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Sidux, a Great Alternative to Ubuntu LinuxPlanet: "Sidux announced a brand-new release on June 26, Sidux 2008-02, so we're going to kick the tires and take it for a drive, and see what sets it apart from other children of Debian..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Sidux, a Great Alternative to Ubuntu, Part 2 LinuxPlanet: "Even though I thought I gave a number of reasons why a user might prefer Sidux to Debian Sid, or Ubuntu, or some other Debian derivative, they apparently were not clear to a number of readers..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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IBM gets hip with 'cool' Ubuntu PC deal Canonical offers Office 'alternative' LinuxWorld IBM is today expected to announce expanded backing for Ubuntu in a desktop and collaboration software deal to challenge Microsoft's Windows and Office.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Top 4 Alternatives to Ubuntu Linux Intranet Journal: "Considering the success of Ubuntu Linux as a distribution of the open source operating system, it has become clear that locating good alternatives to this release is becoming increasingly difficult. With that said, I've decided to round up the best candidates that might ser Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Ubuntu goes enterprise Ubuntu is well known in user circles as the cool kids' Linux. It's available pre-installed on PCs and laptops from Dell and from numerous smaller computer vendors. What Ubuntu hasn't been known as is a Linux distribution that matters to CIOs and IT managers. Things ar Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Curl debuts its RIA features for Ubuntu Linux Curl announced Wednesday support for Ubuntu Linux, which will allow desktop Ubuntu users to easily see Curl-enhanced Web content on their computers without having to manually configure a player.The RIA (rich In Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ubuntu to unveil new version of Launchpad next week A year after creating an online open-source software development community to take on SourceForge.net and other rivals, the development team at Ubuntu Linux will be the first to admit that they still have a long way to go to achieve the popularity of their competitors Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ubuntu 8.04 released The latest version of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution was officially released to the public Thursday after the customary beta-test period. This version is designated "LTS," for "long-term support," which should make it attractive to business customers who prefer Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Why Changing the Name of the Ubuntu Distros is a Bad Idea sonoftheclayr: "Recently there have been several posts on different blogs about changing the name of Ubuntu and its derivatives Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu to things like Ubuntu GNOME Edition, Ubuntu KDE Edition, Ubuntu XFCE Edition and Ubuntu Educational Edition..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server and Clients Setup in Ubuntu Ubuntugeek: "Using NTP is a great way to keep your system clock set correctly. It works by contacting a number of servers around the world, asking them for the time and then calculating what the correct local time is from their responses." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Beta Released Ubuntu.com: "The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long-Term Support) on desktop and server..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Tools circulate that crack Debian, Ubuntu keys A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher said Thursday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS vs. 8.10 Alpha 2 Performance Phoronix: "With Canonical having pulled many new packages into Ubuntu 8.10 from Debian unstable and there being the Linux 2.6.26-rc8 kernel, a near-final version of X.Org 7.4 / Mesa 7.1, and GCC 4.3 among them, we've decided to run a few early benchmarks of Intrepid Ibex. In this article we h Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Dell Begins Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Pre-Installs The VAR Guy "Dell began offering Ubuntu on selected consumer PCs about a year ago. The VAR Guy has one (and, full disclosure, he loves it). But this is the year that Ubuntu was supposed to move from geek users to a broader set of consumers thanks to the release of Ubuntu 8.04 in April 2008. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Guide to Faster Ubuntu Ubuntu Snippets "Optimize ubuntu boot sequence by profiling it...This one time special boot may take more time than ordinary boot. But during this boot ubuntu monitors file usage and preloads those files during subsequent boots." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Ubuntu to get Open-source Java Heart Implant the Register: "Ubuntu's proving popular in one- and two-U rackable servers and blades running file, database, mail and web servers. Enterprise Java, though, would help Ubuntu power applications like online banking. Ultimately, Canonical wants big application providers SAP and Oracle to certif Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Ubuntu Tweak Off to a Good Start Linux.com: "For years, discerning Windows users have relied on Tweak UI, a semi-official Microsoft program for system settings not available on the default desktop. Now, in the same tradition and with something of the same name, Ubuntu Tweak offers the same advantage to Ubuntu users..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Planning for Ubuntu 8.10ish--The Intrepid Ibex Ubuntu.com: "With Hardy now past feature-freeze it's time to start to plan features that are being lined up for inclusion after Ubuntu 8.04 LTS is released in April..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Ubuntu Brainstorm Launched The Fridge: "Today a new feedback site is launched at brainstorm.ubuntu.com that will make it easier for users of Ubuntu to suggests ideas for improvements..." Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |
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Mainstream U.S. Media Discovers Ubuntu Linux The VAR Guy: "Sure enough, Ubuntu had made the leap into the mainstream media--earning coverage in Newsday, the eight largest newspaper in the nation. Has Ubuntu reached its tipping point with consumers...?" Home > Rss Directory > Technology > LinuxToday |