Tag Archives: Linux

Make your Linux Online via Nimblex

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in News

Creating your own OS can be quite a daunting task that requires a lot of computer knowledge. I found a site that may interest you, Custom NimbleX2 is an open-source project that allows even newbies in computing to create their … Continue reading

Play chess on Linux with DreamChess

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

If you are a chess fun and you are looking for a good chess software to install on your Linux Machine, we advise you Dreamchess, an open source chess game. DreamChess features 3D OpenGL graphics and provides various chess board … Continue reading

Install – upgrade to Firefox 3.6 final from repository on Ubuntu9.10 karmic |Opensuse11.2

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Firefox 3.6 Final is available for download. The new version Firefox 3.6 offers a good number of improvements and new features. The Mozilla team claims the release is 20 percent faster than its six month old predecessor and offers advancements … Continue reading

Install Guest additions and run fullscreen mode on VirtualBox Guest OS | Linux

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Installing just VirtualBox , sometimes, does not resolves some of the problems. For example, seamless movement between host OS and guest will not work without installing Guest Additions.USB devices may not work without installing GuestAdditions, fullscreen mode not available also … Continue reading

Do you know which more things VLC media player can do?

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

VLC is the favorite media player for most people because it plays everything they throw at it without hiccups. No hunting for codec. But VLC can do a lot of other things as well. so lets see together which more … Continue reading

Timing wallpaper: A new way to switch your GNOME desktop background

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Timing wallpaper is a new way to switch your GNOME desktop background. The script proposes to user to use more then just one background, switching each one after N minutes sequentially or randomly. The latest version is 0.2 and was … Continue reading

Access to Linux Ext2/Ext3 partitions from windows using Ext2Fsd

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If you are for example in windows machine and you want to access to your linux partitions, then you will need  Ext2Fsd ,an Open source ext2/ext3 file system driver for Windows (NT/2K/XP/VISTA, X86/AMD64). Ext2Fsd  will give you acces to EXT2/Ext3  … Continue reading

How to change the reserved percentage for root directory in linux

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The GNU/Linux reserve 5% of the the storage of a partition for the root directory,  so for example if you got a apartition  of 500 GB , this mean that your root directory will got 25 Go !!! Very much  … Continue reading

Create your own online radio with shoutcast streaming server|Linux|

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

SHOUTcast is server software for streaming media developed by Nullsoft. It allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or HE-AAC format, to be broadcast to and from media player software, enabling hobbyists and professionals to create Internet radio networks. At … Continue reading

Freeciv- A free empire-building strategy game for Linux

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Gaming On Linux

Freeciv is a turn-based strategy game, with some real-time elements, in which each player is the leader of a civilization, fighting to obtain the ultimate goals of a nation: The extinction of all other nations, being the first nation to … Continue reading