Mageia 2 Review

Source: LXer

In the Linux world distributions are usually based off a popular distribution. Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu, Ubuntu is based off of Debian which has been around for a long time. Mageia is a fork of the some ...
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xrdp authentication with Active Directory

Source: LXer

, 10.0 out of 10 based on 1 rating A couple of readers asked how they could get xrdp to authenticate with Active Directory. I assume your xrdp server already has either the Likewise/Likewise-Open or as it's now known by, PowerBroker Identity Services I a ...
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Linux Mint 13 LTS Maya Released: Come With Mate Desktop And Cinnamon Desktop

Source: LXer

Linux Mint 13 LTS with code name “Maya” released and announced by Clement Lefebvre (the creator and Lead developer of Linux Mint). it based on the recent release of ubuntu 12.04 LTS precise pangolin and available in Mate 1.2 Desktop enviro ...
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Write a simple launcher using Zenity

Source: LXer

Nowadays, we mostly interact with our computers using a Graphical User Interface. The operating system as a whole uses several elements of the GUI to make the user experience more human-like. Can users get to unleash some of the GUI's power? The answe ...
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What’s that sound? Linux Audio Players

Source: LXer

Sound is one of those portions of the Linux operating system that is often unappreciated and not even given a second thought. When examined from a technical perspective, the sound frameworks and architectures used within Linux ...
Full article at: LXer  More like this  1 day ago, 11:12pm CDT

Windows 8 to Shove Aero Away

Source: Make Tech Easier

For all the fans of Aero, a user interface improvement that has been introduced in Windows Vista and optimized in Windows 7, it’s a sad, sad day. Microsoft believes that Aero has taken its toll, and it’s time for a newer, cleaner interface which will ...
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StackFolder and KLook integration

Source: Internet.com

Last November, I published an article titled 2 cool reasons to use the K Desktop Environment. The reasons I cited in that article, are two applications called StackFolder and Takeoff Launcher. StackFolder is a ROSA/M ...
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Mageia 2 and E17 desktop environment

Source: LXer

BackTrack 5 is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testers and other security professionals, or those who want to mess with all the best security and penetration testing applications the free software co ...
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Linux Mint 13 ramps up for KDE release

Source: ZDNet UK

NEWS Fans of Linux Mint 13 can look forward to getting their hands on KDE and Xfce variants before the end of June, if predictions by project leader Clement Lefebrve pan out. The Linux Mint 13 update to ...
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