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Linux Mint Debian to Include Systemd and GTK+ 3.14 Support

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 17, 2014 10:37 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Linux Mint team is working on a Debian-based version of their distribution and it looks like things are coming along. The devs have made some progress with the Cinnamon integration and users might soon get a real choice.

Developer Leaves Debian Systemd Maintainer Team After Constant Attacks

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 17, 2014 1:05 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Debian and systemd debate has pushed yet another developer to quit an important role in the Debian project. Tollef Fog Heen has resigned his position because of the constant attacks regarding the implementation of systemd in Debian.

NVIDIA Launches Massive Linux Driver Update

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 14, 2014 3:24 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
A new NVIDIA Beta Linux driver has been released, and this is one of the biggest updates in a long time. It's considered unstable, but if you're having problems with the system or you want better performance, then you really need to try this one.

Canonical to Announce Development Partnership with Major Telecom Company

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 13, 2014 3:03 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Canonical is very close to finishing the Ubuntu Touch operating system and to making it shippable for phones, but it looks like they have much bigger plans than that. They are going to announce a new development partnership with a major telecommunication company.

Ubuntu MATE 14.04.1 LTS Released, Is an Evolution over 14.10 - Screenshot Tour

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 12, 2014 6:38 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
A longer term release version has been made available for Ubuntu MATE, a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu that's using the MATE desktop environment.

Groupon Is Stealing the GNOME Trademark

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 11, 2014 10:07 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Getting a trademark for something will not shield you from abusive behavior from big companies, and the GNOME Foundation is learning this the hard way. The company behind Groupon is trying to steal the GNOME trademark for a tablet they are developing.

Firefox 33.1 Brings the Forget Button and Better Tiles - Gallery

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 11, 2014 9:09 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Mozilla developers have just released the new Firefox 33.1 for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X, and they have implemented a number of new, quite interesting features.

Debian 8.0 "Jessie" Final Could Arrive in February

Debian 8.0 "Jessie" has been in the works for quite some time and it has just entered feature freeze. Now, the Debian project leader is pushing for a release of the new operating system in under 12 weeks.

Ubuntu Touch Music App Is Proof That Total Ubuntu Convergence Is Getting Closer - Gallery

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 10, 2014 2:31 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
While other platforms like Windows or iOS are still working towards their convergence goal, Canonical is already there.

eNcade Is a Portable Raspberry Pi Gaming Console That Doubles Up as a Desktop PC

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 7, 2014 4:20 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
eNcade is a portable Raspberry Pi-powered gaming tablet that is currently in the works. Its makers are looking for funding on Kickstarter and they are hoping to get enough money so that they can properly start this project.

Ubuntu's Click Packages Might End the Linux Packaging Nightmare

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 6, 2014 1:16 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The new Click packages that are already used on the Ubunu Touch platform by Canonical are also coming to the desktop and they might be able to change the Linux packaging paradigm.

Massive 20% Improvement to Land in Intel's Mesa Driver Thanks to Valve's Efforts

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 6, 2014 7:33 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Intel users should see a major improvement with their hardware after a group of developers from LunarG found out that there was a bottleneck in the DRM driver.

Ubuntu Touch RTM Gets Major Update - Video Tour

A new Ubuntu Touch RTM version has been released and the developers have made a number of important fixes, not to mention all the improvements that have been made to the backend.

Ubuntu Community Will Resist the Switch to Unity 8

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 3, 2014 6:25 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Ubuntu developers are working to bring the new Unity 8 to the desktop flavor of the distribution and it will take a while, but users are not really mentally prepared for the change. It will be different from Unity 7, which is the version currently in use, and not many people will be happy.

Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" Launches in November with Massive Cinnamon 2.4 Update

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Nov 3, 2014 1:39 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Linux Mint 17.1 "Rebecca" is scheduled to launch in just a few weeks and it will arrive with a brand new version of Cinnamon, 2.4, which promises to be one of the biggest updates so far.

Things I Do in Windows When I Forget It's Not Linux

Many Linux users out there dual-boot with a Windows system, or they just use the two operating systems separately. An interesting thing happens when you're in Windows and you try to do something that you think is normal, but that feature doesn't exist.

Guake Review - The Last Drop-Down Terminal You'll Ever Use

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Oct 29, 2014 4:20 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
When people hear about Linux and terminals they usually cringe, especially if they are new to the platform. That doesn't have to be the case and the terminal is usually your friend and you can even enhance it. This is where Guake comes into play, and what a truly a marvellous tool it is!

Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux Port Is a Real Challenge for Aspyr Media

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Oct 28, 2014 12:22 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is already out for the Windows platform, and the Aspyr Media team is working on the port for Mac OS X and Linux. They have explained, in detail, just what kinds of challenges they are facing when dealing with such a complex title.

Huge Computer Retail Chain in the UK Denies Warranty If Users Install Linux

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Oct 27, 2014 12:29 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
A customer was denied warranty for a desktop computer, in a major computer store in the UK, because he had deleted the pre-installed Windows OS and had Linux on it.

City of Berlin Going from OpenOffice Back to Microsoft Office

  • Softpedia; By Silviu Stahie (Posted by thesilviu on Oct 24, 2014 1:26 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The usual trend is to see cities adopt open source software and renounce the use of proprietary solutions, but in the city of Berlin things are moving in the opposite direction.

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