Category Archives: Linux distributions

Cinnamon 1.6.6 released, Minor bug fixed

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux Mint, News, Releases, Software

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Only a couple of dates after Cinnamon updated to  version 1.6.5 (on this November 5th) , project leader Linux Mint Cinnamon announced another quick update i.e. Cinnamon 1.6.6. The update has nothing note-worthy or distinguished from its previous release, however … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 12.10 ‘Quantal Quetzal’: Our Final Thoughts

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Linux distributions, News, Reviews, Software, Ubuntu

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There’s another new, fresh and exciting Ubuntu release out in the wild. As you read this, we can all now accept the great pleasure of what Ubuntu 12.10 ‘Quantal Quetzal’ has to offer.

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XStreamOS: An Illumos Kernel based Operating System

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in interviews, Linux distributions, News, Releases, Software

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Being a Technical Writer involves a lot of reading and research of new and emerging technologies. And one project that recently came to my attention through my email inbox was an Illumos kernel based Unix operating system called XStreamOS.

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How to install nVIDIA and AMD drivers in Fedora 17

Written by Panos Georgiadis on . Posted in Fedora, Hardware Linux

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Enough with Ubuntu craziness around these days, so I think it’s time to say something different about other distros. My favorite second distribution is Fedora, and that’s this article is all about. In a matter of fact it is a … Continue reading →

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Linux as an OS for supercomputers for scientific Research

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux distributions, News

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True, Linux has not been able to takeover as a desktop operating system but, you will be interested to note that Linux is by far the leading operating system in computers used in scientific research, sites demanding heavy mathematical calculation … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 12.10 and AMD Catalyst problem (solved)

Written by Panos Georgiadis on . Posted in Hardware Linux, Ubuntu

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Many users when they wished to upgrade their Ubuntu 12.04 up to 12.10, they encountered a problem concerning their graphics. This problem appeared only to AMD Radeon GPU users and especially to those who had Radeon HD 4000,  HD 3000 … Continue reading →

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VLC 2.0.4 has been released! PPA Ubuntu 12.10

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in opensource, Releases, Software, Ubuntu

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VLC 2.0.4 has been released, this is a major update that fixes a lot of regressions, bugs and security issues. In this release all playback were improved notably for Blu-Ray, DVD, HLS, Ogg and MKV files; but also for Youtube, … Continue reading →

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Nvidia 304.60 has been released! Install in Ubuntu (12.10), LinuxMint & Fedora

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Releases, Software, Ubuntu

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Nvidia 304.60 has been released, the new release comes with some new features, improvements and bug fixes.

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Ubuntu 12.10 Released, attacking Windows 8

Written by Panos Georgiadis on . Posted in News, Ubuntu

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Canonical has just released the new version of Ubuntu 12.10, also known as Quantal Quetzal. If you decide to download the new version from Ubuntu’s official webpage, you will notice a rather provocative message. Above the download button, a slogan … Continue reading →

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Infinity: A Stunning Theme for Conky | Ubuntu, LinuxMint and Fedora

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Fedora, Linux Mint, Linux tutorials, Ubuntu

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Conky is a free, light-weight system monitor for X, that displays any information on your desktop. There are many nice themes available for Conky that can display clock, CPU usage, RAM usage, swap, disk, net and more, Infinity is one … Continue reading →

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