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Sidux 2007-03.1 "Gaia": A closer look
Submitted by eco2geek on Thursday 23rd of August 2007 08:29:52 PM Filed under
Unless you're able to deal with such esoteric problems as diagnosing a buggy post-install script, or figuring out how to deal with a major change in the directory structure of X.org, you might occasionally find running a Debian Sid-based system to be more than you can handle. And that's where Sidux comes in. Sidux's goal is to allow mere mortals the ability to run Debian Sid on the desktop, in order to take advantage of the latest Debian software available. Its development team helps guide its users through the occasional bumps in Sid, via IRC and its user forum. Another goal is to offer a consistent release cycle. Sidux comes with a variety of "convenience scripts" and utilities you won't find in Debian proper, that make it easier to do such things as administer your system and install proprietary software.
Sidux 2007-03 'Gaia' -- a quick look
Submitted by gfranken on Wednesday 22nd of August 2007 07:59:23 AM Filed under
I come from a Mandriva/Mandrake/PCLinuxOS background. I'm a KDE guy who also installs gnome apps. I've not ever installed Debian, and I've used Debian derived distros very little. So, how does Sidux measure up for me?
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Mandriva 2008 Beta 1, "Cassini" -- A few thoughts
Submitted by gfranken on Saturday 11th of August 2007 05:07:28 AM Filed under
I can recall when a new impending release from Mandrake/Mandriva was great cause for excitement. In the last few years, Mandriva has been on the decline. Could the upcoming 2008 release start to turn things around?
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Gimp Tutorial: Creating a Push Button
Submitted by jozmak on Tuesday 7th of August 2007 03:09:31 AMPush buttons are widely used both web and interface designers. You can see all kinds of push buttons on the web varying in design and shape. In the following tutorial we are going to create one particular kind of push button that is attractive and easy to make even in the Gimp.
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A fast way to install ATI and NVIDIA drivers in Ubuntu
Submitted by nithinraju on Thursday 2nd of August 2007 02:19:46 PM Filed under
One of the first questions Linux users often ask, after installing their distro of choice, is “How do I install Nvidia drivers?” Although the process has been hit and miss in the past, one of the best solutions that I have come across is Envy for the Ubuntu distribution.
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Gimp Tutorial: Creating a Navigation Button
Submitted by jozmak on Thursday 19th of July 2007 07:15:31 PM Filed under
Navigation buttons are essential features of both web pages and application interfaces. In the following tutorial, we create an attractive navigation button in a few simple steps that can be followed even with limited Gimp knowledge.
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Create a VPN with openVPN complete guide
Submitted by ggarron on Thursday 19th of July 2007 02:43:21 AM Filed under
Havin security as a constant issue, we all are always thinking in a good way to avoid people getting access to our passwords, and personal information.
Whats going on with our beloved kernel? - and my 2 cents
Submitted by currir55 on Sunday 15th of July 2007 01:24:16 AMOK a little rant about things that have stuck out to me during the lifetime of the 2.6.x kernel series to date...
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Best I/O computer equipment
Submitted by gfranken on Saturday 14th of July 2007 04:36:31 PMEveryone uses a monitor, mouse, and keyboard. What are the best choices of equipment for these?
Gimp Tutorial: Creating Glassy Buttons
Submitted by jozmak on Saturday 14th of July 2007 02:10:53 AMMost Photoshop techniques make heavy use of "layer effects" when it comes to creating glassy buttons. I modified one of those techniques so that it could be applied to the Gimp environment that lacks this feature. The following tutorial shows you how to create a glassy button in 5 easy steps.
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Slackware 12: The anti-'buntu
Submitted by eco2geek on Sunday 8th of July 2007 06:58:17 AM Filed under
Slackware is the oldest surviving Linux distribution; its first version came out in 1993. Version 12 was recently released. As its Wikipedia entry notes, it's got a reputation for sacrificing ease-of-use (in terms of configuration and package management tools provided by the distribution) in favor of letting the end user configure the system and its software by herself.
Enable Syntax Color on vim
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 8th of July 2007 03:01:08 AMIf you want to have you vim coloring your edited files according to its syntax, you can follow this instructions to have them enabled, read at:
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Upgrade Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon
Submitted by ggarron on Sunday 8th of July 2007 02:55:25 AM Filed under
You can now upgrade your Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon, and start testing this new Ubuntu release, How to upgrade from Feisty Fawn to Gutsy Gibbon
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How to get your SUSE Box to do octave sounds on shutdown
Submitted by munkii on Saturday 7th of July 2007 04:55:53 AM Filed under
One of the things i like most about (gnu/?) linux, other than everything, is how you can get it to do things you never knew you wanted… and that’s what i’m all about, i like to dig down the stuff that creates the WOW-effect, even if it has little or no purpose at all. Being able to convert 8 friends so far, makes me certain that these things really do work on a psychological level.
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And now for something new and different...
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 3rd of July 2007 11:28:07 PM Filed under
Ubuntu Restaurant and Yoga Studio is on track to open in mid-August on Main Street. According to a press release, ubuntu means “humanity toward others.”
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Confession: I'm installing MS Windows
Submitted by gfranken on Monday 2nd of July 2007 07:23:43 PM Filed under
Yes, it's heresy, and I have a lot of guilt over it. Installing MS-Windows on any of my home machines is an anathema to me.
Free software services
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We're Back
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 27th of June 2007 07:56:01 PM Filed under
I'm so so sorry for the downtime folks. We had a storm roll in last night. A tree blew over onto a powerline and ripped the whole meter box right off the back of my house.
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Red Hat Hires a Blind Software Engineer to Improve Accessibility on Linux Desktop
Accessibility on a Linux desktop is not one of the strongest points to highlight. However, GNOME, one of the best desktop environments, has managed to do better comparatively (I think).
In a blog post by Christian Fredrik Schaller (Director for Desktop/Graphics, Red Hat), he mentions that they are making serious efforts to improve accessibility.
Starting with Red Hat hiring Lukas Tyrychtr, who is a blind software engineer to lead the effort in improving Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora Workstation in terms of accessibility.
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