Tag Archives: Linux

Linux as an OS for supercomputers for scientific Research

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

lINUX IN SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS

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

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.

Top 5 security Myths about Linux; and their realities

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in News

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Linux, unfortunately has been long surrounded by myths. Despite the speedy adoption of Linux as mainstream operating systems for enterprises particularly, the common misconceptions about Linux seem to continue. The post enlists five traditional myths about Linux Security and attempts … Continue reading

Ubuntu: Breaking the Industry Barriers

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

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Canonical has come under some heavy criticism in the past couple of weeks with its controversial decision to include Amazon shopping results in the Ubuntu Dash search results. I have to admit, when I first read of the news I … Continue reading

Openshot 1.4.3 has been released! PPA Ubuntu

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

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Few days ago was released Openshot 1.4.3 , according to the announcement this release has more bug fixes, enhancements, and new features than any other release of OpenShot to date!

How to install OGRE in Linux

Written by Panos Georgiadis on . Posted in Linux tutorials

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For a couple of days now, I have been working with OGRE on Open Morrowind (OpenMW) project, trying to accomplish my task as a C++ developer. However, before I started writing a single line of code, I had to setup … Continue reading

How to Secure Your System

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Software

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The world of computing and the internet is a very normal and accepted entity to most geeks. But to some unknown, unsuspecting and unfamiliar users, the whole concept can seem quite strange, almost alien!

Is Linux market growth stagnated (at least)?

Written by Bill Toulas on . Posted in Linux distributions

Slight Drop In Sales

No matter how hard I’ll try, I will never be able to determine what is the real number of Linux users, and share it with you. This article is not about market shares directly, nor about judging or analyzing the … Continue reading

Nvidia 304.51 drivers released

Written by Panos Georgiadis on . Posted in Linux tutorials

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Yesterday was released Nvidia 304.51, the new release comes with many bug fixes rather than new features or significant improvements. Simply put, 304.51 driver is the stable version of the 304.48 beta.