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● Links 27/07/2008: New Version of Debian, VIA and Atheros Deliver Pleasant Surprise

Posted in News Roundup at 4:21 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzReleasesDebian GNU/Linux 4.0 updated with support for newer hardwareThe Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename etch).PCLinuxOS 2007.1 to Hit the Linux Desktop World Followed by PCLinuxOS 2008Good news to Linux Desktop Users! Tex and Ripper Gang will offer PCLinuxOS 2007.1 soon followed by PCLinuxOS 2008. Now no more downloading of more than 400MB software after installing PCLinuxOS 2007.GNU/LinuxCustomer demand adds Linux to industrial computer lineAdding two inherently different Linux distributions brings more flexibility to users of rugged computers. The push from customers for Linux options in this line shows significant interest that could lead to greater Linux adoption in this vertical market, according to Glacier officials.Puppy Linux 4.0The rest of the software appears to be unchanged from my last review. Again, I like Puppy Linux and I think they continue to create a good lightweight distro with lots of programs. It seems to be very functional – unlike other lightweight distros it appears to have a program for each task you might need to do.Boxee: linux version is availableFlashed latest Nokia OS2008 image on my N800Face off part two: Windows vs Linux real world RAM and disk testsI believe the results are crystal clear. Linux behaves with a stability that Microsoft Windows cannot reproduce. It performs admirably under differing amounts of available RAM and it makes best use of RAM before turning to slower disk drives. The default web browser under Windows – Internet Explorer – visibly takes up ever increasing amounts of memory without releasing it. This is in sharp contrast with the default web browser under Linux – Firefox – which maintains a reasonably flat level of memory usage and then relinquishes it when terminating.IRC Clients for Linux – A ReviewMandrivaMandriva 2008 – Best Linux for LaptopAs I stated in my last post, I was working on getting my Laptop(LG RD400) to work with Linux. I was looking forward to some Linux Distribution that would support all my hardware out of the box, specially my WLAN(Wifi), as this is the only piece of hardware that is usually gives trouble with Linux.Mandriva working with Emtec to create innovative Gdium computersLinux MintLinux Mint 5.0 Light ReviewThis month’s Linux Format Magazine had Linux Mint as one of the Linux distros on the DVD. I’ve been hearing a lot of people talk about this Ubuntu-based distro. So Mint is based on Ubuntu which is based on Debian. Why not just base Linux Mint off of Debian? Ok, so given that it’s based off of Ubuntu and Ubuntu is becoming synonymous with Linux because it’s so easy to use, why would you want to use Linux Mint?Review: Linux Mint 5 Elyssa XFCE Community Edition RC1After spending the day tinkering with Linux Mint 5 Xfce CE, I have to say this is a GREAT Linux distro. I prefer Xfce over GNOME and KDE because in my opinion, GNOME and KDE use too much memory and CPU power, while Xfce is much lighter on resources. There are other desktop environments which are even lighter than Xfce, but they aren’t as useful or as stable as Xfce. I am a little disappointed that Exaile and Gnomebaker are installed by default; I prefer Rhythmbox over Exaile and Sound Juicer over Gnomebaker. I give this a 9.5 out of 10I’m A BelieverTo the fellow diehard fans of XP, I can assure you, Linux will not disappoint. In fact, I’m writing this post in the Linux OS.F/OSSThe open callJabbim 0.4: Better than we expectedOpen source + open data = Open cloudThe Battle for the Open Source CMS Market Heats UpA prayer for MicrosoftKDEAulanerk – Alpha 2 of Amarok 2.0 released!KDE Commit Digest: Issue 115In a long-planned move, the FolderView Plasmoid also becomes a containment (which enables it to fill the desktop space). The FolderView Plasma applet gets standard folder interaction context menu items. First version of CommandWatch Plasmoid, which displays output of a given console command. Support for displaying the running state of plugins and terminating jobs, abstraction of code completion (leading to initial code completion support for Java), and the clearing out of bug reports in KDevelop 4. Integration of the Panaramio online service into Marble. Work on loading themes in Parley.Website for the KDE Utilities LaunchedThe family of KDE websites has got a new member, the site for the fine utilities applications from the module kdeutils. Despite being one of the first modules, kdeutils has always been without its own website. No longer. At utils.kde.org you can now find a lot of information about the KDE Utilities.FreedombreiPott: Free (as in Freedom) music party in BerlinVIA Publishes Three Programming GuidesNot sure what to buy for Wireless? Buy AtherosAtheros Releases 802.11n Linux DriverDirect link Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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