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GetGnuLinux.org – Informational website about Linux

GetGnuLinux.org is an informational website about GNU/Linux operating system. The website is simple and easy to navigate and written to accomodate non-technical people. The website answer questions such as “What is Linux?”, “Why not Windows?” and how to switch from Windows to Linux in “Making the Switch”.

The website explains the advantages and disadvantages of using GNU/Linux operating system in in layman terms to help people make decisions whether GNU/Linux operating system is right for them or not. The website also has an FAQ section which answers common questions about GNU/Linux operating system and free software.

I like the way GetGnuLinux.org website was organised with simple layout and theme,it emphasis simplicity to the web users.

[tags]linux,gnu/linux,advocate,free software, open source,opensource[/tags]

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Install Opera 9, Realplayer 10 on Ubuntu Dapper

Greetings fellow Ubuntu users, I’ve brought some good news to you for those who prefer to use Opera over Firefox. Now you can get your favorite browser running in your Ubuntu Dapper without much hassle.

Canonical ( independently from Ubuntu community ) has announced the ubuntu dapper commercial repository which houses Opera web browser, among other softwares. Interested? Here’s how to setup canonical repository in Ubuntu :

  1. From Desktop, go to System->Administration, select Synaptic Package Manager
  2. Select Setting->Repositories from Synaptic, a dialog appears
  3. Click Add then Custom, another dialog appears with a textbox that reads APT line:
  4. put “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main"
  5. Click Add Channel, then Close
  6. Click Reload at the top left corner of the Synaptic application.
  7. Now you can install Opera to Ubuntu from synaptic

Note : you can also install Opera from command line by entering the following line from the terminal.

sudo apt-get install opera

Did I mention that Real Player 10 is also included in the repository?

Have fun !

[tags]opera,ubuntu,realplayer, real player, debian, linux, repository, canonical,repositories[/tags]

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Create Gantt Chart with Planner : MS Project Alternative

This post is dedicated to those who asked me before about project planning software. For those who are familiar with Windows operating system might used to Microsoft Project or Primavera, I believe that the same sort of people with miss the software when they moved to GNU/Linux.

But don’t be afraid, there’s Planner ! Planner lets you visualise your project planning using interfaces that are similiar to Microsoft Project. Like other project management software, Planner lets you assign resources and creates critical path schedules.

So now you’ve no excuse using Linux for project management anymore!

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Google Code supports Open Source project hosting

Good news everyone, google now supports hosting for open source project via Google Code, for the time being Google Code only supports hosting svn account with a select few open source license such as GNU/GPL, GNU/LGPL, Apache License 2.0, MIT License, MPL 1.1, and the new BSD license variant.

Google stated in it’s code FAQ that it may support other features as well like tarball hosting,forum and bug tracking. For the time being. You can open an open source project via Google code right now providing that your project has a different name than existing project in Sourforge.net, another open source hosting service.

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OpenDarwin project is going to shut down

Hexley
OpenDarwin website has posted this announcement,

Over the past few years, OpenDarwin has become a mere hosting facility for Mac OS X related projects. The original notions of developing the Mac OS X and Darwin sources has not panned out. Availability of sources, interaction with Apple representatives, difficulty building and tracking sources, and a lack of interest from the community have all contributed to this. Administering a system to host other people’s projects is not what the remaining OpenDarwin contributors had signed up for and have been doing this thankless task far longer than they expected. It is time for OpenDarwin to go dark.

Tough luck eh, Hexley
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