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Ubuntu and Slackware named top desktop Linux distros

Posted February 15, 2012 - 1:11 pm

The world of desktop Linux is often portrayed these days as a battle primarily between longstanding leader Ubuntu and up-and-coming challenger Linux Mint, frequently with the suggestion that Mint is winning.
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Linux: Where the jobs (and bigger salaries) are

Posted February 13, 2012 - 5:13 pm

Numerous studies have emerged over the past few years indicating that Linux skills are a hot item in the IT hiring market, but on Tuesday the Linux Foundation will publish a brand-new report suggesting that the search for such talent is taking on a new level of urgency.
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Move to mobile will bring big changes for Linux

Posted February 13, 2012 - 12:12 pm

Linux is free, Linux is ubiquitous. What cxould that mean for distributions, interfaces, and the future of mobile platforms?
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Sabayon Linux 8 debuts with a dash of Cinnamon

Posted February 11, 2012 - 7:55 am

The Linux Mint project has made quite a splash in the Linux world over the past few months, not just for the growing popularity of its user-friendly operating system but also for the launch of Cinnamon, its brand-new desktop alternative.
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Ubuntu, Debian top community poll

Posted February 10, 2012 - 8:00 am

The 2011 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards have been tabulated, and the results show some surprises.
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Eight features Windows 8 borrowed from Linux

Posted February 9, 2012 - 3:24 pm

Microsoft has always been accused of stealing left and right from the open source community. Is this holding true today?
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20 popular Ubuntu Linux apps you may want to try

Posted February 9, 2012 - 3:01 pm

As Ubuntu Linux continues to grow in popularity, most discussions of it tend to focus on the basics of the operating system itself, including especially details about its desktop environment and user interface.
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Ready for another Linux tablet? Meet the rugged Trimble Yuma

Posted February 7, 2012 - 8:56 pm

February seems to be shaping up to be the month of Linux tablets. Just last week we saw the announcement of the forthcoming Spark tablet running Mer Linux and KDE, which has caused plenty of excitement among Linux fans.
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Fixing a broken Ubuntu upgrade

Posted February 7, 2012 - 5:08 pm

About a year ago, I moved into a new office, far away from a network wall jack, and decided to put my computer's wireless card to work. It was a nice solution that worked well. That is, until I upgraded from Ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10. Here's how I fixed it.
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Getting started with the Ubuntu command line

Posted February 7, 2012 - 4:47 pm

The command line is an efficient way to perform complex tasks accurately and much more easily than it would seem at a first glance. Here's what you need to know to get started
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Canonical aligns Kubuntu as community flavor

Posted February 6, 2012 - 8:28 pm

The Kubuntu flavor of Ubuntu is being realigned to community-only status, as in-house Canonical developers are shifted away from the project.
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New open tablet will come with Linux and KDE preinstalled

Posted January 30, 2012 - 2:06 pm

When the KDE project announced the arrival of its Plasma Active Two tablet interface last month, it suggested that there would soon be news of at least two tablets that would ship with the software preinstalled.
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Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basics

Posted January 26, 2012 - 5:21 pm

Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution.
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Ubuntu's heads up display. Cool or drool?

Posted January 25, 2012 - 1:33 pm

Ubuntu plans to do away with menus and move to an "intent-driven interface" modeled on search. Is it an innovation whose time has come or just trying to fix what isn't broken?
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Goodbye menu, hello HUD (heads up display)

Posted January 25, 2012 - 10:42 am

Ubuntu plans to do away with menus for an "intent-driven interface" modeled on search.
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Cinnamon 1.2: The new Linux desktop is now officially stable

Posted January 24, 2012 - 4:44 pm

Late last month the Linux Mint developers announced that they were working on a brand-new desktop environment designed to offer an alternative to the controversial GNOME 3, and on Monday they officially released the first stable version of the software.
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Ubuntu Linux's new 'HUD' interface will do away with menus

Posted January 24, 2012 - 3:52 pm

A new kind of interface is coming to Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" that will ultimately replace menus in Unity applications and recognize voice commands.
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Linux vendors rush to patch privilege escalation flaw after root exploits emerge

Posted January 24, 2012 - 1:23 pm

Linux vendors are rushing to patch a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by local attackers to gain root access on the system.
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Ubuntu to feature command line shortcuts

Posted January 24, 2012 - 12:13 pm

Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.
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Three ways to tweak Ubuntu Linux's Unity desktop

Posted January 21, 2012 - 3:11 pm

The Unity desktop environment that was recently made default in Ubuntu Linux has been nothing if not controversial, as has the alternative GNOME 3.
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Big data, cloud expand enterprise Linux

Posted January 19, 2012 - 2:00 am

A new report from the Linux Foundation reveals expanded Linux use in the enterprise, thanks to big data, cloud, and virtualization technologies.
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Windows 8 Secure Boot: The controversy continues

Posted January 18, 2012 - 1:41 pm

Microsoft's Secure Boot plans for Windows 8 stirred up quite a hornet's nest of controversy in the Linux world last fall, and recently that debate has started up again.
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Win this book: Ubuntu Unleashed

Posted January 17, 2012 - 3:29 pm

ITworld is giving away 5 copies of "Ubuntu Unleashed: 2012 Edition" to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win!
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Debian Linux named most popular distro for Web servers

Posted January 11, 2012 - 1:26 pm

Linux may be enjoying great popularity in the mobile arena, thanks to Android--and even on the desktop, to an increasing extent--but there's no denying its longtime success on servers.
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Linux takes on a bigger role at this year's CES

Posted January 10, 2012 - 1:48 pm

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) event is always a fun place to learn about the latest new gadgets coming down the pike, but--aside from Google's ubiquitous Android platform--Linux has not typically played a starring role.
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