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Ubuntu issues first Dapper Drake maintenance update —
Aug. 11, 2006 —
[Updated Aug. 17, 2006] -- Ubuntu release manager Colin Watson Aug. 10 announced the availability of Ubuntu 6.06.1, an updated version of Ubuntu that includes more than 300 bug and security fixes for the original "Dapper ...
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LinuxWorld San Francisco unfolds next week —
Aug. 11, 2006 —
 Desktop Linux vendors will be prominent among companies showcasing their new wares at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2006, to be held Aug. 15 through 18 in San Francisco. Some 15,000 participants are expected to fill the Moscone Convention Center for the event. ...
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Ubuntu's new conquest: California freeways —
Aug. 11, 2006 —
 Analysis -- Living in California's Silicon Valley has many benefits, not least of which is exposure to the "next big thing" on a near-daily basis. Yesterday, we discovered that Ubuntu Linux, not content to target first desktops and then servers, is now getting installed on billboards! ...
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Intel open-sources Linux drivers for gen 4 graphics —
Aug. 10, 2006 —
Intel has just made it a lot easier for Linux users to get the most from its new, fourth-generation graphics architecture. The company's Open Source Technology Center has announced immediate availability of free, open-source software drivers that support the 2D/3D graphics features of the 965 Express Chipset, ...
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Ubuntu adds a community manager —
Aug. 09, 2006 —
In July, Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical's head, started looking for a community manager for Ubuntu, the popular Linux distribution. Shuttleworth recently found his man, Jono Bacon, a UK-based technology consultant and writer. ...
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Xandros joins OSDL and its Desktop Linux working group —
Aug. 09, 2006 —
Desktop Linux specialist Xandros announced Aug. 8 that it is joining the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), and will participate in OSDL's Desktop Linux working group. IDC, meanwhile, expects desktop Linux to will make substantial gains over the next several years, accounting for $10 billion in annual revenues by 2008, ...
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Hands-on book helps with LPI levels 1 and 2 certification —
Aug. 08, 2006 —
 O'Reilly Media has published a new edition of its Linux certification volume. LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition is modeled after the Linux Professional Institute's job-based certification program, which currently focuses on two-year (Level 1) and four-year (Level 2) experienced candidates. ...
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Migration tool adds "full" MS Office-to-OO.o support —
Aug. 08, 2006 —
Desktop migration specialist Versora on Aug. 8 released an updated version (v2.0) of its Progression Desktop Windows to Linux desktop migration software, a tool that helps users to transfer files and settings from their Windows system to a Linux system. ...
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Freespire 1.0 arrives early —
Aug. 08, 2006 —
Linspire Inc. was going to announce the release of Freespire 1.0 -- its free, Debian-based desktop Linux operating system that combines open-source software with legally-licensed proprietary drivers, codecs, and applications -- next week at LinuxWorld in San Francisco. Instead, this new desktop Linux distribution has emerged early. ...
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SLED speeds to "most polished Linux" rating —
Aug. 07, 2006 —
eWEEK's respected operating system reviewer, Jason Brooks, has published a close look at SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, which he described as a "strong contender to Windows on corporate clients, with a well-thought-out desktop environment and some innovative features." ...
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Fedora Core 6 test 2 pops out of the hat —
Aug. 07, 2006 —
 Red Hat Fedora release engineer Jesse Keating announced the release Aug. 7 of the second test version of Fedora Core 6, which is based on a 2.6.17 kernel and utilizes the GNOME desktop. ...
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Yet another reviewer praises Ubuntu —
Aug. 07, 2006 —
 The good reviews keep rolling in for the new Ubuntu 6.06 LTS "Dapper Drake," which came out June 1. The latest is by Jim Lynch of ExtremeTech.com, who has quite a few superlatives to offer in favor of the Isle of Man-based distro. ...
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Buying a preinstalled Linux desktop or laptop —
Aug. 07, 2006 —
Analysis -- So you want to run Linux, but you really would rather have it preinstalled? Good idea. It's for those users that longtime LXer.com reader cyber_rigger started putting together his "Companies selling preinstalled Linux and no-OS" listing. ...
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New book explains Ubuntu to non-geeks —
Aug. 02, 2006 —
 Open source teacher Rickford Grant, author of "Linux Made Easy," has written a new volume to help non-technical users get started with Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Linux for Non-Geeks is characterized as "a pain-free, project-based, get-things-done guidebook," by its publisher, No Starch Press. ...
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Thunderbird hatches version 2 test release —
Aug. 02, 2006 —
 Mozilla Corp. on Aug. 2 released the first developer preview version of its next-generation email client, Thunderbird 2 Alpha 1. It is being made available "for testing purposes only," the project team cautioned. ...
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KDE 3.5.4 "maintenance update" available —
Aug. 02, 2006 —
 The KDE Project on Aug. 2 released version 3.5.4, a "maintenance update" of the popular open-source Linux/Unix desktop. The latest KDE now supports 65 languages, features enhanced removable device support, and includes various other optimizations and bug-fixes. ...
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Reincarnating a discarded laptop with Linux —
Aug. 02, 2006 —
Do you have an old laptop sitting in a closet somewhere, taking up room and gathering dust? You might be able to get some surprisingly good service out of the old clunker -- if you know how to revive it by installing an appropriate Linux distro. ...
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Latest Win4Lin supports latest Linspire Linux —
Aug. 01, 2006 —
Win4Lin, which develops desktop and enterprise Windows-on-Linux virtualization software, announced Aug. 1 that its Win4Lin Pro product is now compatible with Linspire's latest distro, Five-0. It is now available in Linspire's online CNR Warehouse. ...
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Xandros 4 gets complimentary review —
Jul. 31, 2006 —
Xandros 4 Home Edition Premium has just been reviewed by ExtremeTech.com, and overall, reviewer Jim Lynch seems quite impressed. Lynch pronounces the new release "one of the easiest to use and flat out slickest Linux distributions available." ...
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Four countries may buy 4 million Linux-powered OLPC laptops —
Jul. 31, 2006 —
 [Updated Aug. 3, 2006] -- A spokesperson for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program revealed July 31 that the countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each expressed an interest in purchasing 1 million Linux laptops through the U.S.-based program. ...
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First Mandriva Linux 2007 beta available —
Jul. 31, 2006 —
In the final days of July, French Linux distributor Mandriva released the first beta of the next version of its Linux desktop: Mandriva Linux 2007, codenamed "Thor." This comes on the heels of the June 2006 release of Mandriva One 2006. ...
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"Portable Firefox" 1.5.0.5 released —
Jul. 29, 2006 —
The "portable" version of Firefox 1.5.0.5 is now released, developer John Haller reports. "Portable Firefox" is the Mozilla Firefox web browser integrated with a "launcher" that makes it a fully portable app, enabling users to take their bookmarks, extensions, and saved passwords with them to whatever computer they're working on. ...
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