Ubuntu App Store: Fact or Fiction? (Linux Today)

July 22, 2009

The VAR Guy: “But here’s the twist: The emerging app store, which offers Ubuntu Linux and Debian applications, wasn’t built by Canonical.” (more…) Related items Gmail Videochat Comes to Linux Canonical Teaches Ubuntu to Phone Home Every Day Buck-security – Security scanner for Ubuntu Servers Ubuntu Unravelled An Easy and Inexpensive Quad-Core System for Debian or Ubuntu GNU/Linux
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Always Up To Date Linux (Linux Today)

July 22, 2009

On-Disk: “Introducing “Always Up To Date”, our classification for Operating Systems that are ALWAYS updated on the day they it ship from On-Disk.com, so you always receive the absolute latest we can provide.” (story here…) Related items Linux Mint 9 KDE Review KDE 4.5 Screenshot Tour Linux Mint 9 (KDE Edition): The Kubuntu Killer The Perfect Desktop – Kubuntu 10.04 Rekonq:...
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Ubuntu Christian Edition 5.0 Review (Linux Today)

July 21, 2009

Desktop Linux Reviews: “At one point it seemed as though Ubuntu CE had been discontinued but I was pleased to note today that it has apparently been brought to life again:” (more…) Related items Ubuntu 10.10 beta arrives with new netbook UI Best Practices with sudo on Linux Review: The Official Ubuntu Book Linux Mint 9 offers new software manager,...
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Linux Kernel Virtual Machine improves build performance (Linux Today)

July 21, 2009

IBM Developerworks: “Summary: Construct an on-demand software build service using ooRexx that uses the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) for better performance.” (read on…) Related items Ubuntu 10.10 beta arrives with new netbook UI A Good Reason to Use PCLinuxOS 2010 Novell Unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Best Practices with sudo on Linux A Guide to Today’s Top 10...
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Microsoft Linux Move Puts Pressure on VMware (PC World)

July 21, 2009

Microsoft’s historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft’s rival VMware. (read here…) Related items Novell Unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Novell ships Suse Linux for VMware Suse Linux for VMware ships The Kernel Bug, the Missing Patch and the 6-Years-Later Fix Meet Novell’s new best friend: VMware
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The real meaning behind Microsoft’s unexpected Linux kernel drop (BetaNews)

July 21, 2009

The most vivid headline on yesterday’s news that Microsoft is releasing various Linux kernel modules under the GNU Public License may not have been the most accurate. (read here…) Related items Novell Unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Novell ships Suse Linux for VMware Suse Linux for VMware ships The Kernel Bug, the Missing Patch and the 6-Years-Later Fix Meet...
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Open source Linux device drivers submitted by — Microsoft? (Desktop Linux)

July 21, 2009

A software company based in Redmond, Wash. has released 20,000 lines of code under GPLv2 for three Linux device drivers. Microsoft says its first open source Linux code contribution is designed to speed the performance of the operating system when it’s run in a Hyper-V virtual machine. (read here…) Related items Novell Unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server...
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Quick Guide to Installing Ubuntu on a Mac OSX PC (Linux Today)

July 21, 2009

Really Linux: “In this beginner article, Ben Mackie provides step-by-step instructions for installing Ubuntu Linux through VirtualBox on an Intel Mac running either Tiger or Leopard. Hopefully this article will encourage even the most cautious Mac users to enjoy the benefits of a Mac with Linux.” (more…) Related items Ubuntu 10.10 beta arrives with new netbook UI Best...
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Microsoft Linux Move Puts Pressure on VMware (CIO)

July 21, 2009

Microsoft’s historic embrace of Linux technology could have wide-reaching impacts on the virtualization market and Microsoft’s rival VMware. (read here…) Related items Novell Unveils SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware Novell ships Suse Linux for VMware Suse Linux for VMware ships The Kernel Bug, the Missing Patch and the 6-Years-Later Fix Meet Novell’s new best friend: VMware
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