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 […]
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Fedora 16 released (operating systems)
Fedora 16 is now available for download. The latest version of the popular Linux adds the GNOME 3.2 desktop environment, updated default apps, and enhanced support for cloud services. The update also moves from the GRUB boot manager to GRUB 2, updates tot he latest Linux kernel, and features other changes under the hood. There’s […]
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Latest Fedora, OpenSuse releases with GNOME 3.2 now available
Ubuntu Linux gets a lot of attention as one of the most popular Linux distributions. Heck, I wrote an article today just to let you know that the code-name for the next version has been selected. But a fair number of long-time Ubuntu users have been turned off recently by the developers’ decision to switch […]
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Fuduntu OS for netbooks now supports Flash 10.2, Google Chromium
Fuduntu is a light weight operating system designed for netbooks and other portable computers. The operating system is based on Fedora Linux, but as the name suggests it should feel reasonably familiar to Ubuntu Linux users as well. This weekend Fuduntu 14.9 was released, bringing support for Google’s Chromium 9 web browser and the Adobe […]
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Fuduntu: Fedora Linux remix designed for netbooks
Earlier this month the folks behind the Fedora Linux distribution released Fedora 14 with a number of new features including MeeGo technology to improve performance on netbooks and other devices with low power processors and small screens. But Fewt, the guy behind the Jupiter power management applet for Linux netbooks, decided to go a bit […]
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Fedora 14 Linux distro now available
Before Ubuntu started grabbing all the headlines, Fedora Linux was one of the most popular community-supported open source Linux distros around. But just because Ubuntu has been in the limelight for the past few years doesn’t mean that Fedora has gone anywhere. In fact, the group has just released Fedora 14. The update includes MeeGo […]
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OLPC XO 1.75 Laptop to support multi-touch
OLPC has announced its software goals for the next-generation XO Laptop. While the group isn’t ready to launch an XO tablet yet, the XO-1.75 Laptop will have a touchscreen display, and the software developers are working on adding support for multitouch gestures — which will also come into play when the tablet is ready for […]
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Fedora Mini: Netbook specific version of Fedora Linux based on Moblin
The folks behind the Fedora Linux distribution are hard at work developing a version optimized for netbooks. Fedora Mini incorporates elements of Moblin Linux, which is designed for computers with small, low resolution screens and Intel Atom processors. Fedora Mini is still in its infancy, but the developers have begun alpha testing the distro. If […]
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5-second boot coming to netbooks?
Boot time matters, especially when it comes to laptops and netbooks. Today, when you pull a netbook out of your bag and hit the power button, it can take anywhere from 25 seconds to 2 minutes to load a working Windows or Linux desktop. In the not too distant future, that figure could be as […]