Thursday, December 26, 2013

About Linux: VirtualBox 4.3.6 Released

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VirtualBox 4.3.6 Released
Oracle has updated the virtual machine software package VirtualBox to version 4.3.6. VirtualBox provides desktop virtualization (OS simulation), and is designed for x86 and AMD64/Intel64 processor systems... Read more

Be Creative With Ubuntu Studio
Ubuntu Studio has been updated and is now based on Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander). Ubuntu Studio is tailored to meet the requirements of creative applications that involve audio, video, or graphics processing... Read more

Migrating a Dedicated Server to Ubuntu Linux
Linux has long been dominant as server operating system across many fields, ranging from small and large scale web and business applications to the top ranked super computing systems. One of last hold-outs of Microsoft Windows Server is gaming, due to the fact that many of the most popular online games have not been well supported on Linux. This is changing however, and more and more game servers are being migrated to open source platforms... Read more




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Friday, December 20, 2013

About Linux: Steam OS Beta Release

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Steam OS Beta Release
Valve corporation has now released a public beta version of the SteamOS, the Linux based operating system designed for high-end gaming. It naturally integrates Valve's gaming platform Steam and includes various enhancements to deliver a smooth gaming experience... Read more

X-Plane 10 Flight Simulator
X-Plane is one of the most advanced flight simulator software packages for personal computers and includes complete scenery of the planets Earth and Mars. X-Plane creates a realistic flight model by computing the forces that act upon each part of the aircraft... Read more

The VNC Remote Desktop Utility
VNC is a remote display system that enables you to start a desktop environment on one machine and access it from other computers through an Internet connection. You can set up persistent desktops... Read more




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Thursday, December 12, 2013

About Linux: SuperTuxKart 0.8.1

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From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux

SuperTuxKart 0.8.1
Highlights of the latest version include new and updated tracks, new modes and karts. There is a new combined speedometer and a nitro meter. Wiimote support has been added as well... Read more

Valve Joins Linux Foundation
Valve Corporation, the developer of the Steam gaming platform and various popular computer games, such as Half Live and Counter Strike, has joined Linux Foundation. The move follows the release of Steam for Linux at the beginning of the year... Read more

Explore the Stars with Stellarium and Celestia
On the northern hemisphere, December is the month when the days are shortest and the nights longest. This means the planets of our solar system and the stars of our galaxy are more noticeable than during other times of the year. If you are struggling to recognize and name the various constellations... Read more




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Thursday, December 5, 2013

About Linux: Linux Mint 16 Released

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From Juergen Haas, your Guide to Linux

Linux Mint 16 Released
The top ranked Linux distro on Distrowatch.com has been updated to version 16 (code name: Petra). Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu and comes in two flavours: MATE, the successor of Gnome2, and Cinnamon. Highlights of the latest release include an improved manager for logging in and switching users as well as a tool for easy formatting of USB drives with NTSF, FAT32, and ext4... Read more

The Awk Command
With the GNU/Linux awk command you can quickly and easily analyze and process tables from the command line. It offers powerful methods for parsing text files, in particular data files that are organized by lines (rows) and columns... Read more

The VNC Remote Desktop Utility
VNC is a remote display system that enables you to start a desktop environment on one machine and access it from other computers through an Internet connection. You can set up persistent desktops which will be maintained while you disconnect, so you can continue working exactly where you left off when you re-connect... Read more




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