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    Red Hat has begun an effort to use its position as the dominant seller of the Linux operating system to try to smooth over a long-running divide about the look and feel of the OS.

  • The Year Ahead: Will we see Linux on the desktop?

    Windows remains the dominant desktop application, but Linux is making steady progress in its battle to win over mainstream PC users.

  • Novell finalises OpenSuse 11

    Novell has released the last public version of OpenSuse 11.0 for testing -- but significant problems still need to be ironed out before the software's final release later this month.

  • Mozilla plans major facelift for Firefox 3

    Mozilla is hoping the next version of its Firefox browser will look familiar -- regardless of which operating system you use.

  • Fedora 7 unifies Red Hat, outside coders

    Red Hat on Thursday released a new edition of its hobbyist version of Linux, Fedora 7, a version which unifies the work of programmers inside and outside the company.

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  • Getting to know GNOME

    Linux has come a long way from the early, oft-crashing days. GNOME is now one of the primary desktops for the Linux operating system; not only is it highly customisable, but it is amazingly stable. We examine why Linux -- running GNOME -- is a viable desktop alternative.

  • Novell's Linux makeover

    CEO Jack Messman says Novell used to have trouble getting noticed. A little penguin changed all that. Meanwhile, he maps out how the company is gaining on Red Hat.

  • Tech tips: 'GRAB' Linux updates

    Tracking a Linux RPM installation database can be maddening. Any package that can simplify this process can be quite valuable, especially if you have a lot of RPM packages installed. See how to use GRAB to keep tabs on RPMs.

  • Easy, breezy, beautiful Linux OS

    Lindows 2.0 is like Baby Bear's porridge--it's just right. This new operating system isn't too hardcore for the average user, and it's nowhere near as expensive to buy and operate as Windows.

  • Is it time for Linux on the desktop?

    Another year has gone by--an eternity in software-development terms--and it's time once again for PC users to ask themselves: Is Linux ready for the desktop?

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  • Red Hat Linux 7.3: Something for everybody

    Red Hat has released a new version of its Linux operating system with features aimed to appeal to both the personal computing and server markets.

  • Tech Guide: Letting in Linux

    We'll step you through the process of installing Linux alongside Windows XP so that you can boot either OS.

  • Penguin deathmatch: Red Hat vs. SuSE Linux

    Two of the year's most user-friendly Linux distributions--SuSE Linux 8.1 and Red Hat Linux 8.0--have closed the gap between Windows and Linux. But which one should you choose?

  • Red Hat's new Linux seeks to unify

    Red Hat has begun an effort to use its position as the dominant seller of the Linux operating system to try to smooth over a long-running divide about the look and feel of the OS.

  • Web leak of Linux lets Hat out of the bag

    Parts of the newest version of Red Hat's Linux software slipped onto the Internet Wednesday, nearly a week before the operating system's official release date, giving glimpses of a product with a new focus on mainstream computer users.

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