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Fun Facts about the word 'Reports':
Date: 14th century
1 a : common talk or an account spread by common talk
b : quality of reputation [a witness of good report]
2 a : a usually detailed account or statement [a news report]
b : an account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision |
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By LPH at 06/15/2009 - 02:09
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 Nothing is more exciting than a new distribution to kick around. Tech-no-media wrote about their experiences with Linux Mint 7.0, code-named Gloria., both live CD and installed.
Erlik was impressed with the polished look. He was also impressed by the start menu (shown to the left). Negatives discussed were the lack of a one-click upgrade and a lack of a large corporation or organization behind the distribution.
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By LPH at 06/12/2009 - 01:40
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 According to Phoronix, Interactive Computing Lab in ENAC, Toulouse were successful in bringing native multi-touch support to Linux.
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By LPH at 06/12/2009 - 01:13
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Sarah Sharp announced on her blog that USB 3.0 support: coming soon to a Linux kernel near you! As Sarah explains, "This means that Linux will be the first operating system with official USB 3.0 support. I'm working with Keve Gabbert (the OSV person in my group at Intel) to make sure that Linux distributions like Ubuntu and Red Hat pick up the xHCI driver. Advanced users can always compile their own kernel on a standard distro install."
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By LPH at 06/12/2009 - 00:38
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 Another day in development describes an Ubuntuu 9.04 install on an ASUS Eee PC 901. The most interest part of the post is a description of the boot time, " The most noticeable change is boot time. It is super quick! After grub loaded the kernel image, it takes 20-25 seconds for me to be logged in and working on my desktop. Another few seconds go by and I get a message that my wireless is connected. "
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The C114 arrived in the US mail and my 17-year old daughter set it up in the living room in under a few minutes. She didn't read all the cautions about the wireless keyboards needing an external power source until after the first lockup. She didn't mind and after getting things organized she moved on to posting a simple message on Facebook, "I'm using my Cherrypal."
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Believe it or not - not all Linux distributions are free. Actually, most outsiders of the community misinterpret the term 'free' and expect that to mean they do not have to pay anything. Not all distribution licenses are written in this manner. Instead, free means 'freedom' and not 'no cost.' This always comes as a surprise to some people. Tom callaway explains this challenge in a professional manner in his rant about licenses.
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The wiki for Tux Reports was reinstalled last week but content was not reloaded. There were over several hundred pages in the wiki prior to the abandonment. Today, I created several templates for easy navigation. I'll keep tinkering with the templates and extensions so that content is easier to add.
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Not everyone loves to use Linux. This is difficult for some Linux enthusiasts to accept - regardless of the truth. This week a teacher caused a stir by suggesting it is illegal. Bloggers immediately chimmed in. Some were extremely disrespectul while others just didn't understand that everyone does not believe Linux is easy to use. My sister loves to explain that Linux PCs are more likely to be returned than Vista-based PCs. The data are in agreement. Linux-based PCs are returned.
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I love blog posts about mistakes other people make. The posts remind me that I'm not the only one out there who has made them. This morning, AllInterviewtips published their list of ten mistakes. Yep, I've done them all. My only "complaint" about the list is that some versions of Linux requires root in order to access certain Windows partitions. Plus, I just plain ole hate doing backups. They are a pain. Yes, it's more painful when something goes wrong and I need the backup.
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Infoworld provides a peek at the new Fedora. Out of the two pages, this quote sticks out: "There's something different about Linux desktops today, and not just the menu layouts and other GUI elements; they just feel slicker, yet somehow more utilitarian all at once." Cool.
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Whether you are a novice or an expert, learning Linux is a matter of reading manuals, tinkering , and finding quick overviews on the internet like the one published today by OSButler. The post by OSButler covers units, SSH, and vim. Units is not a tool I've found necessary - but that is the beauty of Linux. Maybe it's the tool for your latest project.
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Matthew Hopson provides a nice overview of openSUSE Live CD. Access to the NTFS partition and available codecs were disappointments. In contrast, Matthew stated, "Slab, and the Application Browser, may not be to everyone's taste, but I personally found them to be considerably quicker and easier to use than the simple menus usually found in GNOME. If you don't like it though, you can easily remove Slab and replace it with the traditional menus."
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Lou Dolinar provides several strategies for learning Linux. - Download Live CD versions
- Setup a dual-boot system
- Try Wine
- Check into repositories
Mr. Dolinar also suggests three Linux distributions to try: Ubuntu, Mint and gOS. I recommend that after you try these three then go to DistroWatch and read up on several others.
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