Archive for the ‘Linux’ Category
Installing yum fastest mirror plugin on CentOS 5
Being in Malaysia don’t expect the best speeds when running “yum -y update“. I recommend installing the yum fastest mirror plugin to see some better results. The plugin basically goes through the list of mirrors and determines which mirrors have the best response time. The results are then sorted and stored in a local cached [...]
Linux guide for a windows user
An awesome book for the average Windows user who is thinking about getting started in Linux or maybe just curious about what Linux looks and feels like. The book will show you how, where and what is needed to get you started on you Linux journey. The book is authored by Scott Morris from openSUSE [...]
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) released
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) has been officially released today. I have been running the beta version for about 2 weeks now where I managed to test Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Xubuntu. There seems to be a good amount of improvements in the user experience arena. This can be best seen through the new integrated ability to [...]
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) available for shipping now
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) is now shipping now through ShipIt. ShipIt is also accepting request for Kubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) and Edubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) CDs. Below are the request options but if you need more CDs, then use the special request form for that. Remember that the special request takes longer to process and [...]
Gaim is now Pidgin
Short intro to Gaim, Gaim is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, and Zephyr networks. Gaim has the ability to connect to multiple IM services at the [...]
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