10 Handy Bash Aliases To Cut Down Linux Command Line Typing

The Linux desktop has come a long, long way, but there are still times when I have to use the command line. (I am a hardcore user, after all.) But even though I’m used to typing, spending hours upon hours with my fingers at the keyboard, I still grow tired of typing the same commands over and over. To reduce that tedium, I always add aliases to my

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Sourceforge on Your iPhone!

With this new store comes a new app that at least gives us Open Source a life line. The leading Open Source development website, SourceForge has announced today the release of its application ‘SFNetNews’ via the newly opened iTunes store, which will enable users to read news from Slashdot, install apps from Freshmeat, browse Thinkgeek! The price?

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Introducing the Linux user interface

The choices available to someone interested in Linux can be mind boggling. Different editions are referred to as "distributions" or "distros" for short. There are dozens of popular Linux distributions to chose from and I can't even guess at the total available, hundreds for sure. For this article, I chose the desktop version of Ubuntu 8.04....

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First Look: OpenMoko's Linux-based open smartphone platform

Last Friday, OpenMoko launched its highly anticipated FreeRunner smartphone, a Linux-based handset that's completely open in both hardware and software, and is designed to encourage third-party modification and customization. Although the FreeRunner's software platform is still incomplete, the device has attracted considerable attention from mobile

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Announcing openSUSE 11.0 GM

The openSUSE Project is proud to announce the release of openSUSE 11.0 which includes more than 200 new features specific to openSUSE, a redesigned installer that makes openSUSE even easier to install, faster package management thanks to major updates in the ZYpp stack, and KDE 4, GNOME 2.22, Compiz Fusion, and much more.

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Java is finally Free and Open! GPL Compatible.

Recently Sun Microsystems announced they were going to release Java under the terms of the GPL. The task (6.5 million lines of code) is complete! This week the IcedTea Project reached an important milestone - The latest OpenJDK binary included in Fedora 9 (x86 and x86_64) passes the rigorous Java Test Compatibility Kit (TCK). What about Red Hat?

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Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 released - code name "Intrepid Ibex"

Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the delayed first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, code name "Intrepid Ibex": "Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The primary changes from Hardy

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Nvidia says no to free drivers, I say no to Nvidia

So in short, the deal is, you get the card, but the only way to use it is to rent a driver to which you have an incomplete access, thereby making your fruitful use of the card consistently dependent on Nvidia and, quite obviously, therefore limiting the control you as a supposed owner of the card really have over it

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Ubuntu's OpenGL face browser will bring bling to GDM

Developer Mirco Müller is designing a new login manager for Ubuntu that will use the OpenGL-based clutter library to provide a richer user interface with animations.

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Massive Desktop Linux deployment (52 MILLION new users!)

KDE on Linux has stepped up to become the software platform in the primary school education system in Brazil. That may sound like a bold claim, but the numbers are staggering and speak for themselves....

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1337! 5 Killer PC Games playable on Ubuntu: Hardy Heron

Is hell officially freezing over? Can it be that its actually being easy to game on Linux?! Here are 5 PC games that you can EASILY play on the upcoming Ubuntu release: Hardy Heron. Links to some valuable Ubuntu gaming resources are given at the end.

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PolishLinux KDE 4.1 Preview (Rev 802150)

Our favorite Polish (p)reviewer (p)reviews. In this (p)review, Plasma has gone under major API changes and is still a bit wonky, Dolphin gets tabs (hell yeah!), Phonon gets a Gstreamer backend, KWin gets wobbly windows (hell yeah!), and KInfoCenter and K3b get KDE4 ports. KDE 4.1 will be sure to blow your mind.

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Linux runs natively on the Wii

"And last but not least, we have finally run natively Linux on the Nintendo Wii through Team Tweezers' twilight-hack (http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Twilight_Hack). We have released a small usbgecko-enabled Proof of Concept mini-distro to prove it." It still needs drivers for the fancy Wii hardware...but regardless, it's Wii Linux is here.

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Run Linux inside Windows

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications in Windows without modification. It supports quick launch icons, start menu, system tray, Explorer shell extensions and file type associations.

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From Windows to Linux - and back again

Seven years ago, Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School, which is situated in a suburb of Melbourne, took a step that made it stand out from other educational institutions.he school decided to adopt Linux on the desktop on a fairly large scale, with about 350 workstations being installed with the free operating system.

