blogs.zdnet.com - 10/21/2009
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October 21st, 2009 Ubuntu, SUSE, Fedora Linux updates prepped as Win7 release nears Posted by Paula Rooney @ 7:37 am Categories: FOSS , General , Linux Desktop OS , Microsoft Tags: Ubuntu , Fedora Project , SuSE , IBM Corp. , Linux , Open Source , UNIX , Operating Systems , E-mail , Web Browsers ...
blogs.computerworld.com - 10/16/2009
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blogs.computerworld.com —
I don't just write about the Linux desktop;
I use it every day. At my desk, I...
tend to use MEPIS and Mint , while on the road, it's Ubuntu on my Dell netbook and openSUSE on my Lenovo ThinkPad. I do this because they work well and they're as safe as a ...
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Five ways the Linux desktop shoots itself in the foot
releases.ubuntu.com - 10/29/2009
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releases.ubuntu.com —
This directory contains the most frequently downloaded Ubuntu
images. Other images, including DVDs and source CDs, may...
be available on the cdimage server . See also the list of download mirrors . Select an image Ubuntu is distributed on three types of ...
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Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)
techradar.com - 10/18/2009
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techradar.com —
You've finally decided to try Linux. The installation
went without a hitch (they usually do these days)...
and you've got a shiny new desktop sitting in front of you. What do you do next? It's a whole world of limitless possibilities. Thanks to the nature of open-source development, thousands of ...
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Guide: 10 things to do after installing Linux
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Linux Prospects, Post-Windows 7 [OStatic]
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With the release of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system slated for tomorrow, several Linux releases and announcements are arriving. Paula Rooney at ZDNet suggests that the Linux flurry may represent wave-making in reaction to the release of the much discussed new version of Windows. Does Windows 7 threaten to stifle Linux, and what are the prospects for Linux as Windows 7 rolls out?
As Rooney notes, this week IBM and Canonical announced the launch of the IBM Cliet for Smart Work package. It allows cloud- and Linux-based online work via Ubuntu and IBM's Lotus Symphony suite of productivity applications. Novell has also introduced SUSE ...
Linux Prospects, Post-Windows 7
OStatic blogs —
With the release of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system slated for tomorrow, several Linux releases and announcements are arriving. Paula Rooney at ZDNet suggests that the Linux flurry may represent wave-making in reaction to the release of the much discussed new version of Windows. Does Windows 7 threaten to stifle Linux, and what are the prospects for Linux as Windows 7 rolls out?
As Rooney notes, this week IBM and Canonical announced the launch of the IBM Cliet for Smart Work package. It allows cloud- and Linux-based online work via Ubuntu and IBM's Lotus Symphony suite of productivity applications. Novell has also introduced SUSE ...
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