Author Archives: M. Zinoune

Fedora14 'Laughlin' is released!

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in News

 Announced today the release of Fedora 14 linux distribution code named  ’Laughlin’. Fedora 14 includes several new features for developers, system administrators and open source enthusiasts.

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How to get information on your graphics card in Linux | Tip

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions

Question: How to get information about my graphic card in Linux?

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Medibuntu repository is available for Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Ubuntu

The Medibuntu repository for  Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick meerkat is ready to be used with your freshly updated/installed Ubuntu distribution. Some packages have been removed for this release: Googleearth, realplayer, gizmo5. These softwares can easily be installed following the documentation provided … Continue reading →

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Top things to do after installing Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Ubuntu

The final release of Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat will be out this week,  after you install or upgrade to this new release you will need to customize your ubuntu by installing all needed software, tools, games and repositories in your … Continue reading →

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Install LibreOffice in Fedora ,Ubuntu , LinuxMint and Debian | PPA launchpad| Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

  Updated-03/06/2011 (Libreoffice3.4 final is released)    LibreOffice is a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms. It is free software and therefore free to download, use and distribute. LibreOffice … Continue reading →

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10 useful video Tutorials for Gimp users

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials, opensource, Software

One of the best thing about Gimp is that you can do a wide range of things with It. Today I’ve collected 10 useful GIMP video tutorials, so  If you are a fan of  Gimp this is the right post … Continue reading →

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What if your computer could detect your presence?

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in News

What if your computer could detect your presence? Developers finally started realizing that there are several ways a person can control a computer besides keyboards, mice and touch screens. These days there are many alternatives, obviously based on hardware sensors, … Continue reading →

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fontpark- A database of more than 70,000 fonts available for Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

FontPark is the largest portal noncommercial fonts . The current database has more than 70,000 fonts available for noncommercial and commercial use for PC Mac and Linux.

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Embeds a Terminal Into Nautilus With Nautilus Terminal

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Nautilus terminal is an extension for Nautilus that  embeds a terminal into the Nautilus window. And just like it is with Dolphin, when you navigate to a different folder, the terminal also  cd s into that folder.

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Fix Virtualbox guest addition installation issue in Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

To customize ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat, check our post : Top things to do after installing Ubuntu 10.10 Marevick Meerkat To activate the fullscreen mode in a virtualbox machine, we need to install Guest additions in the guest OS. If … Continue reading →

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