Occasionally we usually happen to chance upon fun and silly things to do with the Bash shell. This time we happened to come across a neat little trick which caught our fancy immediately. Want to watch Star Wars in your terminal? You should try this out just for fun even if you are no Star Wars fan. The force is strong with this one.
Canonical had recently revealed the Ubuntu Phone OS. They have also promised that they will be shipping Ubuntu Phones by the end of this year. Although we are eagerly awaiting the release of Ubuntu phones, the question on our mind and we are pretty sure on everyone elses mind is will it succeed? Can it make an impact? With the smartphone market dominated by giants like Apple and Google, does Ubuntu even stand a chance of gaining a footing in the smartphone jungle?
We all end up looking for a dictionary every now and then. Online dictionaries and Wikipedia are great tools, but we are not always connected to the web. Moreover most Linux power users would rather prefer the terminal over anything else . sdcv is a console version of StarDict dictionary. Using sdcv you can search for definitions while still offline. This app comes pre installed in many Linux distributions. If not, then dont worry. We will help you in installing the same.
A trojan named DNS Changer that resets the DNS Servers in a PC has prompted the US Goverment to temporarily shutdown the Internet to give time for web users in the US to remove the Trojan manually. Although a Trojan infecting a computer network is not new, its the first time in history that a Government is shutting down the web to remove one. This will affect some 3 million users in the US and more in the rest of the globe. All this means that now a Trojan is a serious business and the stakes are only going to get higher.
The Ubuntu team has announced the final beta release of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Desktop, Server, Cloud, and Core products. It is codenamed “Precise Pangolin” and integrates the latest open source technologies into a high quality Linux distro. Learn more about the latest beta release.
Linaro 12.03 consists of components delivered by all Linaro Teams like the Working Groups, Landing Teams and Platform Teams. It ropes in a host of updates and new features which are integrated on top of Android and Ubuntu. This is aimed to be the future of Linux on ARM. Learn more about Linaro 12.03..
GNOME 3.4 is now available. This release has several new features, major updates to a host of GNOME applications, and a lot of minor fixes and refinements. Learn more about GNOME 3.4...
DoudouLinux, the Debian-based distro that targets young children has released its latest version. It aims to make computer use as simple and easy for children as possible. Learn more...
AriOS 4.0 Beta is based on the upcoming long-term support (LTS) version of Ubuntu. This release a very stable and robust system, as it ships with the latest updates from the Precise development branch up to March 26, 2012. Lets see what this release entails...
Clonezilla Live, the Debian-based live CD that contains Clonezilla,the partition and disk cloning software has brought out its latest version. Its unique feature helps it save and restore only used blocks in hard drive.Lets see what the new release has in store for you.