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Fedora 17 Alpha RC2 Released

Good news for Fedora fans, the second release candidate of Fedora 17 Alpha is now available for testing. The images are not intented for production machines, these are test images meant for testers. You can download the images from this link.

Added Wed, 2012-02-15 18:20 by Muktware Bureau

Fedora 17 Alpha RC May Come Ahead Of Schedule

The Fedora community is working hard on the upcoming release of Fedora (17). Adam Williamson has filed a request for Alpha RC.

Added Tue, 2012-02-14 17:44 by Muktware Bureau

Gnome Shell Customization: Panel-Docklet L

Gnome Shell 3 has been my favorite from the day one it was released. Even my wife found it cool. It is becoming more and more useful with the new extensions being added at an unprecedented rate. I have switched my desktop to KDE and Gnome Shell 3 so that I can get my work done without being interrupted by the inconsistent UI design. While KDE offers immense customization (you can do almost everything in KDE), Gnome shell is fast approaching there.

Added Tue, 2012-02-14 06:00 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Fedora Project Leader Robyn Bergeron: Fedora Is More Than Just Software

Red Hat recently appointed Robyn Bergeron as the new Fedora Project Leader. In this exclusive interview Robyn talks about the upcoming release of Fedora (17), the role of a FPL, the relationship between Fedora and Red Hat and much more. Read on...

Added Fri, 2012-02-10 19:43 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Red Hat Appoints New Fedora Project Leader

Red Hat has appointed Robyn Bergeron as the next Fedora Project Leader. Robyn will replace Jared K. Smith who is stepping down as the FPL. Jared replaced Paul W. Frields in 2010 as the project leader for Fedora.

Added Wed, 2012-02-08 02:29 by Neil Richards

Helper Plugin For KATE

Kate is one of the most powerful editors from the KDE world which can be easily installed on other DEs as well.

Added Mon, 2012-01-30 16:46 by Muktware Bureau

GLE 4.2.4b Released, Available For Fedora 16

The Fedora team has announced the availability of GLE (Graphics Layout Engine) 4.2.4b. For those who don't know GLE is a graphics scripting language designed for creating publication quality figures (e.g., a chart, plot, graph, or diagram).

Added Sun, 2012-01-29 15:21 by Muktware Bureau

Install KDE 4.8 On Fedora 16

If you are a Fedora user you can easily install it on your system. Rex DieteOne developer has uploaded a backport repo to enable Fedora 16 users to install KDE 4.8 on their machines.

Added Thu, 2012-01-26 03:31 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Top Open Source Sites Protesting SOPA, PIPA

There are many open source communities which are protesting the anti-freedom bill SOPA and its 'Little Boy' cousin PIPA via their websites. Here are the top 5 open source communities protesting SOPA and PIPA.

Added Wed, 2012-01-18 07:09 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Gnome 3 Extension: Disable Automatic Screensaver For YouTube

Sometimes we get used to problems so much that we never think there can be a solution. This week I was watching some YouTube videos -- SetIndia's Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur on my laptop. But, Gnome 3 was putting my display to sleep automatically. The only option I had was to turn off the automatic screen off.

Added Wed, 2011-12-14 06:35 by Neil Richards

Fedora 14 Resigns, Reaches End Of Life

Fedora 14 reached its end of life for updates and support on December 09, 2011. Now there will be no further updates, including security updates, for Fedora 14. If you are still using Fedora 14, you must upgrade to the latest version of Fedora which is Fedora 16. The Fedora Project wiki contains instructions on how to upgrade from a previous release of Fedora to a version receiving updates.

Fedora 15 will continue to receive updates until approximately one month after the release of Fedora 17. The m

Added Wed, 2011-12-14 03:43 by Muktware Bureau

Back In Time, Automatic Back-Up Tool For Linux

Linux distros such as Fedora, openSUSE and Ubuntu have quite a lot of data back-up tools which allows a user to back-up their data with greater ease. One such tool is called 'Back In Time'. The project description says, "Back In Time is a simple backup system for Linux inspired from “flyback project” and “TimeVault”. The backup is done by taking snapshots of a specified set of directories."

Added Mon, 2011-12-12 03:06 by Neil Richards

Auto Hide Top Panel In Gnome 3, Can Ubuntu Unity Catch Up?

It's been only 3 days since the Gnome team announced the alpha of Gnome 3 extensions and there are already quite a lot of extensions which are making Gnome 3 more useful. I had love and hate relationship with Unity, I loved it for saving some space by using Mac like global menu, but at the same time it was counter-productive when you are using multiple windows. That was one of the reasons I switched to Gnome 3 as soon as Ubuntu 11.10 make it easier to use Gnome 3 (I am also using openSUSE 12.1 and Fedora 16). What I did miss was a little bit more space on Gnome 3. Not any more.

Added Sat, 2011-12-03 18:07 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Top 5 Gnome 3 Shell Extensions You Can't Live Without

LinuxMint showed us a completely different side of Gnome 3 by pre-installing and activating useful shell extensions which brings back the much missed functionality in Gnome 3. This customisation has made LinuxMint even more popular among Gnome 3 users, and among those who are unhappy with Unity due to its lack of customisation [read how to Turn Ubuntu Into LinuxMint].

Added Fri, 2011-12-02 07:22 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Linus Torvalds Starts Liking Gnome 3

Gnome 3 has finally won some 'praises' from Linus Torvalds. The father of Linux earlier called Gnome 3 a holy mess and asked for someone to fork it. A fork of Gnome 2 was created, called MATE.

Added Fri, 2011-12-02 04:17 by Swapnil Bhartiya

PreUpgrade: Upgrade Fedora From One Version To Another

If you are a Fedora using running Fedora 15 or even Fedora 14 and want to upgrade to the latest, and the greatest, version of Fedora, you can easily do that using PreUpgrade. The goal of PreUpgrade is to provide a way for Fedora users who wish to upgrade from one release to a newer version of Fedora by easily pre-resolving and downloading all the necessary packages before rebooting the system into the Fedora installer to complete the update.

Added Wed, 2011-11-30 02:49 by Neil Richards

How To Install Adobe Flash In Fedora 16

Fedora is one of those distros which remain as 'pure' as possible, means no proprietary drivers or decoders by default. Then there are legal reason as well which keeps the distro from shipping closed-source drivers.

Added Wed, 2011-11-09 09:56 by Swapnil Bhartiya

Can You Think Up A New Cool Name for Fedora 17?

Fedora fans have the chance to come up with a new codename for the new Fedora 17 which will be coming out next year. Fedora 16, soon to be released, is in alpha stage at the moment and has been given the moniker, Verne. People are already busy suggesting new names for no.17, including, Shakespeare, Balboa and Alcatraz.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTkwNA

Added Wed, 2011-09-14 14:21 by Banton

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