Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Christian Edition

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Seems there's a flavor of Linux out there for every subgroup of individuals you can imagine. With Christmas upon us, we decided to take a look at this specialized distro. What makes a Linux distribution Christian, anyway?

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Is Freespire Killing Open Source?

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For the uninformed, Freespire is a new product released to the community by the Linux distributor Linspire. What makes Freespire so unique is their very blatant decision to include open source and proprietary software under one hat.

Ubuntu Christian Edition Review

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It's no secret that Linux needs parental controls installed with a distribution by default, and it?s been a necessity for a long time now. Advanced users have always pointed to Dans Guardian, but they are delusional if they believe that most people have the time or the ability to implement this great resource.

openSUSE 10.2

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For download we offer as ISOs the 5 CD open source version plus our add-on CD with proprietary portions, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, RealNetworks RealPlayer, and Sun Java Runtime Environment. DVDs for all architectures are available and contain the open source version plus proprietary add-ons. For the first time we offer a language add-on CD which offers support for languages which are not part of our base language set up. The Live DVD will be release next week.

Ubuntu: The Imperfect Operating System Alternative to Windows @ Tweaknews.net

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Now I know I'm going to be chastised for saying this, so I might as well get it out in the open: Ubuntu needs to be more user-friendly. Although the operating system has a beautiful interface, and is quite easy to use -even for those who have never tried, or even seen Linux before-it is still really difficult to get things up-and-running when you encounter a small glitch.

openSUSE 10.2 Beta1 (i386, x86-64) is available

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I'm glad to announce the first beta of openSUSE 10.2 codename Basilisk Lizard. openSUSE 10.2 Beta1 contains a large number of enhancements and updates done by the open source community and Novell's development teams. We have i386 and x86-64 medias available for download, there's no PowerPC distribution since the installation fails on that platform (Bug #213873).

Run World of Warcraft on Linux with CrossOver

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CodeWeavers unleashes World of Warcraft on unsuspecting Linux users, with its CrossOver Linux 6.0 Beta 2. Find out whether you can really play your favorite MMORPG in everyone's favorite open-source operating system.

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Fedora Core 6

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The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the release of Fedora Core 6 (Zod) . Install-time access to third-party package repositories, extensive performance improvements, support for Intel-based Macs, and a new GUI virtualization manager are some of the primary features. Additionally, Fedora Core 6 provides various improvements on the desktop, including a new default font and theme, the latest releases of GNOME and KDE, and additional options in window managers.

GNOME 2.17.1 Released

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Welcome to the new GNOME development cycle! Please fasten your seat belt: you're going to see a lot of exciting new changes!, new features!, new bugfixes!, new translations!, new documentation!. Lots of modules have great plans for 2.18 and if you're willing to help, there's a lot of areas where you'll be heartily welcomed! Don't hesitate to ask how or where you can help. If you don't even know where to start, just send a mail to our fantastic gnome-love mailing list.

Ubuntu 6.10 Release Candidate

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The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 6.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu - codenamed "Edgy Eft". The Release Candidate includes installable live Desktop CDs, server images, alternate text-mode installation CDs and an upgrade wizard for users of the current stable release.

Exploit code released for Nvidia flaw

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Exploit code has been published for a security flaw in Nvidia's Linux graphics driver that could let a remote intruder take over a system. The critical flaws were found in Nvidia's Binary Graphics driver for Linux versions 8774 and 8762, and may also affect its Linux drivers for FreeBSD and Solaris, according to the advisory.

Bluefish Review: A Linux HTML Editor

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Let's face it, these days it takes a special breed of individuals to be able to successfully create and maintain websites for a living. Those who choose this career path likely have their own special brand of tools that they use on a daily basis to get their workload under control. As for the rest of us, however, we need a HTML editor that is usable, yet remains robust enough to get the job done right with no excuses.

HOW TO: Run Vista on Linux/XP

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Even if you?re beta-phobic, you can still play with the test releases of Vista. Here?s a guide to running them within XP, or yes, even Linux.

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Mandriva Linux Free 2007 Download

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Mandriva Linux Free 2007 and MandrivaOne 2007 are now also available over FTP/HTTP

Designed for Linux power-users, it consists of 4 CDs packed with purely Free (as in free speech *AND* free beer) software. It is available in 2 versions (i586 and x86-64). If you want to trial the full power of our distribution, Mandriva Linux Free is for you.

Slackware Linux 11.0

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We are proud to announce that Slackware Linux version 11.0 has been finally released; Slackware 11.0 contains the 2.4.33.3 Linux kernel, 2.6.17.13 in /extra and 2.6.18 in the /testing directory; the default boot option is the dependable 2.4.33.3 kernel, but this time we included more choices and support for 2.6.x kernels.