Today users have many choices for combining Linux and Windows on the same machine. You can go with a traditional dual-boot system in which the operating systems reside on different disk partitions but share a common partition for files, or you can use an emulator such as Wine, which lets you install Windows applications right in your Linux system. Virtualization programs, such as those from VMware, bring you closer to the more ideal solution of using both systems at once, but one is always the host and one is always the guest, shown inside a window. But by combining VMware Server with some free software, you can run Windows XP along with Linux, not inside a console window, but completely integrated into the Linux environment.
The GDM login screen in Ubuntu Karmic displays the user list by default, which is considered a security risk by many people.
A new browser, two new Ubuntu releases, and more than one new netbook OS—2009 was a big year for open-source software. Here are the Linux-related posts that caught our readers' attention in 2009.
Back in Time is a backup software for Linux system inspired from the Timevault and Flyback. Both Timevault and Flyback are two great software that allow you to back up your system and enable you to roll back and restore your system to the original state before you made any devastating changes. What Back in Time does is to integrate the best features from the two software and put them all into one place.
If you are like me, you probably installed Flash player from the repository, expecting it to work properly. Well, that just isn't the case. For instance, on YouTube or Hulu videos, I wasn't able to push the buttons without first right clicking, then left clicking twice. Weird, huh?
Here's how to get the Adobe Flash 64 bit Alpha for Linux working in Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala.
There are a lot of people still stuck with Windows because it’s the ‘easier alternative’. Linux is both cheaper and more versatile than Microsoft’s operating system, but the learning curve has frightened off many people.
In the past we published A Newbie’s Getting Started Guide to Linux, aimed at the making you familiar with the most basic Linux principles.
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #170 for the week November 22nd - November 28th, 2009. In this issue we cover: Jono Bacon: Introducing Lernid, Mackenzie Morgan Interview, New Developers, LoCo News: Maryland, Massachusetts, Chile & Nicaragua, Ubuntu Forums Tutorial of the Week, The Planet: Laura Czajkowski, Andres Rodriguez, Amber Graner, & Harald Sitter, Full Circle Magazine #31
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On this Thursday 29th of October, the Edubuntu community is extremely pleased to announce that the 9.10 release is out !!!
Some may have thought Edubuntu was kind of dead, especially after changing its name to become an Add-on, these days are over and we are happy to announce that it's now a full distribution again and is provided as a DVD image.
The biggest changes for this release are:
For those of you not yet familiar with LTSP, it's the Linux Terminal Server Project which goal is to transform a regular workstation into a terminal server that can be used by thin clients. Thin clients are either old computers recycled as thin clients or specialized minimal computers (usually disk less and without moving parts) that are used to boot off the network.
Axel is a command line application which accelerates HTTP/FTP downloads by using multiple sources for one file. For example, some FTP sites limit the speed of each connection, therefore opening more than one connection at a time multiplies the allowable bandwidth.