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The openSUSE and Ubuntu Rollercoasters

By Susan Linton | Dec 01, 2010

The Linux World is rarely dull, but last week was an emotional roller coaster for users of openSUSE and Ubuntu. First Novell was sold to Microsoft and Attachmate with no mention of the fate of openSUSE. Then Ubuntu founder Shuttleworth told reporters that Ubuntu may switch from the six-month release cycle to daily updates. more>>

The mixer selection GUI in Minim.

Processing With Sound

By Dave Phillips | Dec 01, 2010
Processing

The graphics capabilities of modern computers are truly amazing. Whether you're viewing an animated Mandelbrot fractal, watching a DVD, designing a highly-detailed 3D image in a CAD program, or just playing a contemporary game, impressive graphics are the rule. more>>

Linux Distribution: Lightweight Portable Security

By Michael Reed | Nov 30, 2010

Lightweight Portable Security is a LiveCD distro designed by the US Department of Defense to function as a secure end node, in other words, a safe environment from which to access the web or a remote desktop host. The focus is on security, and for this reason, it boots from a CD and executes from RAM, providing a web browser, a file manager and a few other small tools. more>>

Linux Journal Insider - January 2011

By Shawn Powers | Nov 29, 2010

Shawn and Kyle kick off the 2011 calendar with one of their favorite issues, or at least one of the issues they relate to the most; System Administration! Whether you want to get a glimpse at the latest issue of Linux Journal, or you just want to hear Shawn croak like a frog (he's sick this month), the podcast should be informative and entertaining. Enjoy!

Do you own an e-book reader?

By LJ Staff | Nov 26, 2010
Yes No

We're curious about your e-book reader preferences.  Please let us know which you prefer in the comments section.

Android

Android: Too Much of a Good Thing?

By Shawn Powers | Nov 25, 2010

Android is everywhere. Really. It runs phones, tablets, and recently, I even saw it running on an iPhone. Just a few years ago, that would have thrilled me to no end. Truthfully, it still does, but I'm more skeptical now. See, two years ago, Linux was everywhere on Netbooks. I thought it was a big break—Linux finally hit the mainstream. more>>

Observation: Cloud computing is nothing new

By Michael Reed | Nov 24, 2010

Cloud computing is not only the latest buzz term, it might well be the model of computing that powers the 21st century. However, it’s easy to forget that personal computing, in which each user has a standalone system that can operate without a network, is itself a relatively new approach. more>>

iXsystems Server

The Party's Not Over Yet

By LJ Staff | Nov 24, 2010

We're still busy celebrating our 200th issues here at Linux Journal, and that includes seven awesome prizes left that you could win!  Today's prize in our daily giveaway? An iXsystems Atom System Server, which retails for $529! more>>

SimplyMepis

SimplyMepis Celebrates 8th Anniversary with Release

By Susan Linton | Nov 23, 2010

Warren Woodford, founder of MEPIS, has announced the release of SimplyMepis 11.0 Alpha 3 just in time to mark the eighth anniversary of MEPIS on November 21. SimplyMepis usually takes quite a while to cook and no final release date has been given. more>>

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Google Tasks Tray

By Shawn Powers | Nov 23, 2010

Shawn Powers shows us how to use the program "alltray" to put applications up in the system tray, even if they're not designed to do so. Shawn demonstrates with Google Tasks and Prism, but you can use it for whatever program you like.

Image Processing with OpenGL and Shaders

By George Koharchik | Nov 22, 2010

Using OpenGL and GLUT, you can increase the speed of your image processing by using the power inside your system's GPU. more>>

Jolibook

Jolicloud's Jolibook Netbook Hitting Stores

By Katherine Druckman | Nov 19, 2010

Jolicloud, the self-proclaimed "perfect OS for netbooks," has been making headlines for a while with their consumer-focused, and frankly very cute Jolibook netbook.  Word all around the web is that it is available today in the UK. more>>

What Hardware Do I Have?

By Joey Bernard | Nov 18, 2010
Often you may not necessarily know what kind of hardware you have—you may have a no-name box from a smaller company or a used machine. This month, I present the tools you can use to find out what you have installed. more>>
Fedora

Spotlight on Linux: Fedora 14

By Susan Linton | Nov 17, 2010

Fedora is the open source community driven testbed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux containing many of the technologies that will become available and commercially supported in RHEL. more>>

Navigating and Working in Scribus

By Bruce Byfield | Nov 16, 2010

Scribus has mixed reputation among free software users. On the one hand, users are vaguely aware of Scribus as a first-rate application that can hold its own against proprietary counterparts like InDesign. more>>

The case for National Linux Distributions

By Michael Reed | Nov 15, 2010

There's a lot of news flying around at the moment about the latest Russian attempt to create a national, Linux-based operating system. Let's take a look at some of the issues that surround the creation of national Linux distributions. more>>

How much storage will you use 5 years from now?

By LJ Staff | Nov 12, 2010
0 - 100 GB 4% (135 votes) 100 GB - 499 GB 7% (244 votes) 500 GB - 999 GB 9% (307 votes) 1 TB - 9 TB 34% (1176 votes) 10 TB - 49 TB 24% (806 votes) 50 TB - 100 TB 10% (342 votes) 100 TB+ 12% (405 votes) Total votes: 3415
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Working with MDB Files in Linux

By Kristofer Occhipinti | Nov 11, 2010

 Kristofer Occhipinti shows us how to work with MDB files from the command line.

Book Excerpt: Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux, A, 3rd Edition

By LJ Staff | Nov 11, 2010
Excerpt from Practical Guide to Ubuntu Linux, A, 3rd Edition. By Mark G. Sobell Published by Prentice Hall ISBN-10: 0-13-254248-X more>>
PCLinuxOS

PCLinuxOS Releases a Slew of Quarterly Updates

By Susan Linton | Nov 10, 2010

PCLinuxOS is a rolling release distribution, which means users can usually update through the package management rather than perform a fresh install every six months. But a few times a year developers release Quarterly Updates for new users or machines. Recently it was that time again when several varieties of PCLOS saw new releases. more>>