July saw the release of KDE SC 4.7. Like all recent KDE releases, this is a combination of updates to the bundled applications, underlying desktop and associated technologies. Canonical have already pushed 4.7 through to Kubuntu desktops.
If you're an e-book reader, chances are you already use the wonderful
Calibre software. If not, see
Dan Sawyer's article in the April 2011 issue. Like many avid readers,
however, I still find something soothing about a book made from dead
trees.
We first covered the release of VirtualBox 4.0 back in January. Amongst other improvements and new features, 4.1 adds VM cloning and a nascent PCI passthrough feature.
man womanNo manual entry for woman
Oooh, I just know I'm going to hear it in the comments for that one.
But you know what? Just how many of you have tried something similar with other words? You know you have at least once or twice. Go ahead, try one or two..you might be surprised.
After an earlier quick look, it seemed Linvo GNU/Linux was worthy of a spotlight. Linvo is a Slackware-based distribution featuring GNOME 2.32 and is shipped as a live image. The desktop is pretty and features a handy set of applications. In addition, additional applications are available through a popular one-click format.
Can't make it to OSCON this year? You can still catch keynotes, interviews and news via live streaming video.
Check back right here during the conference July 25-29, 2011 to enjoy some great content virtually.
Keynotes are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9am Pacific.
This post finds us at the cutting edge of physics, numerical general
relativity. Because we haven't perfected mind-to-mind transmission
of information, we won't actually be able to cover in any real
detail how this all works.
Studying for certification exams can be an adventure. Even more so when the certification exam is a hands-on, performance-based exam. The quandry most people I know fall into, is that to effectively study for such an exam, you need access to a lab environment with elements that may be beyond the scope of the average Linux enthusiast. One such element is iSCSI.
aptosid might sound like a package management tool, but it's actually a desktop-orientated (KDE4 or XFCE) Debian derived Linux distro. It's more than a mere respin of Debian, but does it have what it takes to distinguish it from all of the other desktop distros?
