Category Archives: News

Firefox 17 launched with FB built-in

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News, opensource

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Mozilla Firefox, is Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundations’ web browser that runs on open source technologies and is available as free download for users. Firefox has been developed by the above stakeholders for Microsoft Windows, Linux as well as OS … Continue reading

15 Weird/Surprising devices and Systems that run on Linux

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

Interesting deployments of Linux

It’s incredible to see how Linux runs on devices of various sizes, power and built for diverse purposes. Linux is, like technology itself, deeply integrated in our daily lives and we don’t seem to even realize it! While looking into … Continue reading

Firefox for Android comes to low-end Android handsets

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Android, News

Firefox extends support for lowend handsets

The fact that open source software are more beneficial for society at large has been justified once again as Firefox for Android extends its support for low-end Android Handsets specifically based on ARMv6 architecture. Mozilla Firefox for Android will now … Continue reading

Popcorn Maker 1.0 launched by Mozilla

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News, Software

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For those with a penchant for entertainment technologies Mozilla continues to provide innovative software. Its latest such release is aimed at those creative people who want a robust platform that allows them to create interactive videos, for free. Yes, the … Continue reading

Linux File System Test for USB Media

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Reviews, Software

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So you got yourself a shiny new USB drive and are not too sure what file system to format it with. Sure, FAT is great for compatibility reasons with other operating systems, but there are better options for Linux users. … Continue reading

Linux in Enterprises, market share and Business which use Linux

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in News

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Unquestionably Linux is still struggling to claim a respectable share in desktop market. The trend does not seem to vary drastically in enterprises too. However in contrast to Linux share in desktop operating system, Linux claims a considerably larger market … Continue reading

Linux mint 14 Nadia RC, finally released!

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

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6 months after Linux Mint 13 codename “Maya” [release date 23rd May], based on the Ubuntu 12.04 “Precise Pangolin”; the team has finally announced Linux Mint 14, fulfilling their promise. The new release  features Cinamon 1.6, Mate (version 1.4), MDM, Software … Continue reading

Xenix: The Microsoft Unix That Once Was

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in News, Software

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One would not normally associate Microsoft with Unix. While Microsoft’s interest(s) in Unix may remain minimal in recent times, history tells a very different story.

Cinnamon 1.6.6 released, Minor bug fixed

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

Cinnamon 1.6.6

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

How to Install NetBSD in VirtualBox

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Linux tutorials, Software, Unix Tutorials

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NetBSD can often be the forgotten Unix distribution. Forgotten to the popularity of FreeBSD, OpenBSD, PC-BSD and others. In truth, NetBSD has been around a very long time.