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Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” To Come With A Completely Free Linux Kernel


Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” To Come With A Completely Free Linux Kernel

The Debian Project has announced that the upcoming release – Debian 6.0 “Squeeze” – will have a completely free Linux kernel. This means that the Linux kernel which ships with Debian 6.0 will not have any non-free firmware. The Debian Project has been working on removing the non-free parts since the last two releases. With…

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By Ricky
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Ubuntu May Replace GDM With LightDM


The GNOME Display Manager (GDM) is something every GNOME user sees everyday – yet does not pay much attention to. It is the login screen which you see before you can get to your GNOME desktop. As far as I remember, Ubuntu has always had GDM. But now according to plans listed in the Ubuntu…

 General   Linux  

By Ricky

Amarok 2.4 Beta 1 Available For Kubuntu 10.10 & 11.04 [How To Install]


Amarok 2.4 Beta 1 Available For Kubuntu 10.10 & 11.04 [How To Install]

Amarok is my favorite music player and yesterday, it just got a lot better. The first beta of Amarok 2.4, codenamed “Closer” was released yesterday. It has a number of improvements and bugfixes. It is also available for Kubuntu 10.10 and 11.04. Of all the new features in this release, the one I like most…

 General   How-To   Linux  

By Ricky

Cloud In Cloud? Jolicloud Makes It To The Chrome Webstore


Cloud In Cloud? Jolicloud Makes It To The Chrome Webstore

The Google Chrome Webstore was announced yesterday and new applications are being added as you read this. However one very interesting app in the webstore is Jolicloud.

 Google   Linux  

By Ricky
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How To Install KDE Microblogging Client Choqok 1.0 RC 1 In Kubuntu [And Ubuntu]


How To Install KDE Microblogging Client Choqok 1.0 RC 1 In Kubuntu [And Ubuntu]

Choqok is a KDE microblogging client. It supports a number of microblogging sites like Twitter, StatusNet (which powers Identi.ca) and, with the new release, Open Collaboration Services. In my opinion, it is the best Twitter clients available for Linux – its far better than Gwibber. The first release candidate of Choqok 1.0, codenamed “Huma” has…

 How-To   Linux  

By Ricky

Oracle Releases VirtualBox 4.0.0 Beta 1


Oracle Releases VirtualBox 4.0.0 Beta 1

Today Oracle has announced the availability of VirtualBox 4.0.0 Beta 1. This is the first release since VirtualBox 3.2, which was released around six months ago. The new release brings a number of new features, bug fixes and some changes to the packaging which may disappoint some.

 Linux   News   Virtualisation  

By Ricky

KDE SC 4.6 Beta 1 Available For Kubuntu [How To Install]


The first beta of KDE Software Compilation 4.6 was released almost a week ago. Now it is available for Kubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”. It is available in the Kubuntu Beta PPA and if you want to test it, open the Konsole and execute the following commands:

 How-To   Linux  

By Ricky

openSUSE To Offer A Rolling Release Repo; Calls It “Tumbleweed”


openSUSE To Offer A Rolling Release Repo; Calls It “Tumbleweed”

While the rumors of Ubuntu moving to a rolling release has been brought to a halt, another major Linux distribution is looking to provide a rolling release. In a message to the opensuse-project mailing list, openSUSE developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced a new project – openSUSE Tumbleweed. openSUSE Tumbleweed will provide a rolling release for those…

 Linux   News  

By Ricky

Synapse – The Newest GNOME DO Killer!


Synapse – The Newest GNOME DO Killer!

Synapse is a new application launcher which does some amazing things. Uptill now, like many I am a GNOME Do user, however Synapse has changed that. GNOME Do is an amazing application no doubt – but Synapse takes it further with its tight ZeitgeistĀ integration. The Zeitgeist integration means that it not only launches applications -…

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By Ricky

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