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Summer love for Mandriva Spring 2010.1

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Mandriva 2010.1 “Spring” edition has arrived just in time for the summer months. It’s a bit tardy, but worth the wait. Despite the company’s well-publicized financial woes, Mandriva has delivered a solid and user-friendly desktop release. Mandriva is a bit … Continue reading →

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The Party of Gno

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

It’s time for the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and other free software supporters to stop being the Party of Gno, and start thinking of positive ways to push for software freedom. The negative campaigns and telling users what not to … Continue reading →

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Seven Reasons to Upgrade to openSUSE 11.3

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Lizard lovers, get ready. The next openSUSE release is heading your way very soon. After eight months of development, the green team will launch 11.3 in mid-July. Let’s take a look at the new and improved openSUSE. The last openSUSE … Continue reading →

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Getting a Grip on GNU grep

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

If you’ve been using Linux for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard about grep, though maybe you’re not familiar with using it. GNU grep is a tool that lets you search one or more files, or standard input. Simple, … Continue reading →

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10 Tips for Using GNU Find

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

The GNU find utility is one of the most useful commands you’ll ever get to know. At first glance the options and syntax can seem arcane. But, with a little practice, you’ll be able to locate any file on your … Continue reading →

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The Spring 2010 Linux Distro Scorecard (Part 2)

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Part two of the Linux Distro Scorecard is up on Linux.com. Final three, openSUSE, Ubuntu, and Slackware. Plus the actual scorecard that grades the major distros and their strengths and weaknesses. Read the full story on Linux.com…»

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Is Thunderbird Too Little, Too Late?

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

A few weeks ago, the Mozilla Messaging folks released the second beta for Thunderbird 3.1. The list of features amount to some nice improvements, but nothing revolutionary. One has to wonder if Thunderbird will ever be relevant to a wide … Continue reading →

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