tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:56:45 +0000Linux distributionOpen SourceUbuntuInstallationTutorialGamesOpenSUSEOpenSolarisHistoryMandrivaGraphics CardPrivacy PolicyArticles, News, Product Information, Support, Tips, Tutorials, and More...http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rey)Blogger51125en-usnoArticles, News, Product Information, Support, Tips, Tutorials, and More...noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-493000789744571620Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:52:00 +00002009-10-22T20:55:01.894-07:00HistoryOpen SourceUbuntuWith only nine days left until Karmic Koala's official release, it's time to take a look into the past. Five years ago, on the 20th of October, 2004, Mark Shuttleworth and the "warm-hearted Warthogs" from the developer team announced the first official Ubuntu release. Version 4.10, code name "Warty Warthog," was only the first representative in a line of operating systems that were made by human http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-birthday-ubuntu.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-4242318736543219111Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:27:00 +00002009-08-01T18:29:02.260-07:00Linux distributionMandrivaOpen SourceThe second alpha of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 was launched last night, on July 31st, by the Mandriva team. The development cycle of Mandriva Linux 2010.0 will continue with a beta release at the end of August, two release candidates scheduled for September and October, and the official public release expected around November, 2009.Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Alpha 2 is still not available as a Live CD, thehttp://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/08/mandriva-linux-20100-alpha-2-has-kde-43.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-957166699999817802Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:14:00 +00002009-07-31T21:16:10.859-07:00Linux distributionUbuntuCanonical has announced today in a press release that it will offer new support services for both individual and small businesses, which will ease the transition to the popular Ubuntu operating system, from Microsoft Windows or Apple Macintosh. Ubuntu is a 100% free and open-source Linux OS for both desktop and server platforms, with millions of users around the globe. With these support serviceshttp://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/07/switch-to-ubuntu-today-canonicals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3776292768142353925Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:45:00 +00002009-03-22T19:26:35.086-07:00Linux distributionOpen SourceFirst Look: GNOME 2.26 - Includes hot new features and updated applications. Ladies and gentlemen, dear geeks... the time has come to announce the release of GNOME 2.26, a light desktop environment used in many popular Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, etc. The new release comes after six months of hard work and it brings a lot of hot new features, improved applications, http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-look-gnome-226.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-6772323895182571942Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-02-22T13:35:20.445-08:00Linux distributionOpen SourceUbuntuMarco Ghirlanda, team leader of ArtistX, announced the immediate availability of version 0.6, now created with the help of Remastersys Live CD creation software. Using the 2.6.27 Linux kernel, ArtistX 0.6 lets you choose between GNOME 2.24 and the recent KDE 4.2 desktop environments and has Compiz Fusion included for a full 3D-effects experience.Having plenty of space on a DVD, ArtistX 0.6 comes http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/02/artistx-06-now-based-on-ubuntu-810.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-7356240084692214913Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:22:00 +00002009-02-22T13:26:44.726-08:00Linux distributionThe Kubuntu team announced on Saturday (February 21) the second maintenance release of Kubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron), which is supported with security fixes and maintenance updates until October 2009. Kubuntu 8.04.2 brings to its dedicated users a lot of security updates and corrections (over 200), all with a single goal: to keep Kubuntu 8.04 a stable and reliable Linux distribution!"In all, over http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/02/kubuntu-8042-released-now-with-kde-3510.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-8938056432714186231Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-02-04T09:09:54.444-08:00Open SourceMandriva Announces Pulse 2 v1.2 - A technology for Linux and Windows desktop roll-out projects. Mandriva announced the immediate availability of version 1.2 of their Pulse 2, an Open Source tool for managing workstations, mobile computers and servers. Mandriva Pulse 2's purpose is to make managing of information systems much easier for those who choose to use it.Mandriva Pulse 2 keeps a software http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/02/mandriva-announces-pulse-2-v12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3976607219882979237Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-02-04T08:34:47.709-08:00Linux distributionOpen SourceSlamd64 12.2 Released - Brings important system-wide updates. Fred Emmott announced yesterday the release of version 12.2 of his Linux distribution, Slamd64, a system compatible with both 32- and 64-bit hardware. Its multilib capability enables this distro to have an increased support for both 32-bit software and 64-bit binaries, but without the cluttering of the root directory. The http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/02/slamd64-122-released-brings-important.