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Can A Linux OS Get Infected By Viruses, Malware?

April 27, 2009

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There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding viruses, the security of Unix based OSs, even in more tech savvy groups. So, what’s the deal with viruses and Linux?

Google Gadgets for Linux: Eye-Candy or Useful?

November 12, 2008

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Released in June,  Google Gadgets for Linux provides about the same functionality of Vista sidebar or Mac OS X dashboard. While other solutions like ‘gdesklets’ are pretty popular within the linux crowd, Google’s’ platform provides compatibility with both gadgets written for the Windows version and the huge repository of web-centered gadgets (Universal Gadgets on iGoogle).… [Read more…]

Linux Mint: A better Ubuntu

November 10, 2008

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Linux Mint, while relatively new, has gained a lot of fans from the linux community, and is now the third most popular on DistroWatch, slowly crunching on openSUSE lead. It brings something a lot of distro have tried: simplicity, functionality, and of course looks. Let’s see what makes Linux Mint fresh and if it’s worth… [Read more…]

Ubuntu: Why is it so popular?

November 2, 2008

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Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution, with polls putting it as high as 60% of the linux marketshare – and the hottest linux community since 2005. But what makes it so popular? In this article, we’re going to look at the top reasons behind Ubuntu’s success and discuss what’s next for the linux… [Read more…]

Newbies: 7 Useful Ubuntu Tips

October 19, 2008

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In this article we’re going to look at 7 useful tips to make your Ubuntu experience even better. This is particularly aimed at newbies, and shows you step by step how to tweak Ubuntu with some must have extras. 1. ubuntu-restricted-extras – Installing this package will pull in support for MP3 playback and decoding, support… [Read more…]

What should the next version of Ubuntu bring us?

October 19, 2008

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We’re just a few days away from the Ubuntu 8.10 launch on the 30th, but it doesn’t look that impressive at first glance. Of course, it’s a mature operating system and changes are usually incremental – but was there more that could be done? In this article we’re going through 7 most requested Ubuntu features… [Read more…]