I have just installed Ubuntu10.10 alongside Fedora Core 15 and I am amazed at how fast the Gnome 2.32.0 desktop is compared to Gnome 3 and KDE 4.6. I had to install 370 MiB of updates with the sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade command. This downloads the latest list of repository information and … Read more
I hope you also like this wallpaper I created.
This is a nice Ubuntu/Fedora/Mint wallpaper I just created. I hope you like it.
The Ubuntu software centre is to support Paypal payment methods in the future. There are applications like Ultra-edit that are available for Linux but are only a 30 day trial and this will allow users to pay for the application and keep using it for ever by purchasing it using their Paypal address. This is … Read more
I have had a look at the newest version of the Ubuntu Unity interface and it is not the theme-able interface that the Gnome 2 and Xfce desktops are. When I had Gentoo installed with the Gnome 2 desktop, the GDM theme selector was enabled, allowing you to select any theme you wanted for the … Read more
The much awaited alpha version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has been released. This version of Ubuntu comes with kernel 3.2.0-2.5, which is based on the latest mainline v3.2-rc3 kernel. The server release of the AMD64 version has been merged into the generic Ubuntu release to ease the burden of maintaining this release of Ubuntu. … Read more
The Linux Mint 12 Linux distribution has been released with the Gnome 3 Shell and a layer on top of the Gnome Shell to make it easier to use for those like me who have used Gnome since version 1.0 and are more desirous of a familiar interface and would not like the default Gnome … Read more
A nice wallpaper for the Ubuntu 11.10 distribution. I hope you like it.
Microsoft are backing a Secure Boot system that will lock computers into running Windows 7 or 8 and this will prevent the installation of Linux/UNIX or any other free open source operating system. Microsoft can not secure their own operating system properly so they want to lock out other operating system vendors and force everyone … Read more
Ubuntu 12.04 released in 2012 will be focused more on the cloud and not old server hardware, according to the Ubuntu developers, even though “old server hardware” is running the cloud, obviously the meaning of this statement is that cloud storage will be used extensively and not local storage for the users files. You can … Read more
I really need to get around to installing the Fedora 15 DVD and have the Gnome 3 desktop running as I want to be able to create a new theme based on the default Gnome 3 desktop interface and put that up on my website. That would be cool as the Gnome 3 GUI is … Read more
The 11.10 release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has just hit the file servers. This release uses the 3.0.4 Linux kernel, gcc 4.6, Xorg 7.6 and the Gnome 3.2.0 desktop with the Unity 4.22 desktop interface. The Unity interface has been ported to the all new GTK 3.0 version with the possibility to create all … Read more
The Release of the 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot is due on the 13th of October, bringing with it the Gnome 3 desktop and many other cool updates. Support for the Arm CPU architecture. This is used by many tablet computers and this will allow installation of Ubuntu onto these machines. Also included is the latest OpenStack … Read more
Another wallpaper I made for Debian/Ubuntu users.
Linux is truly everywhere, even on the airlines. This is a photograph taken on Vietnam airlines where the entertainment system appears to be running a variant of Red Hat Linux. The system is booting up and loading the kernel and the various services are loading and it seems to be trying to access a SD … Read more
This is a good question, should they add the traditional Gnome 3 layout in Ubuntu 11.10? Linux Mint are staying with the traditional layout when they switch to Gnome 3 and Ubuntu should keep the traditional layout as well, the simpler design of Gnome 2 over Unity is why I prefer to stick with it … Read more
As I type this, the kernel.org website is still down and the Linux kernel is still hosted on Github instead. What is going on here? This attack on software freedom, possibly perpetrated by Microsoft shills that want everyone to be stuck on closed source software instead of the free and open source alternatives that are more secure and … Read more
The recent attacks on Desktop Linux enacted by the cracking of the Kernel.org website and the more recent attacks against the Linux Foundation websites has cast a cloud over desktop Linux. The Kernel.org website is still down for maintenance and the security of the Linux kernel is in doubt. The story on Slashdot says that … Read more
I have uploaded a couple of very useful PDF files, Syncing your Apple Ipad with Linux and a Sysadmin permissions Ebook. http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/lc/Sync%20your%20iPad%20with%20Linux.pdf. http://securitron.securitronlinux.com/lc/112_sysadmin_permissions.pdf.
I have found a blog here: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/05/gnome-shell-is-finally-available-in.html that has an interesting article about the Gnome Shell that is now available in the repositories for Ubuntu 11.10. The Gnome Shell is available in Fedora 15, and is arguably better than the bloated and buggy Unity desktop. The screenshot on the page even looks just like Fedora … Read more