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Linux Kernel 2.6.38 arrives with desktop 'wonder patch'
Version 2.6.38 of the Linux kernel was released by Linus Torvalds overnight, including the much-hyped performance improvement patch amid many feature enhancements and bug fixes.
By Rodney Gedda | 16 March, 2011 13:10
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OpenSUSE 11.4 now available with GNOME 3 preview
The OpenSUSE Linux distribution has reached another milestone with the release of 11.4 including a preview of the upcoming GNOME 3 desktop environment.
By Rodney Gedda | 11 March, 2011 11:36
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KDE 4.5 release ups stability, adds Webkit browser
The KDE project has released the sixth generation of version 4 of its open source software compilation (SC) and desktop environment with KDE SC 4.5 now available for download – including a Webkit option for the native Web browser.
By Rodney Gedda | 11 August, 2010 05:50
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Need desktop access over the Web? Try some Guacamole
A new open source project dubbed Guacamole allows users to access a desktop remotely through a Web browser, potentially streamlining the requirements for client support and administration.
By Rodney Gedda | 04 May, 2010 10:15
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Fedora Linux 12 arrives, ups multimedia support
Fedora, the Linux-based operating system backed by Red Hat, has released version 12 with a view to improving the multimedia and graphics experience on the desktop.
By Rodney Gedda | 18 November, 2009 10:16
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Sneak Peek: KDE 4.4 screenshots
The final release of KDE 4.4 is due in early 2010, and not since the arrival of KDE 4.0 two years ago has an open source desktop environment been so highly anticipated by the free desktop community. Unlike the anti-climax that was the first KDE 4 release,, however, KDE 4.4's developers say this new version will actually deliver on many of the original promises of this next-generation desktop environment -- and then some.
By Rodney Gedda | 17 November, 2009 15:18
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KDE 4.4 aims to take free desktop skyward
The final release of KDE 4.4 is due in early 2010, and not since the arrival of KDE 4.0 two years ago has an open source desktop environment been so highly anticipated by the free desktop community. Unlike the anti-climax that was the first KDE 4 release, however, KDE 4.4's developers say this new version will actually deliver on many of the original promises of this next-generation desktop environment -- and then some.
By Rodney Gedda | 17 November, 2009 15:12
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Apple's iPhone now one-third the market share of desktop Linux
According to recent market share data, Apple's iPhone is now being used to access the Internet a third as much as desktop Linux.
By Rodney Gedda | 13 October, 2009 04:03
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ING Life India adopts open source to expand business
In the insurance business, everyone's headed into the hinterland. But the cost of every new branch can bite deeply. Here's how going Open Source helped ING Life save US$1.7 million and funded its expansion plans.
By Sneha Jha | 19 October, 2009 10:41
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Desktop Linux: why you shouldn't care
Recently, the Web site analytics company Net Applications came out with figures that showed that in April, the percentage of "client devices" used to surf the Web that were running Linux crossed the 1% level for the first time ever -- 1.02%, to be exact. The firm enthusiastically noted that "Linux has reached
By Preston Gralla | 18 May, 2009 14:07
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