Tag Archives: Linux

How to install sqldeveloper on Linuxmint 14/Ubuntu12.10

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions, Linux distributions, Linux Mint, Ubuntu

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Oracle SQL Developer is an Integrated development environment (IDE) for working with SQL in Oracle databases. Oracle Corporation provides this product free; it uses the Java Development Kit.

Top Linux Stories Roundup 2012

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in News

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And we are on the verge to cross yet another year and blog posts regarding the year-in-review have already started to pour in on the web. The blog post, one of that kind, round-up top Linux (and open source) stories … Continue reading

How to Share Files Between Linux Systems

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

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In today’s world, most of us have more than one computer device in the house. There is often at least one desktop PC and several laptops connected to the home network. And more recently, tablet computers have been introduced to … Continue reading

Why is Android built on Linux Kernel?

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

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Android is overwhelming. Its spreading and taking over its competitors.  According to recent reports Android is poised to claim the crown from Apple in the tablet space. For the readers who don’t know, Android is actually Linux-kernel based operating system … 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

NVIDIA 304.64 has been released! A look at new features and Instalation instructions

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

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NVIDIA 304.64  is finally out fixing number of issues and bugs. The posts introduces you to its new features and details installation instructions.

Why do super computers use Linux?

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in News, Reviews, Software

Why do supercomputers Use Linux?

In our last few posts we discussed the fact that over 90% supercomputers (94.2% to be precise) employ Linux as their operating system. In this post, a sequel to our last posts, we shall attempt to investigate the potentials of … Continue reading

Linux share in Supercomputer OS

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Reviews

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Linux accounts for as much as 94.2% share as Supercomputer OS! This might come to you as a pleasant surprise, but indeed, Linux outshines anyother operating system when it comes to Linux. Investigation of the latest ranking released by Top500 … Continue reading

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

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