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  • Fedora 10's snapshot scramble begins

    The Fedora Project has updated the 'beta' or testing edition of version 10 of its Linux distribution, which is scheduled to be completed and released to the public on 25 November.

  • Linux speeds up computer forensics for cops

    Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations.

  • Red Hat's Fedora 8 hope: An all-purpose Linux foundation

    Over the years, Red Hat's Fedora has made a name for itself as a version of Linux for enthusiasts, developers, and those who want to try the latest thing in open-source software. But a curious feature of the new version 8, released Thursday, is the ability to strip out the Fedora identity altogether.

  • GNOME 2.12 improves hardware integration

    The latest version of GNOME includes improvements to its hardware integration capabilities, improving the user friendliness of the Linux desktop environment.

  • Massive Linux handout set for French schools

    Many secondary schools students in the French region of Auvergne will receive CDs containing free and open source software when they return to school in September.

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    Give me my IDE port back now

    I wish motherboard manufacturers wouldn't consign parallel ATA (PATA) hard drives and the IDE ports they require to the dustbin of history just yet.

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  • Fedora 12: Screenshot gallery

    Fedora is Red Hat's younger, more community-driven desktop-centric distribution. ZDNet.com.au grabbed the ISOs hot out of the oven to see what Fedora 12 was all about.

  • openSUSE 11.1 Beta 4: Screenshots

    This screenshot gallery takes you through the installation process and basic desktop functions of the latest beta version of openSUSE, the community version of Novell's SUSE Linux distribution.

  • Fedora 10 beta snapshot 2: Screenshots

    The Fedora Project is in the final throes of testing version 10 of its Linux distribution, and is regularly releasing "snapshot" updates to Fedora 10 beta. We take you on a graphical tour of the installation and desktop of Fedora 10 beta, snapshot 2.

  • UN body releases desktop Linux guide

    A Linux desktop manual for novice PC users has been produced by a UN-funded organisation, the International Open Source Network (IOSN).

  • New boots for Linux

    Almost by stealth, the Linux desktop is here -- and at last it knows how to make itself at home.

Reviews (4)

  • Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

    Hardy Heron is an incremental set of advances on earlier versions, but all the advances are in the right direction. Unfortunately, a known and unfixed bug means we can't currently recommend it for enterprise use.

  • Ubuntu Linux 5.10

    Ubuntu is a well integrated, practical and absolutely free Linux distribution. There may be worries about support, but the Canonical organisation is building a good reputation and the head of steam in the wider Ubuntu community should provide decent local support from third parties, too.

  • New boots for Linux

    Almost by stealth, the Linux desktop is here -- and at last it knows how to make itself at home.

  • New Technology: Micron Millenia MAX XP Athlon 1.2GHz

    The launch of the Pentium 4 processor has been grabbing lots of headlines, but it's not the only new game in town for buyers of high-speed desktop PCs. After months in the pipeline, the combination of the AMD Athlon processor and double data rate (DDR) SDRAM is finally here, and the result is very dramatic

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