Author Archives: anuradha.shukla

Faenza Icons 0.9 comes with a new "darkest" theme, new applications and status icons

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The Popular Faenza Icons received an update today, this version comes with a new theme, new applications, new status icon and more.

Operas Beta Dragonfly for WebDevelopers

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For open source web developers, here is an advanced new kid on the bloc, the Dragonfly debugger, the beta of which was recently launched by Opera. Opera is one of the top three web browsers and is differently-abled from the … Continue reading

Open Source on NASA territory

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NASA  is playing host to the Open Source community by hosting a Summit on March 29thand 30th at its Mount View, Ames Research Center in California. The Summit is part of NASAs contact program between its core team of development … Continue reading

Plymouth Manager- A nice tool to change plymouth resolution and boot theme in Ubuntu

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Plymouth Manager is a software written in Python, through which we can correct, change or modify our boot screen ( Plymouth ) in Ubuntu. The latest version is Plymouth Manager 1.3.

Pidgin 2.7.11 is releaed! | PPA Ubuntu and Linux Mint

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Pidgin 2.7.11 has been released, this is a maintenance release that includes a variety of bug fixes and updates. Some of the bugs that has been fixed in this version,we list: MSN: Fix bug that prevented added buddies to your … Continue reading

New avatar of WebOS

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Webos now part of the HP stable, has a lot happening for it over the summer of 2011. Early Feb saw the announcement of a growth plan and now everyone is waiting in anticipation to see the webOS’s new avatars … Continue reading

XBMC 10.1 is released ! PPA Ubuntu and LinuxMint

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XBMC 10.1 is released,  The main focus of this release is to address a bug that could cause XBMC to freeze when updating a skin. To increase stability, it is adviced to update to this new release.

Understanding Gnome 3 – Without the min, max buttons

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While you are waiting for the Gnome 3 impatiently for the April 2011 release, you could attempt peaking at new shell. Those who have had a go at it come away excited at the substantial changes. The desktop design is … Continue reading

RHEL straightjackets its patches-no more shop lifting by competitors

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Enterprise software for organizations/Enterprises working on Linux is a very defined segment and service providers compete against all odds to undercut and offer ‘support’ to these niche clientele.  Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) as part of its services for Enterprises … Continue reading

Linux From Scratch 6.8 is released! Step-by-step instructions on how to build your own Linux-based OS from scratch

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Linux from scratch6.8 is released, This release includes numerous changes to LFS-6.7 and security fixes. It also includes editorial work on the explanatory material throughout the book, improving both the clarity and accuracy of the text.