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-1128853072254557383Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:13:00 +00002009-01-09T11:25:17.297-08:00Linux distributionPaul Sherman, father of the Absolute Linux, announced on January 8th, a new bug fix release of his Slackware-based operating system. Absolute Linux 12.2.1 delivers updated versions for the Pidgin (2.5.2), Samba (3.2.7), the GIMP (2.6.4), WPClipart (7.1), Audacity (1.3.6) applications and the following Mozilla products: Firefox 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.0.0.19, Seamonkey 1.1.14. Moreover, this point http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2009/01/available-now-absolute-linux-1221.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-1181253108505375281Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:13:00 +00002008-12-19T07:16:21.412-08:00Linux distributionOpen SourcePatrick Verner announced a few days ago the third maintenance release of Parted Magic 3, a Slackware-based Linux distribution designed to help users with partitioning tasks. Parted Magic 3.3 contains a few new applications, brings improved support for video drivers, adds NFS support, and updates various packages. On top of that, the USB edition of Parted Magic 3.3 was drastically cleaned up (see http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/12/parted-magic-33-offers-support-for-nfs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-6711292809836197911Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:54:00 +00002008-12-19T07:34:15.772-08:00Linux distributionOpen SourceUbuntuClement Lefebvre and the Linux Mint community proudly announced last night, on the official Linux Mint Blog, the final release of Linux Mint 6 (dubbed Felicia), a popular Linux distribution based on the Ubuntu operating system. Linux Mint 6 is a new and important step in the evolution of the Linux Mint OS, it is based on Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10), and it includes all the latest technologies, http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/12/linux-mint-6-felicia-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-6750321586337394070Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:37:00 +00002008-12-19T07:34:15.772-08:00Linux distributionOpen SourceKris Moore from the PC-BSD development team announced today the immediate availability of the second maintenance release of PC-BSD 7.0 (Fibonacci Edition). "The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 7.0.2, with an updated FreeBSD 7.1-PreRelease under the hood and the latest KDE 4.1.3." - said Kris in the official release announcement.Therefore, PC-BSD users can upgrade http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/12/pc-bsd-702-released-now-with-kde-413.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3537259523558407627Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:00:00 +00002008-12-19T07:34:15.773-08:00Linux distributionOpen SourceElive team proudly announced last evening yet another development release of their GNU/Linux Live CD, Elive 1.9.18, which brings a new and improved kernel, better network configurator and many other updates. "This version includes a greatly improved new kernel and a lot of upgraded packages." - said the Elive developers in the official release announcement.As mentioned, the kernel package has http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/11/available-now-elive-1918.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3018737968570278657Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:39:00 +00002008-11-28T14:49:27.250-08:00Linux distributionUbuntuYesterday, November 27th, the Ubuntu developers discovered yet another security issue (actually, more than one) in the Linux kernel packages. These vulnerabilities affect the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS, 7.10, 8.04 LTS and 8.10 (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). The truth is that there are exactly nine (yes, 9) security issues (see below for details), therefore, it is http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/11/newly-discovered-kernel-vulnerabilities.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-5545201339513643685Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:48:00 +00002008-11-15T23:56:51.203-08:00Privacy PolicyWe use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices abouthttp://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/11/privacy-policy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3762751679720432604Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:17:00 +00002008-11-07T17:27:42.180-08:00InstallationTutorialUbuntuUbuntu 8.10, also known as the Intrepid Ibex, arrived exactly one week ago (on October 30th, 2008), and is the ninth release of Ubuntu OS. The following tutorial will teach you how to install the Ubuntu 8.10 operating system on your PC, and is addressed to people that have just heard about Ubuntu, people that have never installed Ubuntu before and want to test it, but don't know how.This guide http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/11/installing-ubuntu-810-step-by-step.