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February 2007

Dreamlinux 2.2

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 11:53:04 PM Filed under
Linux
Reviews

Dreamlinux is one of the lesser known distributions, and certainly does not appear in the headlines with the same frequency as Ubuntu or openSUSE. However, it seems to have been ticking along nicely, with the 1.0 release about a year ago. Today, we're looking at DreamLinux 2.2, based on Debian with bits borrowed from Morphix.

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California may adopt OpenDocument

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 11:51:38 PM Filed under
OSS

California may follow Massachusetts in making the OpenDocument Format the required standard for state agencies. Similar to the ODF bills proposed in Texas and Minnesota, California Assembly bill AB 1668, would require that state agencies "become equipped to accept all documents in an open, XML-based file format for office applications, and shall not adopt a file format used by only one entity."

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.5 Beta Released As V5 Prepped For Launch

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 11:45:32 PM Filed under
Linux

With Enterprise Linux 5 set to ship in March, Red Hat has put into beta testing an update for Enterprise Linux 4 that makes it virtualization-friendly.

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Linux Software Installation, Part VI: Conclusions

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 10:07:36 PM Filed under
Linux

The bottom line is: installing software on Linux is a horror at the moment. This horror leads to some absurd, some strange and also some very mean situations. The main point for me in this regard is:

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5 useful Firefox tweaks

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 10:06:23 PM Filed under
Moz/FF

Firefox is a great browser, and part of that is it’s extensibility. As well as extensions and themes, Firefox also has an extensive set of hidden preferences that you can’t get to through the graphical Preferences dialogue.

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Resetting your screen resolution with xrandr

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 10:05:05 PM Filed under
HowTos

I recently discovered a very useful tool: xrandr. This command allows you to reset your screen resolution, which comes in very handy when some buggy app changes you screen resolution and doesn't set it back.

Full Tip.

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How to Increase Your Linux System Loading Speed

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 10:03:48 PM Filed under
HowTos

Linux can be run on various run level, for run level 0 is shutdown, and run level 6 is restart and usually run level 1 is single user linux. By knowing what run level of your linux distro init, you can further tweak your system by stopping wanted services.

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Microsoft Windows ousted at California school district

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 10:02:05 PM Filed under
Linux

By all appearances, the migration from Microsoft Windows to Novell SUSE Linux on the server and the desktop at the Windsor Unified School District in Northern California has been almost as pain-free as any IT professional could hope for.

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Preloaded Linux on Dell: Fact or Fiction?

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 09:50:16 PM Filed under
Linux

Having Linux preloaded on PCs from major vendors is a dream many in the Linux community have had for a long time. They have made significant Linux efforts for the enterprise and are involved in the Linux community in varying degrees. So why hasn't Linux appeared pre-loaded on PCs yet? It's simple: demand and dollars.

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Is a Linux desktop avalanche coming?

Submitted by srlinuxx on Wednesday 28th of February 2007 09:48:19 PM Filed under
Linux

Slowly, ever so slowly, the Linux desktop has been picking up momentum. It keeps getting better and better, but Microsoft's monopoly has kept many PC users from realizing that there really is a viable alternative to Windows. However, that's about to change.

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