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Sabayon Linux 5.3 XFCE and LXDE Spins Are Now Availble

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Softpedia: “The Sabayon Linux team has now released two new flavours of the Gentoo-based Linux distro packed with alternative desktop environments for those who prefer them or have slower computers.” (to be continued…) Related items Choosing a Desktop Linux Distro, Part 2: Installation and Support (LinuxInsider.com) Choosing a Desktop Linux Distro, Part 1: Getting What You Want (LinuxInsider.com) Gentoo:...
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Group policy for Unix

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Quality Unix-based GPO support shock Blog I was raised in the Red Hat world of Linux, starting with Red Hat 2, moving to Mandrake, and returning to Red Hat once more. Since then I have been using it through every iteration and have dabbled in Debian and Gentoo based distributions as well. Each camp...
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Sabayon 5.3 installation guide

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LinuxBSDos: “One of the best features introduced in Sabayon 5.3, the latest upgrade to the Gentoo-based, multi-purpose Linux distribution is the installer.” (to be continued…) Related items Benchmarks Of The Gentoo-based Sabayon (Linux Today) Installing Linux On Old Hardware? (Slashdot) Choosing a Desktop Linux Distro, Part 2: Installation and Support (LinuxInsider.com) The Case for a RISC OS Package Manager (Drobe.co.uk) Dell...
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Top 5 Free Linux Distributions for Servers in 2010

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Simple Thoughts: “There are five distributions to compare – Debian, CentOS, Slackware , Ubuntu and Gentoo. One of the main consideration for server use is stability and long term security support. After extensive research we queued up the top 5 free Linux distros for server in 2010.” (more here…) Related items 12 Interesting, Unusual Linux Distros Unusual, Obscure,...
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Put System Rescue CD 1.5.4 on USB using Windows

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Put System Rescue CD 1.5.4 on a USB Flash Drive using Windows. System Rescue CD is a Gentoo based Linux (more here…) Related items Sabayon Linux 5.3 XFCE and LXDE Spins Are Now Availble Group policy for Unix Sabayon 5.3 installation guide Top 5 Free Linux Distributions for Servers in 2010 An In-depth Look at Gentoo Linux
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An In-depth Look at Gentoo Linux

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Kernel News: “Imagine an Operating System that only includes the features that you actually want and use. An Operating System that is finely tuned to your computer hardware. One that doesn’t include any resource hogging applications that you don’t need such as “Desktop Search” or huge bloated software…” (to be continued…) Related items Gentoo: What Does this...
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Gentoo: What Does this USE Flag Do?

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This blog post details how the Gentoo Developers have added a “deblob” USE flag to remove any non-free code within the Linux Kernel. Its goal is to “remove binary blobs from kernel sources to provide libre license compliance”. While we’re at it, Kernel News has an in-depth look at Gentoo Linux. (story here…) Related items An In-depth...
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Linux Takes Over E-Voting In Australian State

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daria42 writes “The Electoral Commission in the Australian state of Victoria has made plans to expand its use of electronic voting kiosks based on Linux in the next state election in November of this year. But it appears to be a little confused: the documentation states it will be using the ‘2.6 kernel/Gentoo release...
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Linux Takes Over E-Voting In Australian State (Slashdot)

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daria42 writes “The Electoral Commission in the Australian state of Victoria has made plans to expand its use of electronic voting kiosks based on Linux in the next state election in November of this year. But it appears to be a little confused: the documentation states it will be using the ‘2.6 kernel/Gentoo release...
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N. Korea develops operating system with Windows-like GUI, Linux guts (ARNnet)

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The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based “Red Star” operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows. (to be continued…) Related items Sabayon Linux 5.3 XFCE and LXDE Spins Are Now Availble Sabayon 5.3 installation guide An In-depth Look at Gentoo Linux Gentoo: What Does this USE Flag...
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