Canonical announced last evening, June 21st, in a secuirty notice, that the Mozilla Thunderbird 13 email client landed in some of their supported Ubuntu distributions.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thunderbird-13-Officially-Lands-in-Ubuntu-277256.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Thunderbird-13-Officially-Lands-in-Ubuntu-277256.shtml
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Subject: AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz - Is It Worth It On Linux?
In its battle against NVIDIA's Kepler, yesterday AMD released the AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz graphics card. Here's some thoughts from a Linux perspective...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTM
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTM
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Deepin Software Centre: GUI Software Frontend Done right
Newcomers to Ubuntu will only really know about installing software via the Ubuntu Software Centre. Synaptic is no longer bundled by default (though still available) but all us, veterans and newbies alike, should also consider installing Deepin. It's similar to Ubuntu's tool but it has some really nifty and useful features.read the Review at [url=http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/deepin_software_centre_gui_software_frontend_done_right]Free Software Magazine[/url].
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/deepin_software_centre_gui_software_frontend_done_right
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/deepin_software_centre_gui_software_frontend_done_right
A while back I performed an OpenCL performance comparison against a range of AMD Radeon graphics cards. In this article, the table has turned as the OpenCL results on NVIDIA's GeForce graphics cards are examined...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTI
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTI
Greg Kroah-Hartman announced yesterday, June 22nd, the immediate availability for download of the fourth maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.4 kernel series.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-4-4-Is-Available-for-Download-277261.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Linux-Kernel-3-4-4-Is-Available-for-Download-277261.shtml
Screenshots of SolusOS 2, Alpha 5 version
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/06/new-screenshots-of-solusos-2.html
http://www.linuxandlife.com/2012/06/new-screenshots-of-solusos-2.html
Now that a majority of the key Linux performance areas have been covered on Phoronix as it pertains to Intel's Ivy Bridge in dozens of different articles since its April launch date, it's time to say a few words about the "Panther Point" motherboard that was used for many of these Phoronix tests: the ECS Z77H2-A2X Ultimate Golden Edition Extreme.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17509
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17509
Gnome-Shell in 3.6 will release a new face, with two major changes. First one and most controversial is the removal of the categories and the second one is the addition of a new application discovery button. Find out why.
http://worldofgnome.org/the-reasons-behind-gnome-shells-new-face/
http://worldofgnome.org/the-reasons-behind-gnome-shells-new-face/
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Intel Keeps On PCI Express D3 Cold Power Savings
It looks like for the Linux 3.6 kernel there will finally be D3 Cold power-savings support for PCI Express devices under Linux...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTQ
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTQ
Here's some of the Linux benchmarks being planned for next month, plus it's time to seek any new Linux / open-source test requests and other feedback...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTU
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEyNTU
Currently Linux, as a worldwide community, faces strong fragmentation. Not all of us use KDE, or Gnome, or a graphical interface at all. At the end of the day these communities are the ones creating new software, new widgets, and new graphics. Eventually these fragmentation or macro-collaboration environment is unable to achieve "collective individuality." This means that because of the different influences that happen in a Linux environment, collectively we cannot achieve a strong branding and differentiation. We cannot stand out because all of us want to stand out. Our software or contributions speak the language and mind of its creator, except in a Linux environment, anyone can be a creator.
http://anditosan.blogspot.com/2012/06/opensuse-and-identity.html
http://anditosan.blogspot.com/2012/06/opensuse-and-identity.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Linux for Users: Text Entry and Other Widgets that Make GUI Shell Scripting Easy
Typing user input for shell scripts can be harder than it sounds. The, "xentry," program, which is one several GUI shell utilities in the Xshell package, can make the job a lot easier.
http://unixb4coffee.hubpages.com/hub/Linux-for-Users-A-Text-Entry-Dialog-that-Makes-Shell-Script-Input-Easy
http://unixb4coffee.hubpages.com/hub/Linux-for-Users-A-Text-Entry-Dialog-that-Makes-Shell-Script-Input-Easy
We have good news for KDE users who want better integration with social networking services such as Facebook, Twitter or identica. Soon you will have your favorite social networks at your fingertips thanks to Marty, a developer working on his Google Summer of Code project.
http://www.muktware.com/3737/kde-become-more-social
http://www.muktware.com/3737/kde-become-more-social
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Ubuntu 12.10 Prepares To Improve Linux Performance
While there's still over three months to go until Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" will be officially released, for many computers this release will be faster than its predecessor, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17517
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17517
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Nvidia Employee Asks How They Can Improve Linux Support
It seems that recent comments made by Linus Torvalds and the loss of deal from China have made the people at NVIDIA take Linux more seriously and amend their attitude towards it. Recently an Nvidia employee asked in the Kernel Summit mailing list what could be done differently to make the Linux support better.
http://www.muktware.com/3744/nvidia-employee-asks-how-they-can-improve-linux-support
http://www.muktware.com/3744/nvidia-employee-asks-how-they-can-improve-linux-support
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Easily Share Files Over Local Network Using 'NitroShare'
NitroShare makes it easy to share files across a local network. You have to Just install the application on each machine you want to use for sharing files and then simply drag-and-drop files on to the share box or use the indicator menu to send files.
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/06/easily-share-files-over-local-network.html
http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/06/easily-share-files-over-local-network.html
Welcome to the 205th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Softpedia-Linux-Weekly-Issue-205-277263.shtml
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Softpedia-Linux-Weekly-Issue-205-277263.shtml
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Windows 8 Secure Boot: Two Linux Distros Respond
Controversy has been raging over Microsoft's Windows 8 Secure Boot plans ever since they were first revealed last fall, and there's still no sign that that will change anytime soon. Now the leading Linux distributions are beginning to respond with an outline of how they plan to deal with the restrictions imposed by Microsoft's plans.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/258153/windows_8_secure_boot_two_linux_distros_respond.html
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/258153/windows_8_secure_boot_two_linux_distros_respond.html
In March 2012, version 3.3 of the Linux kernel was released (followed in by version 3.4 in May). In addition to a plethora of small features and bug fixes, several important changes have arrived with these releases, including the merging of the Google Android project; merging of the Open vSwitch; several networking improvements (including the teaming network device); and a variety of file system, memory management, and virtualization updates. Explore many of the important changes in versions 3.3 and 3.4, and have a peek at what's ahead in 3.5.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-33linuxkernel/index.html
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-33linuxkernel/index.html
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Wed Dec 31 1969 19:00:00 EST
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Subject: Installing Cherokee With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 12.04
Cherokee is a very fast, flexible and easy to configure Web Server. It supports the widespread technologies nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, CGI, TLS and SSL encrypted connections, virtual hosts, authentication, on the fly encoding, load balancing, Apache compatible log files, and much more. This tutorial shows how you can install Cherokee on an Ubuntu 12.04 server with PHP5 support (through FastCGI) and MySQL support.
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-cherokee-with-php5-and-mysql-support-on-ubuntu-12.04
http://www.howtoforge.com/installing-cherokee-with-php5-and-mysql-support-on-ubuntu-12.04