LinuxBSDos: “Fedora 13 is one of the Linux distributions that supports and uses Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM) as the default disk partitioning scheme.” (read here…) Related items Distrowatch: First look at Fedora 12 (OSNews) Hulu Goes Linux (OSNews) Introduction to Puppet: Streamlined System Configuration Your own OEM configuration: YaST Firstboot Server security information: (PNN)
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Canonical is preparing to introduce a new service option for Ubuntu Linux users, known as Ubuntu Advantage. (more…) Related items Ubuntu 9.10 launch – 29 October (ZDNet) IBM and Ubuntu Roll Linux for U.S Desktops (ServerWatch) Dell expands Ubuntu Linux desktop offerings Ubuntu Learns New Tricks, Forgets Some Old Ones With Lucid Lynx Upgrade Canonical’s new COO gets religion on Linux...
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There’s been a ton of announcements at Computex this week, but the most surprising thing to come out of the entire show is a coalition formed by six of the industry’s biggest names. Computex – Linux – Operating system – Articles – Intel Corporation (more…) Related items Microsoft updates Linux virtual machine support Ubuntu 10.04: A Second Look KDE...
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Big Blue backs Linaro Does the Linux operating system need yet another distro? Apparently so, because a bunch of people interested in the ARM RISC processors used in mobile computers and netbooks and hopefully someday soon inside of servers just to scare the hell out of Intel are ganging up to create...
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IBM, Samsung and Texas Instruments focus on consumer electronics A group of chip makers including IBM, Samsung Electronics and Texas Instruments unveiled Linaro, a new software engineering foundation dedicated to improving Linux distributions, including Android, MeeGo and Ubuntu, used in consumer devices. (more…) Related items Ubuntu 10.04: A Second Look KDE 4.5 Screenshot Tour Warning: Five Things to Know...
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The Linux-based MeeGo mobile platform made a strong showing at the Computex conference this year in Taipei. The platform is attracting some interest from hardware makers and mobile Linux software vendors. When we  reviewed the MeeGo 1.0 netbook environment last week, we noted that the official MeeGo system image does not supply a complete...
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Easy-To-Use Cloud Development Platform for Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu Supports Multiple Clouds (more here…) Related items Debian Opens ‘Derivatives Front Desk’ to Encourage Upstream Contributions 12 Interesting, Unusual Linux Distros Canonical Delivers Ubuntu Advantage Service Offering for Linux Desktop and Server Users Best Practices for Building Linux Installers Ubuntu Learns New Tricks, Forgets Some Old Ones With Lucid Lynx Upgrade
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The company expects its flavour of fully-supported MeeGo to be preinstalled on netbooks from a variety of manufacturers over the next year (read here…) Related items Your own OEM configuration: YaST Firstboot Flexera Software Announces InstallAnywhere 2010; Brings Multiplatform Installation Management to Developers (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Installing OpenVPN on Linux and Unix Systems (Linux Today) Walk-through installation of OpenSuSE...
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The H open: “While it has been possible to install the SystemRescueCd on a USB flash drive for some time, the latest 1.5.x branch update makes doing so even easier.” (to be continued…) Related items Dell expands Ubuntu Linux desktop offerings Dell drops Ubuntu Linux PCs from website Installer Software facilitates Plug Computing deployment. Install Linux Without Burning An ISO...
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