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Run Linux inside Windows

andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista [32-bit only]). andLinux is not just for development and runs almost all Linux applications in Windows without modification. It supports quick launch icons, start menu, system tray, Explorer shell extensions and file type associations.

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Impressive Eye Candy: 3D OpenGL Transitions for OpenOffice.o

PowerPoint's push-down transition has done its 15 years of service, and it's time for something new. Do the sleepy faces in your meetings agree? OpenOffice.org Impress 2.4 upstages PowerPoint with ten 3D transitions rendered in OpenGL.

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Dell IdeaStorm: Put GNU/Linux in Retail Stores!

Imagine how successful Dell's Ubuntu offering could be if just one Dell Ubuntu machine was put in retail stores. If people knew of an alternative to Windows, they would go for it! So what do you say, Dell? Why don't you try to put at least one of your Ubuntu machines offered in retail stores? Please add your support!

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A Brief History of UNIX File Systems - Val Henson/IBM

Slideshow (22 slides in pdf) presented to Linux Users Group of Davis, CA by Val Henson from IBM. Topics covered: Review of UNIX, file system formats, file system concepts, 1974-2008, file system comparisons and recommendations, fun trivia.

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Learn UNIX in 10 minutes

"The purpose is to have on one page the basics to get started using the UNIX command line" Great read for those of you interested in *NIX.

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Intel Releases LatencyTop 0.1

"The Intel Open Source Technology Center is pleased to announce the release of version 0.1 of LatencyTOP, a tool for developers to visualize system latencies. Slow servers, skipping audio, jerky video - everyone knows the symptoms of latency. But to know what's really going on in the system, what's causing the latency, and how to fix it...

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User does not believe Linux can run without Windows

In a forum post on zdnet, a user explains why Linux cannot run on a computer without Windows. Very funny to read.

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SimCity Classic GPL’ed - called Micropolis

Source code for SimCity has been released under the GPLv3. For legal reasons the open source version was renamed Micropolis, which was apparently the original working title.

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CentOS 4.6 Server Setup: LAMP, Email, DNS, FTP, ISPConfig..

This tutorial shows how to set up a CentOS 4.6 based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and web hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable), Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH and TLS, BIND DNS server, Proftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Dovecot POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, etc.

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K3B - The Easy Way to Burn CDs and DVDs

K3B is an application that ships in the default KDE packages in most distributions, however it’s a very useful tool that can often be overlooked. K3B is a CD and DVD burning application that makes it easy to burn data, audio and disc images onto writable CDs and DVDs. It is a very mature, stable and fully featured application.

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Tutorial: Forwarding GNOME over SSH

Connect to your Linux computer remotely, without needing to take the slow VNC route. Yet still having a GUI to work with. This quick and painless tutorial will show how to forward your GNOME session from your Linux box to another computer, via SSH and X11 Forwarding.

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Why schools should exclusively use free software

There are general reasons why all computer users should insist on free software. But there are special reasons that apply to schools. They are the subject of this article.

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Fedora Project Hires New Leader

The Fedora Project has hired a new leader from the community. Having not worked at Red Hat hiring Paul Frields shows, once again, how committed Red Hat is to fostering community and Open Source.

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Why Linux Users Should Be Furious At BBC

Recently the BBC had a bit of a wake up call regarding numbers and how many Linux users were really out there. Why does any of this matter? It has to do with something the BBC provides called the iPlayer. Seriously, relying on ActiveX is so "1990's" that it's painful, and as luck would have it, the Linux users who wish to use this BBC player...

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Linux PC Models Multiply As Vista Struggles

Demand for Linux systems is such that some retailers are selling out. Last year, for instance, Wal-Mart for a time couldn't fulfill orders for Everex's $199 gPC.

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Ten Tips for KDE 4.0 Beginners

This is a list of ten tips that may help you out in getting started with KDE 4.0. All of these I discovered since installing KDE 4.0 in Ubuntu.

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PlayOnLinux

PlayOnLinux (POL) is a python-based frontend (with bash install scripts) to install windows programs in Wine. Originally, the program's purpose was to let new linux users install their favorite windows games with ease. the program has evolved to include office-based windows programs (such as MSOffice 2003), and DOS based programs with DosBox.

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Can Linux finally unite Korea?

"Under the banner of "Hana Linux" - literally "One" Linux - the two countries have agreed to work on a groundbreaking IT development project that might shatter the final Cold War boundary.South Korea is one of Linux's biggest converts. Since discovering the free operating system in 2003, officials have unveiled plans to switch all government-run"

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