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Why Canonical’s move to bring close-sourced applications to Ubuntu is a good thing


A few days ago, there was a post in Ubuntu Forum asking for user’s feedback on what applications they would like to see in Ubuntu. The surprise part was that the list of softwares has close-sourced softwares like Photoshop, iTunes etc. The plan is to make these applications available in the official repository so that…

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By Ricky
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GNOME team answers some questions about GNOME 3.0


GNOME 3.0 which is due for release in September 2010 has been getting some bad press for quite some time now. We did an article about the new GNOME Shell that is making its way into GNOME 3.0 a couple of months ago. If you judge by the response we got to that article from…

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By Ricky

How to install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in Kubuntu 9.10


How to install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in Kubuntu 9.10

After KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 was released a few days back, it is finally available for Kubuntu. In this post, we will tell you how you can install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in your Kubuntu system. So, if you would like to see what is coming in KDE SC 4.4, go ahead and…

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By Ricky

How to install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in OpenSUSE 11.2


How to install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in OpenSUSE 11.2

KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 was released a few days back with a lot of new features. Now it is available for OpenSUSE. In this article, we are tell you how to install KDE SC 4.4 RC 1 in OpenSUSE 11.2. WARNING: THIS IS NOT A FINAL BUILD. SO IT IS RECCOMENDED THAT YOU DO…

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By Ricky
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How to install Ubuntu Tweak in Ubuntu?


How to install Ubuntu Tweak in Ubuntu?

Ubuntu Tweak is an application using which you can tweak various settings in Ubuntu among other things. Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.0 was released a few days back with a new interface and some new features. In this post we will show how to install Ubuntu Tweak 0.5 in your Ubuntu system.

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By Ricky

How to use Spotify with Ubuntu


How to use Spotify with Ubuntu

Spotify has clients for Windows and Mac OS X. However, there is no Linux client. In this article we will show you how to use Spotify in Ubuntu. To use Spotify in Ubuntu, follow the following steps:

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By Ricky

Thunar gets native support for remote filesystem


Thunar gets native support for remote filesystem

Thunar, the default filemanager used in Xfce, now supports remote filesystem with its new release, Thunar 1.1.0. This means that Thunar users will now be able to access remote filesystems, like SFTP shares, FTP shares and Samba Shares, from within Thunar itself.

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By Ricky

Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx to have social integration and boot recovery


The upcoming release of Ubuntu, that is Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx, is going to feature quite a few changes. Among these changes are the addition of a new social integration feature and a boot recovery option. In this article, we take a brief look at these two changes.

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By Ricky

How to create a Virtual Machine/VHD of a live (running) OS on physical machine? [Windows Freeware]


How to create a Virtual Machine/VHD of a live (running) OS on physical machine? [Windows Freeware]

In this article we will tell you about a tool that lets you create a Virtual Machine/VHD of a live (running) Windows OS on physical machine.

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