mandriva spring 2008

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10 things Linux does better than OS X

Guest post via TechRepublic's 10 things blog. OS X is heralded for its friendliness, but it falls short in many other respects. Find out why Linux is superior in everything from flexibility to portability to cost. It may sound strange, seeing as how OS X...

Tags: Operating System, Machine, Mandriva Spring 2008, Linux Keyboard, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-12-19

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Installing Mandriva 2008.1 on the ASUS Eee PC

The Xandros distribution that comes with the ASUS Eee PC 900 is a great experience for those new to Linux, but for more advanced users, it may feel quite limited. Out of the many distributions that work on the Eee PC, Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (or 2008.1) is one that...

Tags: ASUS, PC, Mandriva, Vincent Danen, Linux, Open Source, Memory, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Download resources 2008-07-15

OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 XFCE Desktop (OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 )

OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 XFCE Desktop (OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 )I think I may stop using Ubuntu!This looks really really good. The only clincher will be the repository support and available applications. Ubuntu is the best I've found at that part. But it still does feel short of real...

Tags: Desktops, desktop, OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1, OpenSuSE 11.0, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 XFCE Desktop

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!

Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!No LVM stuff required for WindowsAlso, all you need to do for windows is mount the image destination could be a local USB drive and run "partimage". The GUI does the rest.For restores, just do "partimage" and path...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Acronis, LINUX IS, GUI, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCs

The best Linux distro for a new breed of PCsUbuntu, but only an LTS versionAn Long Term Supported version of Ubuntu, not the "normal" versions. Three years of security updates instead of 18 months.The period of security updates of other distro's is usually too short: 1 year.... In an Ed...

Tags: Linux, Security administration, Desktops, Patches, OPEN SOURCE, OLPC Sugar, distro, Ubuntu, Linux Distro, breed, PC

Discussion threads 2008-04-04

For+Shuttleworth+it+all+comes+down+to+trust

For+Shuttleworth+it+all+comes+down+to+trustForking vs "moving on"If someone's ideas are not being accepted in a project quickly enough or completely enough, is he more likely to fork the software or to lose interest. Mr. Blankenhorn has praised forks as saving projects while Mr. Shuttleworth believes potential contributors go elsewhere.There are obviously examples...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Proprietary Software, long tail, software, developer

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

2008 - Year of the Mac?

2008 - Year of the Mac?re:RE: Once you go Mac, you'll never go back...Went Linux in 1998. Tried OS X several times and found it restrictive, harder to or impossible to configure to my preferences and many functions I have become used to in Linux were simply not there...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-01-03