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Virtualization Made Easy In Ubuntu 8.04

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. The Kernel-based Virtual Machine provides full virtualization support for Linux when running on x86 hardware with either Intel’s VT or AMD-V technology, which means you can run unmodified guest operating [...]

Ubuntu Help: Reporting bugs using Launchpad

One of the reasons free operating systems are so great is because of their bug reporting features. Ubuntu is no exception. Like most other GNU/Linux operating systems, Ubuntu allows users to file bug reports using its bug reporting site, Launchpad. In the free software world, each user becomes a potential beta tester and gets the [...]

French police deal blow to Microsoft

The French paramilitary police force said Wednesday it is ditching Microsoft for the free Linux operating system, becoming one of the biggest administrations in the world to make the break.
The move completes the gendarmerie’s severance from Microsoft which began in 2005 when it moved to open sourcing for office applications such as word processing. It [...]

Review: gOS 2.0 Beta

Put a Rocket in your pocket…
THE idea of low-cost computers running Linux operating systems is steadily gathering ground in the market place. In the UK, Dell report steady interest in their range of Ubuntu-driven machines, and the diminutive Asus Eee, running a customised Xandros desktop, has been a global sensation. Then there’s America, where Everex’s [...]

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #75

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 75 for the weeks
January 20th – January 26th, 2008. 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!
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Ubuntu Response from RedHat CEO

“GTPeach” from our chat room asked me if I wanted to ask a question of the RedHat CEO. I asked how he felt about Ubuntu. She told me this:
He went off for quite some time with this question. The summary of points is this: He has a lot of issues with Ubuntu regarding integrity. He [...]

CrunchBang Linux 7.10.01 screenshots

I make some CrunchBang Linux screenshots. I think, the default OpenBox theme is to dark, but its good to see, how is bundled OpenBox and Ubuntu. I used the VMware server for taking screenshots.

Envy and driver 169.09

envy 0.9.10-0ubuntu2 adds the support for the latest Nvidia driver and fixes a bug:
* Fixed: Envy stopped after the process in the virtual terminal ended.
* Added: Nvidia driver 169.09
* Removed: Nvidia driver 169.07
Here are the release highlights from Nvidia’s website:
* Fixed a problem causing the fan on some GPUs [...]

Launchpad 1.2.1: PPA package deletion, branch feeds and more

Today we unleashed Launchpad 1.2.1, our first release of 2008!
Highlights include:

Delete PPA packages in the web UI: no more sysadmin requests to delete a package from your PPA. To delete packages from your PPA visit: https://launchpad.net/+people/+me/+archive/+delete-packages
Branch feeds: get the latest commits associated with a person, team, project or individual branch in your feed reader. Take [...]

Full Circle Magazine – Issue 9 is out!

Full Circle Magazine – Issue 9 is out!
This month, we have:

OpenGEU – A step-by-step install from OpenGEU creator Luca De Marini.
How-tos: Directory Server, Ubuntu on an iBook, Installing OpenTTD (Transport Tycoon Deluxe), and part one of the new “Create Your Own Server” series.
Review of the KDE 4.0 release
Letters, the Q&A, My Desktop, the Ubuntu Women [...]

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