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-4181265456292072490Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:03:00 +00002008-11-07T12:09:06.899-08:00Graphics CardAlthough NVIDIA's new low-profile GeForce 9400 graphics card has been officially announced for quite some time now, one of its add-in-board partners decided to keep its customers waiting for a while. However, the company has officially launched its version of the new GeForce graphics card earlier today, offering four new models, based on the same GPU.As we mentioned in our previous articles, http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/11/sapphire-adds-new-geforce-9400gt-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-4796828114050365247Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:17:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.808-08:00Linux distributionBelieve it or not, CrossOver, a software that lets Linux and Mac OS X users install popular Windows applications and games, is free for download (yes, FREE)... but only for one day! That day is yesterday (October 28th, 2008), so you better go grab the serial number right now from the CodeWeavers website. Hurry up, because the code you will receive can be unlocked until 23:59 (Midnight) Wednesday,http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/10/download-crossover-for-linux-free-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3271175089140020625Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:02:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.809-08:00Linux distributionUbuntuUbuntu 8.10 Free CDs: Orders Are Taken Now - The Intrepid Ibex. One week is left until the final release of Ubuntu 8.10 and, if you are anxious to get your hands on some nice CDs with the Intrepid Ibex, then you should pre-order them right now from Ubuntu's ShipIt service, FREE of charge. They have started taking the orders a few minutes ago, so hurry up!If you want to count the days until Ubuntuhttp://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/10/ubuntu-810-free-cds-orders-are-taken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3322796457872695207Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:40:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.810-08:00Linux distributionTwo days ago, Paul Sherman, developer of Absolute Linux, announced the immediate availability of the Absolute Linux 12.1.09. This version comes right after the 12.0.8 release, which was baked and delivered on October 11th. Absolute Linux 12.1.09 fixes three bugs and updates one package.Let's take a look at the bug fixes:· The first bug fix is for the TiLP package, which had some permissions set http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/10/absolute-linux-12109-released.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-4613241722340490128Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:25:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.811-08:00GamesLinux distributionFooBillard is a free OpenGL-billard game for Linux with realistic physics, AI-player and many gametypes like pool carambol or snooker. Why foo? Well, actually I had this logo (F.B.-Florian Berger) and then foo sounds a bit like pool (Somehow I wasn't quite attracted by the name FoolBillard) The main physics is quite mature but not yet perfect. If you are a billard-pro and you're missing some http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/09/foobillard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-6643719573408164047Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.811-08:00GamesLinux distributionSuperTuxKart is a Free 3d kart racing game; we want to make the game fun more than we want to make it realistic. You can play with up to 4 friends on one PC racing against each other, or just try to beat the computer.See the great lighthouse or drive through the sand and visit the pyramids. Race under water or in space, watching the stars passing by. Have some rest under the palms on the beach (http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/09/supertuxkart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-7880975435544540527Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:11:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.812-08:00GamesLinux distributionSuperTux project is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games. The Milestone1 release of SuperTux features 9 enemies, 26 playable levels, software and OpenGL rendering modes, configurable joystick and keyboard input, new music and completly redone graphics.Together with a little story, we hope to provide a good gaming experince with this first http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/09/supertux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-6995629277856198027Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:29:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.812-08:00Linux distributionC-DAC (Center for Development of Advanced Computing) announced a few days ago the availability of the latest version of BOSS Linux. This release brings support for both KDE and GNOME desktop environments, and includes wide Indian language support, Bluetooth, PDF Viewer and RSS Feed Reader.Developed by NRCFOSS (National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software), BOSS Linux 3.0 comes with a http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/09/boss-linux-30-comes-with-kde-and-gnome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042823787813083415.post-3006930164450951781Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:53:00 +00002008-11-17T05:40:41.813-08:00Linux distributionThe Pardus Team has just announced the first release of the 2008 Pardus branch. This version brings important features such as support for new languages, a better network manager, two kinds of Live CDs and lots of upgrades, like the 3.5.10 and the 4.1.1 editions of KDE, the latest 2.6.25 Linux kernel (2.6.25.16), Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 and more.Here's a slightly deeper analysis of the most http://linuxarticle.blogspot.com/2008/09/pardus-20081-is-here-features-two-kinds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rey)0