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    If you have ever administered a server on which multiple users need root access, you will immediately see the benefits of Sudo. Here's a look at how you can take advantage of it.

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    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.

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