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How to connect Ubuntu Server to Dropbox account

I was looking for a solution to share some of my files in my Ubuntu server to others and while thinking of “cloud computing” at that time, I am thinking…

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS released

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) released!

Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points. – Percival Lowell The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the…

GIMP 2.8 on Ubuntu

How to install GIMP 2.8 RC1 on Ubuntu 12.04

GIMP 2.8 RC1 was released on April 8, 2012. The details of this new release are on the official site. Here in this article I’ll show how to install GIMP…

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Microsoft counted as key Linux contributor, for now anyway

For the first time ever, and probably only temporarily, Microsoft can be counted as a key contributor to Linux. The company, which once portrayed the open-source OS kernel as a…

linux on 8 bit

GNU/Linux Running On An 8-Bit Processor

Dmitry Grinberg has successfully booted Ubuntu 9.04 on an 8 bit micro machine with 6.5 KHz CPU and 16 MB RAM. Grinberg did this experiment on a ATmega1284p, 8-bit RISC…

dhcp

Setting up your Linux box to serve as a DHCP server or a DHCP client

DHCP is Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is used to control vital networking parameters of hosts (running clients) with the help of a server. DHCP is backward compatible with BOOTP….

push button reset in linux

Push Button Reset in Linux

So everybody is talking about a cool new Windows 8 feature called ‘Push Button Reset’. It will reset settings in Windows 8 to day #1. You can do the same…

debian 5 lenny

Debian 5.0.10 released

A few hours ago Debian team announced the 10th and final update of Debian 5.0 (Lenny). This update has removed all the security problems which were there in the oldstable…

Linux Mint 12 LXDE RC

Linux Mint 12 LXDE edition is out!

Yesterday on March 9th Linux Mint development team announced the release of Linux Mint 12 LXDE. On Feb 27th Linux Mint 12 LXDE RC was launched, the features are exactly…

deja dup backup tool

Backup Ubuntu 11.10 using Deja Dup Backup Tool

Do you want to backup your Ubuntu machine? Well, Ubuntu 11.10 comes with a pre-installed backup software which is Déjà Dup Backup Tool. Today I will show how can you take…