Strip off the easy-to-use software it comes with and put on a suitable Linux distribution, and you're ready to load it up with password crackers, port mappers and pen testing tools and stash it in your jacket pocket.
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True, you could do this with a laptop, but the Eee PC is far lighter [...]

If you have several computers in your network at home or at work, you might find yourself in the situation of having to transfer files between them
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If they are all windows boxes, you have no business here but if at least one of them is a Linux box (Ubuntu, Fedora [...]

There is no question that the Gphone will be based on Linux,…. But the bigger question is – will it be using something completely custom, or instead take a page from Google's own internal systems and enlist Canonical to provide something like Goobuntu?
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Dell has shipped close to 40,000 systems pre-installed with the Ubuntu flavor of Linux, according to multiple sources. By most accounts, that's a heck of a total for what remains more or less a fringe operating system
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The Ubuntu experiment marks the second time Dell has flirted with letting any old customer [...]

Ubuntu is Fine, But There Are Alternatives for Those Who Want Something Different.
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Personally, I'm dual-booting Debian Etch and Ubuntu Feisty on my main desktop, run a Zonbu box as a quick means of web access in a pinch and of course, have Gutsy on my notebook because of implementation of [...]

On the face of it, it's hardly news worth noting. What's important about this is that it shows Ubuntu is being taken seriously by IHVs.
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Peripheral builders do not go to the trouble of making software for a Linux distribution, much less going to the additional expense and time of getting certification, unless they [...]

However, a preliminary CD image of this first alpha release for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS has surfaced today on the Internet. While there is still seven more Ubuntu 8.04 test releases planned before the final release of Hardy Heron in April, we have already started exploring this first Hardy Heron LiveCD.
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The community magazine about Ubuntu have release issue 7.
full circle #7
Issue #7 has :
* Step-by-Step Ubuntu Studio install * How-To : Simply Install SSH, A Terminal on your Desktop, Easily Convert from Windows and Learning Scribus pt.7. * Review : Wubi Installer * Top 5 – [...]

In this HowTo I'll explain how to install and use KVM for running your services in virtual machines. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a Linux kernel virtualization technique that provides full virtualization by using Intel VT (Vanderpool) or AMD-V (Pacifica).
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Review: The latest versions of fast-moving OpenSUSE, Ubuntu and Fedora make a strong case for Linux on the desktop, but there's lots of integration work to be done.
Eweek takes a thorough look at the three distributions
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Under Fedora 8 and OpenSUSE 10.3, my test machine's suspend and hibernate power management functions both worked well. (Suspend [...]

Ubuntu Server 7.10 is but one example, and this review will take a look at its feature set and system requirements and enable you to decide if it is a worthy contender in the Linux server stack category.
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The Ubuntu Server is not fundamentally different from Ubuntu Desktop. It uses the same package [...]

Well I went and got myself an Asus Eee PC the other day. What a fantastic piece of kit… but I have to say I didn’t like the OS much.
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Opinion: The three biggest community Linuxes are Fedora, OpenSUSE and Ubuntu. They're all popular. They're all good. The 'best' depends on what you are going to use it for.
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Let's say though that you just want a good, solid Linux that won't give you too much trouble about using proprietary software and [...]

Say you're intensely curious about the stripped down, customized versions of Linux that are running on the tiny laptops like the Asus Eee PC or Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC project, but you don't feel like spending $400 to pick up a new toy that you might never use
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This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on an Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card – I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 here).
As usual, the good stuff is found at HowtoForge

If you like Ubuntu but don’t dare to switch operating systems yet, Ubuntu XP is the perfect solution for you.
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This tutorial will help you with a few of the wireless issues with Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon. We will attempt to install 3 different network cards on a Lenovo T60p.
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The wireless cards that are supposed to work right out of the box, have a few issues, like you will need to restart your [...]

This guide takes you through the installation of Ubuntu on the Asus Eee Pc.
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What worksFor the most part, things work right out of the install, although for some things some tuning seems to be necessary.
Sound – see the Audio section on getting the microphone to work properly and the sound card fully [...]

In this issue we cover: Macedonia Students Use Ubuntu, New MOTU's, Azureaus Gets Fix, Launchpad News, Ubuntu Forum News, and much, much more.
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #67 for the week November 18th – November, 24th, 2007. In this issue we cover: Macedonia Students Use Ubuntu, New MOTU's, Azureaus Gets Fix, Launchpad News, [...]

Flock is a web browser based on Firefox, which besides a look sort of different, many social networks are integrated.
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Canonical today released a new software development collaboration service for Ubuntu Linux developers.
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Using PPA, developers can upload software packages to an account and participants can collaborate on it, according to Canonical. Each user gets up to 1GB of space to be used only for free software projects.

I recently took the plunge and have been using Ubuntu 7.10 on my home desktop for the past three weeks. I was somewhat content with Windows XP.
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My Linux ExperienceI've played around with Linux on the desktop in the past in a dual-boot configuration. My two other devices/computers are already running Linux. [...]

This tool is for ubuntu which makes it easy to change hidden system and desktop settings. Ubuntu Tweak is only for GNOME desktop environment.
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Ubuntu Tweak Features
GNOME Session ControlShow/Hide and Change Splash screenShow/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes.Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network iconUse Home Directory as DesktopCompiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, [...]

Sofa is a media center aimed at easy usage, minimal configuration and total integration with the Gnome desktop environment and existing multimedia applications.
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To be fair to Dell at the outset, they are not pushing their Ubuntu machines as Windows replacements for computer illiterates.
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CONCLUSIONI used the Dell Ubuntu laptop for a couple of weeks and I have mixed feelings about it.Once I had it set up as I like it, it was a pleasant enough machine [...]

This is a small guide on how to connect to internet using a GPRS over a Bluetooth enabled Phone
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In addition to Ubuntu 6-months stable releases and the next version of ubuntu is 8.04 with Code Name “Hardy Heron” but this release will proudly wear the badge of Long Term Support
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Hardy Heron was announced on Wednesday(29th August 2007) on the blog of Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu community manager for Canonical, [...]

In my own experience, FreeNX is more robust, stable, predictable, easier to customize and to debug than NoMachine’s closed binary components.
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I decided to use FreeNX instead of NoMachine’s own implementation due to the instability of the latter. Most of the times, I could not reconnect to my running sessions, or else NX [...]

This document describes how to install a mail server based on Postfix that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database.
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A new version of the ATI/AMD Linux display driver was released last night for both x86 and x86_64 platforms. This release is a bit special, as it includes support for Ubuntu 7.10.
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Issues resolved in this release:
• Launching a new terminal un RHEL5 32bit version no longer results in inconsistent background colors appearing each [...]