Linux

Gnomie Rossgang writes:
I don’t know if “restoring” is the right word, but here is my problem.
Like other people getting bored with Windows and wanting to try out a new operating system, I downloaded Ubuntu Linux and burned it to a CD. Then, as the directions read, I placed it in my PC to try to […]

Gnomie Plaszer from our chat room writes:
Hey, Chris! I’ve been using Ubuntu for almost a year and I have learned how to use all three of the most popular desktop environments (GNOME, KDE, and XFCE), and I’ve decided to spread some of my knowledge on how to choose and get used to a desktop environment.

Don’t […]

Are we doing enough to attract new users from the IT community? The results are right here, many of the IT pros do not see Vista as an option any longer, and I personally see a fantastic opportunity for various Linux distros to make a name for themselves going forward. Here’s a solid opportunity to […]

Why is it that we can manage to sway countless hardware manufacturers into looking our way yet those who work in other business circles continue to ignore Linux to the point of almost being laughable? Today, we will highlight these companies, just to remind them how their decisions are costing them money.
World of Warcraft: Keeping […]

Gnomie Kaleb (aka hyp3rdrv) writes:
Hey Chris! My name is Kaleb, and I’m a new viewer. I saw your video on Ubuntu a couple of months back and decided to try it out for myself. It’s been tough getting used to it, but I really like it now. Despite this, I have run into a […]

There you are, staring at your computer, wondering why your Internet connection is running slower than slow, and wishing you knew enough to penetrate the endless runaround you get from your service provider. Or, you’re the Lone IT Staffer in a small business who got the job because you know the difference between a switch […]

It has long since been my own personal experience that Linux documentation is largely ignored by Linux beginners in exchange for the interactivity of Linux forums. The reasons why will be further explored in this piece; however, today I have located a solid exception to the rule. Not only does this article provide the clearest, […]

There is, in fact, a coming divide that will hit the Linux community like a freight train. The battle lines have already been drawn, and companies that support Linux, such as Canonical, will eventually find themselves fiercely pitted against companies like Linspire, that, only a short time ago, entered into an agreement of cooperation.
A clash […]

Everywhere I turn these days, I continue to hear how “Novell” sold Linux users down the river. And while I partially agree with this perspective, I do differ with those who say Xandros did the same thing. Xandros is simply looking to make sure that fluidity between the Linux desktop and Windows desktop is as […]

Let’s face it: some distributions have better controls for handling display issues than others. Two that do it right out of the box that come to mind include Fedora (Red Hat) and OpenSuSE (Novell). Each includes tools that minimize the need to do what I gleefully refer to as the “Xorg dance.” Basically, these options […]

Quote from DaniWeb.com (February 26, 2007):
“…The simple truth is that Linux is still not ready for the big time, by which I mean the mass-market, non-computer savvy, it has to just work consumer. Hardware and software compatibility issues need to be resolved before it would make any sense at all for a company such as […]

Is there really the level of competition in the Open Source world that we see in the Closed Source world? This is something that has been stuck in my mind lately as I have been told so many times by Closed Source developers that by opening the code you are creating your own competition. Today, […]

The Call for Participation is now open for Ubuntu Live, the first official conference dedicated to this award-winning and popular Linux-based operating system. The three-day event will aim to give participants all the knowledge they need to explore and set in motion the powerful features in Ubuntu and related applications. Program chairs are building an […]

Despite its large code base (more than seven million lines of code), the Linux kernel is the most flexible operating system that has ever been created. It can be used for a wide range of different systems, running on everything from a radio-controlled model helicopter, to a cell phone, to the majority of the largest […]

I am a very happy Linux user, but am also aware that Linux is not for everyone. Having said this, I was a fan of SLED 10. So it’s not like I am anti-SuSE by any means.
When I heard that SuSE 10.2 had come out, naturally I was curious. Has it overcome some of the […]

In general, I do try to keep the level of news flowing within the Windows world. After all, most of the readers of this newsletter are indeed, reading it on Windows XP. But on the flip side, I have received email from Linux users (mostly Ubuntu/Kubuntu) that would like to see Linux related topics covered […]

Everyone knows that Microsoft owns the desktop - it’s a proven fact - but the last three years have been quite an eye opener to the community of the slope the desktop kings are slowly sliding down. The merging of Apple’s OS with Pentium hardware puts it smack in Microsoft’s territory, and the emergence of […]

Here recently I received an email asking me for a roundup of my preferred free Linux distributions to try.

Jimmy Daniels of RealTechNews writes:
As more and more people use Linux, the number of malicious threats against it grows as well. On Friday Kaspersky Labs released the results of its database analysis for 2005, and has reported that the number of malware targeting Linux has doubled to 863 pieces compared with 422 in 2004. Windows […]

One of my current projects is to re-outfit a local private school’s computer lab. The current hardware is tired; the software is a Swiss cheese maze of security holes. I am the administrator, and I cannot keep up with the dying hard drives and Windows 2000 patches. The work is endless while […]