Review: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
File system access and navigation under Unity is designed to control user habits. Historically, Linux has always had a more rigidly structured approach to file systems than, say, Microsoft Windows. But with Unity users are guided into using the Home folder — by default, the icon immediately below the Dash icon. This strongly encourages users to create folders and store files within the Home … [Read More...]
Ubuntu Developer Summit 12.10 Recap
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
The weeklong Ubuntu Developer Summit for the Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" wrapped up on Friday in Oakland, California. There was a lot of interesting notes shared on Phoronix from the UDS-Q event, so here's a summary of the most prominent happenings last week as the future of Ubuntu Linux was plotted. LXer Linux News … [Read More...]
The Perfect Desktop – Xubuntu 12.04
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
The Perfect Desktop - Xubuntu 12.04 This tutorial shows how you can set up a Xubuntu 12.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all … [Read More...]
A Special Linux Delivery At Valve Software
April 28, 2012 By Michael Perks
After a week of interesting Valve Linux news on Phoronix, Friday afternoon there was a special Linux delivery at Valve's offices for their "Linux cabal" -- the team of Valve developers that are working to provide the Linux versions of the Steam client and various Source Engine-powered games natively on Linux. Phoronix … [Read More...]
Video Review: Xubuntu 12.04 ReviewLinux.Com
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
A Video Review featured at ReviewLinux.Com. This is a video review of Xubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1. Although still in testing it is very fast and easy to use. I haven't found any bugs so far. … [Read More...]
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Ubuntu Developer Summit 12.10 Recap
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
The weeklong Ubuntu Developer Summit for the Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" wrapped up on Friday in Oakland, California. There was a lot of interesting notes shared on Phoronix from the UDS-Q event, so here's a … [Read More...]
Ubuntu 12.04 – Most Common Problems and Their Solutions
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
Although Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin is LTS, long term supported and stable GNU/Linux release, it has some issues.Here is the list with the most common Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin problems and their … [Read More...]
Download Debian 6.0.5 Squeeze
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
The Debian project proudly announced a couple of days ago, May 12th, the immediate availability for download of the fifth maintenance release of the Debian 6 Linux operating system. LXer Linux News … [Read More...]
Distribution Release: IPFire 2.11 Core 58
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
Arne Fitzenreiter has announced the release of IPFire 2.11 Core 58, an updated version of the project's specialist distribution for firewalls: "It is time for a maintenance update of the IPFire series 2 which … [Read More...]
Distribution Release: ROSA 2012
May 14, 2012 By Michael Perks
Konstantin Kochereshkin has announced the release of ROSA 2012, a Linux distribution forked from Mandriva with the goal of delivering a functional and easy-to-use business desktop using KDE 4.8.2: "The ROSA … [Read More...]
Ubuntu 12.04s Great Flaw: No Hibernation Feature
May 8, 2012 By Michael Perks
Ubuntu 12.04 is codenamed “Precise Pangolin.” But maybe it should be called “Linux that never sleeps.” And that wouldn’t be a compliment. Au contraire — the operating system’s lack of support for … [Read More...]
Add Linux power to wireless routers with advanced tips and tricks for DD-WRT
May 8, 2012 By Michael Perks
DD-WRT brings all the power of the Linux networking stack to inexpensive wireless routers, turning a consumer router into a mighty networking powerhouse. Learn how to install and secure DD-WRT, and learn about … [Read More...]