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Cinnamon1.2 comes with new configuration tool, 5 new applets and more

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux distributions, Linux Mint, News, Software

Cinnamon1.2 has been released, the new release comes with many new features and improvements. Cinnamon1.2 comes with an Improved Main Menu, new desktop effects (Fade & Scale), for customization,added a new configuration tool called “Cinnamon Settings” (See screenshot1),

Linux Deepin Software Center Will become OpenSource’s own App Store by End of Year

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in News

The internet is on a boom time with App store centers, software centers and with the arrival of Amazon, the humungous Amazon Store as well. Then there is our own Ubuntu Software Center: slick-looking, well-loaded with software applications but lacking … Continue reading

New Features Pack for Precise Pangolin (Ubuntu 12.04)

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

As usual, Canonical is on schedule with development of Ubuntu 12.04 “Precise Pangolin”. This is perhaps the reason for Ubuntu’s success over the years. With the completion of the Ubuntu Developers Summit, the clear course for development of Precise Pangolin … Continue reading

Fedora 16 has been released! With screenshots Tour

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Software

Fedora 16 has been released, this new release brings exciting new features for desktop users, for system administrators, and for developers. Some of major features we find:  enhanced cloud support including Aeolus Conductor, Condor Cloud, HekaFS, OpenStack and pacemaker-cloud; KDE … Continue reading

Trollers now say 'Game Over' for Linux. What do you say?

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News

At the centre of storm in the world of Linux is a post by Mike Gualtieri in his Forrester blog on the proliferation of Mobiles and the death of Linux post by Mike Gualtieri in his Forrester blog on the … Continue reading

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Desktop to now become Extended LTS

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

As Ubuntu passes another milestone, it has a brief but spectacular rise, in seven years, to becoming one of the most popular and well-supported open source software globally. With more than 15 releases since 2004, Ubuntu has grown rapidly to … Continue reading

What’s new on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Ubuntu

With the much-awaited Oneiric Ocelot, Ubuntu 11.10 finally released, the anticipation to install and work with it is quiet palatable in Ubuntu world. True to their community, the Ubuntu developers have integrated the best of open source capabilities with high … Continue reading

After New Gnome 3.2 , What is likely to make it to Gnome 3.4?

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

The last week of September, saw the release of Gnome 3.2 and work will now begin on its next version Gnome 3.4. GNOME, the desktop environment, which went in for major overhaul with its version 3.0 is continuing to introduce … Continue reading

Firefox 7.0 Released with Enhanced Memory Usage

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

The final build for Firefox 7.0 has been launched (for Linux, Windows, and Mac). This is a stable release that fixes a previous issue that made Mozilla Firefox run slow. The memory leak problem has disturbed Mozilla for years, and … Continue reading

Trending Gnome 3 alternative distros

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

Gnome3 on its release on April 6 2011 was touted as the next generation of GNOME in nine long years. The highlight of Gnome 3, is the brand new user interface for new, modern desktop for modern technologies. Besides, Gnome … Continue reading