Open Source - Part 4

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Installing Novell Moonlight on openSUSE 11.1

posted on March 29, 2009 in HowTo, Linux, Open Source, openSUSE, Software with 0 Comments

First, make sure you have the PackMan repo added. Bring up a console and su to root or use sudo. Run the commands below; zypper -v search moonlight zypper -v install moonlight-plugin Sample output; pandora:~ # zypper -v search moonlight S | Name | Summary | Type –+——————+————————————-+———– | moonlight | Novell Moonlight | srcpackage [...]

Full Circle Magazine Issue 23

posted on March 29, 2009 in eBooks, Linux, Open Source, Ubuntu with 0 Comments

Full Circle Magazine Issue 23 is out. What’s in it; Command and Conquer – Troubleshooting. How-To : Program in C – Part 7, Web Development – Part 4, and Spreading Ubuntu – Part 2. My Story – Becoming An Ubuntu User Book Review – How To Be A Geek Goddess MOTU Interview – Steve Stalcup [...]

FOSS.my February 2009 meetup

posted on February 18, 2009 in fossmy, FreeBSD, Linux, Malaysia, Open Source with 0 Comments

Topic; FreeBSD Jails – Lightweight Visualization If your limited processing power is preventing you from running full virtualized environments then this might just be what you need. The basic idea is to have individual jailed environments which have their own Ip address all share the same kernel. The talk will cover the basics of setting [...]

Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.5 released!

posted on February 17, 2009 in Linux, Open Source, Software, Ubuntu with 0 Comments

Ubuntu Tweak 0.4.5 is out. Ubuntu Tweak is an application to help users easily configure their Ubuntu installation. From installing new software to cleaning up junk, Ubuntu Tweak doesÂ it all. Ubuntu Tweak is open source and distributed under the GPL license. I have been using Ubuntu Tweak on my Ubuntu machines at home for [...]

CScrot is now Shutter

posted on February 16, 2009 in Linux, Open Source, Software with 1 Comment

GScrot is a powerful screen capture tool for Linux. The project went through a re-branding exercise earlier this month and now takes on a new, more appropriate name, “Shutter”. The project’sÂ launchpad project name together with it’s PPA have also been renamed to Shutter. The new project page : https://launchpad.net/shutter The new PPA : https://launchpad.net/%7Eshutter/+archive/ppa [...]

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