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linux_2012

Linux Distros introduced in 2012

Choice and options are the beauty of Linux, petals just keep on adding to Linux family. Almost every day we have a new distro to try, explore and play with…

Linux kernel 3.6

Linux kernel 3.6 released

It has been just two months or so since Linux 3.5 was unleashed, another update was released as Linux 3.6 on October 1st, 2012. Torvalds said “There haven’t been any…

Microsoft blocks chrome and firefox on windows 8

Microsoft blocks Chrome and Firefox in Windows 8

You can listen to high pitch cries of Microsoft with this attempt to save Internet Explorer from hitting the dumps. It tends to do so by not improving own product…

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…

Canonical-Drops-Support-for-Kubuntu

Kubuntu breaks up with Canonical, Blue Systems is the new sponsor

Kubuntu found new home. Kubuntu will now no longer be sponsored by Canonical. The new sponsor of Kubuntu will be Blue Systems. Blue Systems has been there for other KDE…

Facebook sucks Richard Stallman

Not so appreciated attitude of Dr. Richard Stallman

DO NOT USE FACEBOOK! On a mailing list MIT CSAIL, a thread was started by some students asking for votes over facebook as they were competing for a chance to…

microsoft

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…

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…