January 2012
The Dilemma of the Linux Desktop
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 06:43:08 PM Filed under

datamation.com: Last week, the current crisis on the Linux desktop was neatly summarized in the headlines.
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Command-line programs for everyday use in Linux
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 06:40:35 PM Filed under

how-to.linuxcareer.com: I must admit, I'm a command line geek. Whenever I have the chance, regardless of desktop environment or distribution, I open a terminal and start fiddling something.
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The diminishing of the operating system
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 06:38:00 PM Filed under

itworld.com: Do Mandriva's current troubles mark the end of standalone Linux sales? This will not make me popular, but I seriously think it's time for Mandriva to start to wrap up it’s affairs and close up shop.
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Red Hat extends Red Hat Enterprise Linux lifecycle to ten years
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 06:35:03 PM Filed under
zdnet.com: Like your RHEL on your servers just the way it is? That’s fine by Red Hat, which has extended its flagship Linux operating system’s lifecycle to ten years.
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Linux: A Getting-Started Guide
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 06:32:45 PM Filed under
pcworld.com: Are you fed up with Microsoft Windows and ready to give Linux a try? Here's how to get started.
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today's leftovers:
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 08:19:39 AM Filed under
- Emulators on Linux, part 4
- IBM calls time on Symphony OpenOffice fork
- User Friendly? I Choose Expert Friendly
- Red Hat developer explains open source color calibration hardware
- GCC 4.7 Moves Along Into Stage 4
- GNU Project renews focus on free software in education
- Razor-qt 0.4 - Qt based Desktop Environment
- Linux at CES 2012: Everything You Need to Know
- Discover Cool Bash Tricks With Bash One-Liners
- Proprietary vs. Open Source Support – Common Misconceptions
- Mozilla Working On Developing A Reset Button For Firefox
- Linux: a lot of hullabaloo about a vulnerability
- Announcing The Lima Open-Source GPU Driver
- Learning Python: a good IDE can help
- Mozilla Readies Firefox 10 With Better Extension Updating
- Why lazy consensus is the Apache way
- ODF Toolkit gets first Apache release
- People Behind Debian: Josselin Mouette
- Red Hat Quietly Joins the OpenStack Effort
- Stella - a Centos desktop remix
- Met Office cuts off Linux users with new weather widgets
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Soup Up GNOME 3 using Opera Widgets
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 08:05:22 AM Filed under
- Soup Up GNOME 3 Desktop using Opera Widgets
- How-To: Make KDE Like Unity
- FOSS is __FUN__: Get the Basics Right
- Bulk renaming using Thunar
- Drush: Managing Drupal from the Command Line
- Alsa Reload
- Linux on POWER
- How to Change Your Terminal Hostname in Ubuntu
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Ubuntu 12.04: What to Expect
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 07:55:37 AM Filed under
- Ubuntu 12.04: What to Expect
- 'HUD' Factor: A Step Forward or Back?
- Install Ubuntu the way you've never done it before
- Full Circle Magazine #57 – out now!
- Featured Ubuntu Software Centre apps for January 2012
- Bringing Ubuntu (GNOME) Classic To 12.04 LTS?
- Ubuntu's HUD: Why It's A Great Idea
- Default theme for Lubuntu 12.04 Almost there
- Canonical Promotes Standard Ubuntu Branding with New Website
- Beginning Linux: Part 4 - Exploring the Unity interface
- ZaReason Alto 3880: Fastest $1000 14″ Laptop
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Why KDE is the future
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 07:43:05 AM Filed under
- Why KDE is the future
- KDE 4.8 minor tweaks, major improvement
- KDE Commit-Digest for 8th January
- What’s new in Gwenview from KDE 4.8
- A look at KDE SC 4.8
- Configuration heaven
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Dreamlinux 5 review - Splendid
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tuesday 31st of January 2012 07:37:01 AM Filed under
dedoimedo.com: You all know that I don't like the Xfce desktop. For some reason, nearly every single implementation thereof lacks something so important, so basic. Then, there's Dreamlinux.
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| Red Hat Hires a Blind Software Engineer to Improve Accessibility on Linux Desktop
Accessibility on a Linux desktop is not one of the strongest points to highlight. However, GNOME, one of the best desktop environments, has managed to do better comparatively (I think).
In a blog post by Christian Fredrik Schaller (Director for Desktop/Graphics, Red Hat), he mentions that they are making serious efforts to improve accessibility.
Starting with Red Hat hiring Lukas Tyrychtr, who is a blind software engineer to lead the effort in improving Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora Workstation in terms of accessibility.
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