Author Archives: Bill Toulas

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Interview with Mobeen Iqbal of Vinux Project

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in interviews

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GNU/Linux is the greatest global and collaborative effort in the history of computers. Everyone should be able to use it, and to help in the development of it no matter what disabilities or special abilities one has. This week we … Continue reading

Botanicula Web Demo is Live!

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

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As Amanita Design has already done with its previous games, they released a web demo of Botanicula, their latest point and click exploration adventure game that debuted a while ago through another Humble Indie Bundle.

Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs – Teaser

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

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Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs is going to be the second episode of the Amnesia horror adventure series. The game is expected to be out this Halloween, and Frictional Games has released a teaser trailer video to make our waiting … Continue reading

LIMBO | Friday Game

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

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When LIMBO became a part of the Linux gaming world through the latest Humble Indie Bundle, I knew I should take the journey right away. This game has won over 90 awards, and many gamers of all platforms consider it … Continue reading

Faience theme for GNOME Shell 3.4!

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in eyecandy

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Tiheum’s Faience theme was my favorite for a long time. It looks a lot like the default, but it actually is much more elegant and clean. Tiheum unfortunately never updated Faience for the GNOME Shell 3.4, and I am not … Continue reading

Project Rembrandt comes in FlightGear this summer!

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

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FlightGear 2.8 will be released on this August and the developers still the have time for many improvements and additions. One of the biggest things of this release will be the finishing (hopefully) and inclusion of the great enhancements that … Continue reading

Dick MacInnis is a “Dreamer” | Interview

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in interviews

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Dick MacInnis is a rock musician and music composer that cares about the tools of creation. He is the creator and maintainer of the DreamStudio distribution that recently released its stable 12.04 version. On this interview, Dick MacInnis explains the uniqueness … Continue reading

Wine 1.5.6 has been released!

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in News, Software

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Wine is a free and open source application that allows users to run Windows software on other operating systems. Wine is always under heavy development with the team preparing one release every 2 weeks. Yesterday, the founder and current leader of … Continue reading

KDE reaches version 4.8.4!

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in News

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The KDE development team announced yesterday the new bug fix release update that concern the Workspaces, Applications and Development Platforms. Besides the many bug fixes that took place, there are also translation updates. Everyone using KDE is recommended to update, … Continue reading

Humble Indie Bundle V Expanded!

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

It was only one week ago when we talked about how the fifth Humble Indie Bundle was the best ever. The people behind the bundle announced the inclusion of 3 new games that will get unlocked for everyone that has … Continue reading