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Linux for the self-employed —  This paper surveys Linux's suitability for use by owners of very small businesses and the self-employed. It was written by Howard Fosdick, a self-employed database consultant who finds Linux fairly well-suited to his needs, and reckons it has saved him thousands of dollars in recent years. ...
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CNR supports Linux Mint, adds Weatherbug —  Linspire has upgraded its CNR.com (Click'N'Run) download site for Linux software to support the Ubuntu-based, consumer-friendly Linux Mint distribution. CNR.com will also add a Linux version of Weatherbug's weather service, which offers live, local weather information and severe weather alerts. ...
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Ubuntu ported to PDA —  Ubuntu Linux 7.04 is now available for Sharp's Zaurus PDAs. The 0.1 release comes with a minimalist filesystem that can be launched in an emulator, enhanced with software from the vast Ubuntu archives, and then flashed onto a real Zaurus. ...
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Sample chapter available for new Scalix book —  Packt Publishing has published a book about administrating Scalix, an open source email and calendaring software package. Author Markus Feilner and the publisher have generously agreed to share a sample chapter on the the Scalix Administration Console (SAC), excerpted from the work, Scalix: Linux Administrator’s Guide. ...
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Sun launches OpenSolaris — Sun Microsystems officially launched OpenSolaris (OS) today. Available pre-built as a combo live/install CD, the initial "2008.05" binary distribution download of the OS features a GNOME user interface, highly fault tolerant ZFS root filesystem, IPS package managment, and "DTrace" tuning tools. ...
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EeePC to gain Linux content aggregation tool —  [Updated May 7] -- Linux distribution vendor Xandros and Web content management firm Viyya Technologies announced they will jointly market integrated, Linux-based content-aggregation software for the Asus EeePC "netbook." Meanwhile, Xandros has strengthened its collaboration with Microsoft on Xandros's mixed-environment BridgeWays management tools. ...
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A Windows-like install for Hardy Heron — In his latest "Perfect Desktop" post, Falko Timme has published a tutorial on setting up a Windows-esque desktop using the new Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") release. The five-page, illustrated HowToForge article covers the Kubuntu version of the 8.04 release. ...
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Ubuntu 8, Fedora 9 package OpenJDK —  Sun says the open source version of its Java development kit has been picked up by two popular Linux distros. Canonical's Ubuntu 8.04 LTS distribution and Red Hat's forthcoming Fedora 9 both include OpenJDK, with the latter also to offer NetBeans 6.0, Sun's open source IDE ...
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A "hardy" Linux distro goes to work —  Ubuntu 8.04 ("Hardy Heron") arrived last week, and over at embedded blog site DeviceGuru, Rick Lehrbaum wasted no time in installing it. In his most recent blog, Lehrbaum installs the Kubuntu variant of the 8.04 release on his dual-boot Vista/Linux computer, dubbed the Black Tower. ...
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KDE Linux reaches 52 million Brazilian kids —  Brazil's Ministry of Education ("MEC") is installing Linux in labs used by 52 million schoolchildren, reports KDE developer Mauricio Piacentini. Piacentini's blog post describes MEC's "Linux Educacional 2.0" as "a very clean Debian-based distribution, with KDE 3.5, KDE-Edu, KDE-Games, and some tools developed by the project." ...
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Tutorial explains Mandriva 2008 configuration — A step-by-step tutorial on setting up Mandriva One 2008 Spring (Mandriva 2008.1) desktop (GNOME) has been published on HowtoForge.com. Written by Oliver Meyer, the six-page tutorial, called "The Perfect Desktop," covers basic configuration, and then steps through installations for over a dozen Linux applications. ...
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Google Maps gains easy Linux install —  Ubuntu, Linspire, and Freespire users can now install "Google Earth" with a single click, says Linspire. The desktop Linux distributor has added support for the free mapping application to its CNR ("click-n-run") installer, a user-friendly tool currently beta-testing for a wide variety of desktop Linux distributions. ...
