It’s taken a bit longer than planned, but the folks behind the popular Fedora Linux operating system have released Fedora 18, code-named “Spherical Cow.” Among other things, Fedora 18 supports UEFI Secure Boot, offers improved networking features, a choice of desktop environments, and many other new features. Fedora is an open source operating system that […]
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Fedora Linux runs on the $249 Samsung Chromebook too
Another day, another story about someone figuring out how to turn the $249 Samsung Chromebook into a fully functional laptop with a desktop Linux operating system. This time it’s Fedora’s turn in the spotlight. Developer Christopher Hewitt has posted instructions for loading Fedora 17 with the Xfce desktop environment on an SD card so that […]
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Fedora 18 Alpha released
The Fedora team has released the first alpha build of Fedora 18 Spherical Cow. The latest version of the popular Linux-based operating system is available for download from the project website, and comes with a choice of GNOME, KDE, Xfce, or LXDE desktop environments. Fedora 18 includes a number of changes including: NetworkManager Hostpots feature […]
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Linux distributions that can run on an MK802 Mini PC
The MK802 is a tiny computer that looks like a USB flash drive, and which ships with Google Android 4.0 and sells for around $80 or less. It’s designed to be something you can plug into a TV to surf the web, watch video, and play games on the big screen. But over the past […]
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Fedora 17 ported to the MK802 Mini PC
The MK802 is a mini PC that’s about the size of a chunky USB flash drive. While it ships with Android 4.0 software, the little computer can run a range of operating systems. We’ve already seen several versions of Ubuntu Linux and Puppy Linux ported to run on the MK802, and now the folks at […]
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Fedora 18 will support secure boot on Windows 8 PCs
The folks behind the popular Fedora Linux operating system have good news and less good news for open source software enthusiasts. The good news is that they’ve come up with a method that will make it easy for anyone to install the next version of Fedora on hardware designed to run Microsoft Windows 8 without […]
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Fedora 17 now available for download
The developers behind the popular Fedora Linux operating system have released Fedora 17 “Beefy Miracle.” Fedora doesn’t get as much attention these days as Ubuntu or even Linux Mint, but the open source, community-driven operating system has been around for years — and was one of the first Linux distros I ever took for a […]
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Linux distro updates: Mint 13, Pinguy 12.04, Fedora 17
If you’re looking for a new operating system to try out you don’t have to wait for Windows 8. Some of the most popular Linux-based operating systems have recently received major updates… or are due to be updated soon. Last month Canonical released Ubuntu 12.04, which is kind of a big deal because Ubuntu is […]
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Fedora 17 beta released, final version coming May 22nd
The next version of the Fedora Linux operating system is due out on May 22nd. But the developers released a public beta this week which has all the features you can expect to find in the full version. The only changes expected in the next month will be bug fixes and security updates. Update: The […]
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Fedora Remix for Raspberry Pi makes the $35 PC useful (video)
The Raspberry Pi is a $25 to $35 computer that’s about the size of a deck of cards. But the little PC isn’t really much use without software to run on it — and that’s where Seneca College’s new Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi comes in. A group of developers has optimized a version […]