2012
12:30pm
The Humble Bundle for Android
It is time for a brand new "Humble Bundle" release!But this time, it's a bit different... Why? Simple: the games included in this bundle will not just work on Mac (ahem...), W... more
Feb 5 2012
10:37am
core dump in pstree
Hello, today when starting my PC, konsole was unable to restart all its tabs, some of them saying it was not possible to start "/bin/bash" (a message written in red in kons... more
Feb 5 2012
10:36am
How to Jailbreak iPhone 4S and iPad 2 on Linux
The following tutorial will teach all Linux users how to jailbreak their Apple iPhone 4S and Apple iPad 2 devices.... more
Feb 5 2012
9:39am
Bordeaux 75% off sale
The Bordeaux Technology Group is proud to announce a 75% off sale on Bordeaux for Linux, Mac, FreeBSD, PCBSD and OpenIndiana.... more
Feb 5 2012
8:18am
LinuxMint12 KDE has been released! | Screenshots Tour
Source: Unixmen   more from feed
LinuxMint 12 KDE has been released, this edition comes with the latest and recently released KDE 4.7.4. This is the first release of Linux Mint using Hybrid ISO images. Tradit... more
Feb 5 2012
5:04am
Distribution Release: Netrunner 4.1
Clemens Toennies has announced the release of Netrunner 4.1, the latest update of the project's Kubuntu-based desktop Linux distribution featuring the KDE 4.7.4 desktop - now ... more
Feb 5 2012
4:00am
You need to think about playing Hack, Slash, Loot
Indie game dev. David Williamson's newest project was officially released to the wilds recently, and I'm definitely digging it. Hack, Slash, Loot is a turn-based... more
Feb 5 2012
3:01am
Using routers as displays
Have you ever seen an LED display made out of routers? [Sean] took eight Netgear routers and made an 8×4 display out of them. Because that wasn’t cool enough, a ver... more
Feb 5 2012
2:46am
What The New Linux Game Publishing Will Look Like
Source: Phoronix   more from feed
Clive Crous, the new CEO of Linux Game Publishing following the resignation of founder and CEO Michael Simms, has issued a message to Linux gamers concerning the future of LGP... ... more
Feb 5 2012
1:50am
Linux 3.3 Will Let You Boot Into Android: Greg-KH
The 3.3 kernel release will let you boot an Android userspace with no modifications, but not very good power management. The 3.4 kernel release will hopefully have the power m... more
Feb 4 2012
10:13pm
Hello World!
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Feb 4 2012
7:46pm
Mandriva firewall broken
Hi, I have refered this problem in a previous message in this ml, i also created a bug report about it -> https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=65223 After more checks ... more
Feb 4 2012
7:26pm
Distribution Release: KahelOS 020212
Meric Mara has announced the release of KahelOS 020212, a desktop Linux distribution and live DVD featuring the GNOME 3 desktop and based on Arch Linux: "Following the release... more
Feb 4 2012
6:50pm
cursor theme lost in mandriva 2011
Hello I know this list is about cooker, but as I didn't find answer to this in bugzilla, I thought Rosa's devs could be able to handle this. So, under a fresh Mandriva 2011... more
Feb 4 2012
4:38pm
ruby-svn and rubyqt4 needs to be rebuild
~]# LC_ALL=C urpmi --noclean --auto-select A requested package cannot be installed: ruby-svn-1.7.2-1-mdv2012.0.x86_64 (in order to keep ruby-svn-1.7.2-3-mdv2012.0.x86_64) Cont... more
Feb 4 2012
11:40am
LibreOffice stats: 400 total contributors, thousands of code commits every month
The Document Foundation (TDF), which launched in 2010 to develop LibreOffice, has published statistics that illustrate the project's rapid growth. Approxi... more
Feb 4 2012
10:40am
Be a downloading machine with Linux and Wget
Wget can give you the ability to master the Internet by extending your download capabilities far past what your Web browser provides. You can use Wget to download all files fr... more
Feb 4 2012
8:11am
KDE Plans Open Source Linux 'Spark' Tablet
Unlike the Kindle Fire and iPad, this hacker-oriented device was built to be customized by the end user. ... more
Feb 4 2012
5:34am
Friday's security updates
Source: LWN.net   more from feed
CentOS has updated ghostscript (C6; C5; C4: multiple vulnerabilities), php (C6; C5; C4: remote code execution), and C5: php53 (remote code execution). Debian has updated icew... more
Feb 4 2012
5:30am
The Best Calendar App For Linux
Linux users have a few calendar programs to choose from, but none of them are particularly spectacular — in fact, most of them aren’t very good at all. As such, we... more