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Review: Dell Linux laptop

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 20:35

Mirabilis.ca: "Why I wanted a Dell
1. Linux comes pre-installed.
Now that's the sort of thing I want to support!

I am not a Windows user, and I'm tired of paying for Windows when I buy a new computer."



 

Linux Magazine: Sinning with Windows, There's no Bagels at the e...

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 19:05

Linux Magazine: "That means that even though we may be Open Source advocates at heart, we may find ourselves doing some less than palatable work, and there’s no Bagels to be found.

No singing, no Manischewitz, no nothing. And sorry Penguins, no smoked fish."



 

Which Linux Makes the Best Business Windows Replacement Desktop?

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 17:37

Cyber Cynic: "It's not that I don't like Ubuntu. I do. I just stayed focused on the full question, which was: "If an SMB wants to upgrade from XP, what Linux variants would you recommend?

Consider this would be for an SMB with limited in-house tech expertise.""



 

Shiny New Mandriva Linux 2009 Walkthrough and First Impressions

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 16:37

Tech Source From Bohol: "Mandriva Linux 2009 is jam-packed with exciting new features and innovations that will try to cater everyone's desktop needs.

I had fun with Mandriva 2008, so I was really looking forward to this latest release."



 

No Press at Linux Foundation End User Summit

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 16:07

Netstat -vat : "But I won't be there to hear any of them in person. The Linux Foundation has decided to keep the End User Collaboration event as a closed event without press."



 

HowTo Remaster a LiveCD or LiveDVD Using SLAX

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 14:07

Linux Dynasty: "The other day I had to come up with a way to transfer a Solaris Express nv97 DVD 3G image to remote locations while not using the network.

The reason for this is, I needed to perform a LiveUpgrade on over 700 boxes and each being at a different locations.

So I said to myself I guess I can put this image on a custom LiveDVD... But then I said to myself, which Linux LiveCD/DVD distro will I use?"



 

Linux Summit Will Preview New Advanced File System

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 11:37

SearchEnterpriseLinux: "Although computers get bigger, run faster and accomplish more amazing feats all the time, they still store data in a 1970s-era file system.

But that may be about to change."



 

Linux on a Mikrotik 532a, Part 4 - Traffic Shaping, Firewall

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 10:37

Adam's Tech Talk: "Following on from the previous article, I’ve written some scripts which you’ll find in the /root/scripts/ directory of the prebuilt image.

I've attached and commented them here, as they could also be useful elsewhere."



 

The 10 Best Linux Distributions

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 08:07

Ken Hess's Linux Blog: "I've had several people ask me what I think the best, top, most user friendly, ultimate, and so on distribution is--so now I'm publishing my Top 10 Linux Distributions in reverse order of preference."



 

Surviving the Recession With Free Linux Distributions

Linux Today  Mon, 10/13/2008 - 07:37

Tech Broiler: "If an SMB wants to upgrade from XP, what Linux variants would you recommend?"