Ubuntu’s latest release, Gutsy Gibbon, now includes support for the embedded and mobile spaces with the Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded (UME) project.
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Get to know the UME project, and find out how to get started. The primary objective of this tutorial is to get you quickly acquainted with the Ubuntu embedded framework [...]

One of the features that was introduced a year ago into Ubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” was support for KVM, which is the Kernel-based Virtual Machine. However, in Ubuntu 8.04 this has all changed for the better now that virt-manager and libvirt are available from the main Ubuntu repository.
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While Ubuntu 8.04 final will not [...]

The French paramilitary police force said Wednesday it is ditching Microsoft for the free Ubuntu operating system, becoming one of the biggest administrations in the world to make the break.
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The gendarmerie's 70,000 desktops currently use Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. But these will progressively change over to the Linux system distributed by [...]

did some investigation ahead of the purchase and found out it should work well with Gnomad2. As this is my first MP3-player which is not a generic USB mass storage unit things are not straight foreward.
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When running an Ubuntu machine or server that makes use of a proper GUI, it may be easier for someone to remote desktop to that machine instead of using a secure shell application such as putty.
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This can be achieved very easily using Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) and a Windows based VNC [...]

Real-time multi-core x86 Linux specialist Concurrent has ported its development tool suite to Ubuntu development hosts.
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This article will show you how to make your Apache web server more secure from an attack by effectively using Access control and authentication strategies.
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All the examples below assumes that you are using Ubuntu 7.10 with a basic Apache configuration setup. However, these examples will help any user running an Apache [...]

Ubuntu has rapidly established itself as the leading GNU/Linux distribution on the desktop, not least through its work with Dell. One of the key members of staff is Jono Bacon, Canonical's Ubuntu Community Manager.
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GM: You were active in the free software world for many years; what has surprised you most since joining Canonical [...]

Here's a step-by-step walkthrough of installing TimeVault, tailored to Ubuntu Linux (but will work on any platform, especially those that are debian-based):
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While it's always been possible to use tools such as cron and rsync to backup files in Linux, there has never previously been an easy-to-use program that end-users and beginners could feel [...]

For the past several months, our support forums have been plagued on and off with a number of weird and inexplicable failed attempts at installing Ubuntu by many users. Ubuntu (ever since version 5.04 Hoary Hedgehog) will not install properly on a filesystem other than ext2fs or ext3fs.
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There exists no official flash package available for the 64bit architecture with Ubuntu and Kubuntu. If you click the add plugin button when visiting a page with flash, you are taken to the official Flash site and will soon notice that there are no available 64bit downloads here either.
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In this issue we cover the upcoming Alpha 4 freeze, the release of 6.06.2 LTS, MOTU Council elections, an Ubuntu Demo Day in Swindon, UK, upcoming Hug Day, Full Circle Magazine #9, the Launchpad logo competition, and, as always, much much more!
Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 75 for the weeksJanuary 20th – January [...]

Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets you change hidden Ubuntu settings, for example: hide or change the splash screen, show or hide the Computer, Home, Trash, and Network icons, change Metacity, Nautilus, power management, and security settings, etc.
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Target on this posting is to give step by step instructionfor Xen 3.1 SNV78 DomU install at Ubuntu 7.10 Dom0 (x86_64)utilizing “pygrub” as advised in OpenSolaris manual
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Actually , it brings all stuff together and makes procedurereproducable for any person regardless of his IT experience.I also have to mention , that both NICs [...]

Recently there have been several posts on different blogs about changing the name of Ubuntu and it's derivatives Kubuntu, Xubuntu and Edubuntu to things like Ubuntu GNOME Edition, Ubuntu KDE Edition, Ubuntu XFCE Edition and Ubuntu Educational Edition.
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This idea is like suggesting that Mepis and Parsix change names to become Mepix KDE [...]

With all the people out there willing to offer help on Linux, getting started should be pretty easy. But with many options in introductory books and easy-to-install distributions, choosing a place to start can be the hard part.
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A new user who installs Ubuntu and does things the Ubuntu way will [...]

Alexandria is an application for Linux allows you to sort and track your book collection. It makes it easy to manage your collection by allowing you to sort items into multiple libraries, and adding books is as simple as entering its ISBN.
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Adding an item to your library is as simple as clicking [...]

Due to major problems with one of our desktops, I donated my main XP desktop to the COO and I decided to use the Ubuntu file server as my desktop for a week “just to see”.
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The whole apt-get/Synaptic system for installing apps is very easy to use but was required constantly for days [...]

Starting from last night, Photoshop CS2 can now be installed easily by using Wine… on any Linux distribution! “Photoshop CS/CS2 should now work, please help us testing it” – said the wonderful people behind the Wine project.
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Therefore, I've updated my Ubuntu 7.10 operating system to the latest version of Wine (version 0.9.54 [...]

I was in the market for a laptop, and if I am anything, it's a frugal gadget geek. I'm always buying gadgets, but I'm cheap about it.
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I'm happy to report that I was able to get everything working in Ubuntu Linux, with the exception of hibernate. I started with a [...]

This tutorial explains how to turn an old PC with additional hard disks into a simple home file server. The file server is intended for home use. The home file server is accessible by Windows and Linux computers in the home network.
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It's easy to overlook IBM's announcement that its Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony suites will run on Ubuntu. I think this would be a mistake. IBM is not a dumb company. It's not in the habit of wasting resources.
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Ubuntu is ready for prime time enterprise adoption when IBM says it is. [...]

IBM prepares to deliver its next versions of Lotus Notes enterprise collaboration software and Lotus Symphony office productivity applications for the first time with full support for Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sometime in the second half of this year.
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Antony Satyadas, chief competitive marketing officer for IBM Lotus, said the Ubuntu support for [...]

Full Circle – the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Linux Community are proud to announce the release of our ninth issue.
Full Circle Magazine – Issue #9
Full Circle – the Independent Magazine for the Ubuntu Linux Community are proud toannounce the release of our ninth issue.
This month: * OpenGEU – Step-by-step install from OpenGEU creator Luca [...]

Especially with Ubuntu Linux, there's a wealth of information to help get you through your crisis. Below are eight ways to get help when you have a problem with Ubuntu.
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8. If all else fails – submit a bug reportNot exactly an instant solution, but if you're having a problem that doesn't [...]

Putting off that New Year's resolution to get started on Linux? Here's a combination of book and distribution that will lay a strong foundation for Linux projects.
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Lately, though, there's been a catch. The most helpful introductory books for beginners, Mark G. Sobell's “Practical Guide…” series, cover Red Hat Linux and its descendants Fedora [...]

While Ubuntu comes with a set of applications that you can use immediately, due to licensing issue, some of the popular software/file format/plugins are not included in the installation by default. Luckily, there are tons of support and free software that you can install to enhance your user experience.
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Linux laptop users suffering from Apple MacBook Air envy now have a chic, hot laptop to call their own: the Dell XPS 1330n with pre-installed Ubuntu 7.10.
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On Jan. 23, Dell quietly announced that it was releasing the Dell XPS 1330n to the European market. In addition, for the first time, Dell is allowing [...]

KDE is built on the KDE Libraries which provide easy access to resources on the network by means of KIO and advanced visual capabilities through Qt4.
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The Gulf News: If you are tired of Windows and wanted to try something else, I specifically mentioned Ubuntu as a good starting point for the Linux newbie.
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I wanted to install Ubuntu on my old PC and replace the Windows 2000 Professional it was currently running. I took everything I wanted [...]