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OSCON colocates with Ubuntu Live —  Registration is open for the tenth annual edition of OSCON (Open Source Convention), as well as for a co-located Ubuntu Live conference. Scheduled for Jul. 21-25 in Portland, Ore., O'Reilly's OSCON 2008 is expected to draw some 2,500 open source experts, visionaries, and hackers. ...
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Open-source Flash rival "Gnashes" out —  A non-profit open source project with high-profile backers has released beta code for an open source Flash media player, with a media server in the wings. Open Media Now's Gnash player runs standalone or as a plugin, and may run better than Flash on constrained devices. ...
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"Most significant" Ubuntu release ever approaches — In an interview with the BBC News, founder and sponsor Mark Shuttleworth says the Ubuntu Project's 8.04 release (aka "Hard Heron") this week could be its most significant ever. Cited reasons include the promise of long-term support, and the ability to install it under Windows, without risky re-partitioning procedures. Ubuntu ...
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Linspire's CNR beta supports Ubuntu HardyHeron — Linspire announced a new version of its CNR (Click'N'Run) software management system that supports the Ubuntu 8.04 ("HardyHeron") release, expected to take flight on Apr. 24. The client enables users to install, uninstall, and update desktop Linux software available on Linspire's CNR.com download site. ...
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Puppy + EEE = Puppeee —  They say that every dog has its day. Could the growing popularity of Asus's low-cost EEE notebook launch Puppy Linux into the limelight? ...
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Mini-ITX vendor pre-installs Ubuntu — An online retailer specializing in mini-ITX boards, systems, and accessories has started selling mini-ITX and pico-ITX systems pre-installed with Ubuntu Linux. Logic Supply says that as a Canonical Solution Provider partner, it has staff ready to support approved systems under the popular desktop and server Linux OS.
Abiword 2.6 -- You've come a long way, baby! — I'll never forget attending the first LinuxWorld trade show in San Francisco in 1999, and getting a marketing hand-out from the Abiword team that was printed on re-used office paper. Almost 10 years later, the nimble Word clone has gotten to be "as good as they come," writes Myank Sharma ...
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HP releases its first Linux-powered laptop — At the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit at the University of Texas Supercomputing Center April 8, Hewlett-Packard announced the release of its first Linux-powered computer to be sold in the United States, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC running Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 Service Pack 1. |
Dutch UMPC runs Ubuntu Linux —  Dutch integrator Van Der Led (VDL) Designs has announced a clone of the Asus Eee PC ultra-mini PC (UMPC) notebook. The WiFi-enabled "Jisus" UMPC is equipped with a Chinese-made 1GHz Loongson CPU, has an 8.9-inch display, and runs Ubuntu Linux. ...
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Pundits weigh in on Atom-based MIDs —  After last week's unveiling of Mobile Internet Device (MID) prototypes based on Intel's Atom Centrino chipset, the pundits are weighing in. At ZDNet, Dana Blankenhorn blasts the whole lot as "ugly" while at TechNewsWorld, Rob Enderle calls the new Linux-based Lenovo MID an "iPhone killer." ...
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Customized Linux PC for MySpacers — PC vendor Everex and gOS (Good OS), the Linux distribution based around Google applications, is taking the next step in online-based computing by introducing a limited edition MySpace PC. The ...
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Shuttle KPC Linux PC now available — What's cute, comes in a 6.4" high, 11" long, and 7.5" wide black box and runs Linux? That would be Shuttle Computers' KPC Shuttle. This small-form factor PC doesn't have to stay black however. In what must be one of the most unusual customization options ever, the KPC ...
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Linux's Impact: The Return of XP — Opinion -- It's a good news, bad news situation. The good news is that Linux has been remarkably successful at the low end of PCs, the new UMPC (Ultramobile PCs) like Asus' Eee line and Everex's CloudBook. ...
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