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Performance on Linux. Just how far *can* we go?

As the title suggests, Linux and performance in the same sentence makes for an interesting topic of discussion. Everyone knows there is a multitude...

Sandboxed Gentoo

Introduction This article is a guide on installing Gentoo in another Linux distribution (Arch, in this case). Look at it like a BSD Jail. It's...

Fedora 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat) Has Been Released

The new stable version of the Red Hat sponsored community Linux distribution Fedora 19 (Schrödinger's Cat) has been released today with many new features. It...

Install Moodle Learning Managment System on CentOS 6

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a...

How to Autostart Compiz in Arch Linux

For all Compiz Lovers, here is the method of starting Compiz automatically in XFCE desktop environment on Arch Linux. Let's start with a small introduction...

State of OpenIndiana

When Oracle announced it was discontinuing the development of OpenSolaris, there was shock among the free Unix community. OpenSolaris was...

Upgrading to LibreOffice 4.0 on Fedora 18

LibreOffice 4.0 was recently released with many new features. Fedora 18 comes with 3.6 and does not have 4.0 available in the repositories for...

Ubuntu Software Center – Install And Remove Applications

This tutorial's intention is to teach newbies how to download, install and remove software in Ubuntu. I know this tutorial is for newbies like...

Cool Indicator Sticky Notes for Ubuntu

Indicator-sticky notes is a very cool and nice application for holding notes compared to that of Windows 7 sticky note software. I am currently installing indicator...

How to Disable/Change Default PDF Viewer in Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox browser comes with a PDF viewer/PDF plugin by default. Here is a simple tip to disable default PDF viewer in your Firefox. Method...

Haiku: Package Manager – Doing Things Right

The Haiku community is living a very peculiar moment these days.  They are witnessing the creation of its Package Manager. Generally considered as the...

Networking in Python, Sockets

The key to networking in Python is the socket module, which provides a library for making network connections using Python. The socket module is used...

Linux and Windows Weighed Up

I was introduced to the Linux world two years ago and I was amazed by its performance. I did not know much at that...

NetBSD 6.1 Released

While we've all been deluged with new Linux releases lately, there's a particular Unix release that flew...

Setup Social Publishing CMS (Content Managemnet System) Using Pligg

Pligg is an open-source CMS social publishing software that encourages visitors to register on your website so that they can submit content and connect...

How to Install Viber in Linux using WINE

With Viber, the mobile-to-mobile free call app, announcing a much awaited multi-platform version it is free calls all the way for users who have...

VLC: How to Download Subtitles Using VLSub

First off you need to install VLC. Go to videolan.org and follow the instructions there. Why VLC? Because it's one of the best media...

Installing Cairo Dock 3.2.1 in Ubuntu 13.04

Recently Cairo Dock 3.2.1 (bug-fix version) was released. You can read about Cairo Dock 3.0 in this previous post. Some new features in Cairo Dock 3.2.1...