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In Depth: 10 easy steps to secure your Linux machine
techradar.com - 10/28/2009
In Depth: 10 easy steps to secure your Linux machine
— techradar.com — Whether you use a single desktop or manage a lab full of servers, with the various threats... we all face from hackers these days you simply have to make sure you're running a secure ship. Running Linux gives you some inherent protection from attack, but you still need to take adequate steps to ... (more) In Depth: 10 easy steps to secure your Linux machine

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Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches
blogs.zdnet.com - 10/29/2009
Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches
— blogs.zdnet.com — October 29th, 2009 Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches Posted by Dana Blankenhorn @ 5:00 am Categories: Cloud Computing... , Distributions , GPL , General , Linux , Linux Desktop OS , Linux Server OS Tags: Ubuntu , Server , Server Version , Netbooks, Nettops & ... (more) Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches

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Ubuntu bug subjects TG Daily hack to wrath of fanbois
tgdaily.com - 10/29/2009
Ubuntu bug subjects TG Daily hack to wrath of fanbois
— tgdaily.com — Dear, oh dear. Nothing quite as bitter as a Linux fanboy scorned, is there?... (more) Ubuntu bug subjects TG Daily hack to wrath of fanbois

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Betanews:  Unconvinced by Windows 7? Ubuntu 9.10 debuted today!

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog:  5 Reasons why Ubuntu 9.10 is better than Windows 7

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Unconvinced by Windows 7? Ubuntu 9.10 debuted today!
Betanews — ... The first of these is SoftwareCenter, a graphical package manager designed to simplify the act of installing or removing software. The rationale behind this project is that Ubuntu has never had a single, cohesive graphical method for application management. ...

5 Reasons why Ubuntu 9.10 is better than Windows 7
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog — ... , with 2GBs of storage. Want a program that doesn't come with the operating system? Easy. Use the Ubuntu Software Center , Ubuntu's new one stop application 'store.' I put store in quotes because it's all free. With Windows, you know the drill. Go to your local store, poke around what's available on ...

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