LXer Features
Better Than a Quad-Head Display: My Adventures with "4K" 2160p and Linux
By penguinist - Mar 31, 2014
Replacing KDE4 with Xfce
LXer Feature: 2014-Mar-31
Imagine having the equivalent of four 1920x1080 monitors in a 2x2 grid, on your desk, with absolutely no seam between them. This article describes my journey towards that goal...
By Dr Tony Young - Mar 07, 2014
Removing/Disabling The Semantic Deskop in KDE4 Running on openSUSE 13.1 Part 2
A brief outline on some of the things you can expect when KDE4 is replaced with the much faster and slimmer desktop manager of Xfce .
By Dr Tony Young - Feb 18, 2014
Removing/Disabling The Semantic Deskop in KDE4 (and firing up Thunderbird) Part 1
In this article, the author brings together the information so far known on the KDE4 "semantic desktop" and indicates that from his perspective, the principal problem is the removal of "choice". Since disabling of the "semantic desktop" automatically leads to disabling of the KDE email client KMail, the article explains how Thunderbird can be installed to replace the KDE email client. The startling news that Nepomuk is to be discarded is also briefly discussed.
By Dr Tony Young - Feb 08, 2014
KMail Complexity - and a little Patience
As a result of the first article on KMail, three things emerged. First, while some users may like the semantic desktop, there is serious dislike for the semantic desktop (as has been implemented in KDE4) amongst a considerable number of other users, and these people set about disabling the software in various ways. Second, why does the implementation of the semantic desktop produce such apparent deterioration in the performance of the KDE4 desktop and what happens if you try to remove it altogether ? Third, what are some possible solutions ? This second article tries to explore those three items.
By Dr Tony Young - Jan 26, 2014
Linux Nerd New Year's ResolutionsLXer Feature: 26-Jan-2014
This article considers some problems I had when I tried to set up and use the latest version of what I still consider is a superb email client: KMail. I believe that this package is no longer intended for the "stand-alone" user, but is firmly aimed at multi-user networks. Attention is also drawn to another far less important but still extensively used KDE4 package, the patience card-game software which I believe has been degraded due to over-development.
By Carla Schroder - Dec 29, 2013
Fedora 20 Released With New, Newer, and NewestLXer Feature: 29-Dec-2013
Forget those boring New Year's resolutions to lose weight, get fit, and be a better person. Let's talk proper Linux nerd resolutions. I'm going to tame mod_rewrite if it's the last thing I do. Which it may well be. What are you going to do in this glorious year 2014 of the new millennium?
By Carla Schroder - Dec 17, 2013
Trouble-shooting a VoIP Modem
Fedora 20 is officially released today with a lot of signficant additions, improvements, and bleeding-edge things to get cut on.
By Dr Tony Young - Nov 07, 2013
Linux Malware: Should we be afraid?
This is a description of a long and involved process which shows how difficult and frustrating it can be to have a VoIP modem running, free of problems. Originally appearing in LXer forums, it has now been updated and expanded.
By Hans Kwint - The Netherlands - Aug 13, 2013
Gems from Southeast LinuxFestLXer Feature: 13-August-2013
Given the recent Hand of Thief-news, in which RSA's Limor Kessem explains how a Linux malware-kit is sold on Russian websites, I have been contemplating about Linux security again.
Not only that, after I switched to Ubuntu, I also noticed how easy it is to add new repositories for some cool new programs not in the official repository yet. Sure, while doing so you think "Hmm, there could always be a virus in it, but I think those people are trustworthy. If there's malware in it, other people might already have noticed it in the source code". At least, that's what I usually hope.
Besides, the OS is becoming more and more "unimportant" for crackers; nowadays the browser is taking over lots of roles from the OS. These days, it's all about Javascript, Adobe's Flash and - to a lesser degree - Java, all of them full of potential security shoot-through holes. Linux users are quite lucky Adobe's PDF reader is no common tool on Linux, besides Flash and Java waning in importance. It saves minor headaches, but the main ones remaining.
Throw into the mix some easily exploitable Linux routers, and Googles lax behaviour with Android security to make me reach for the paracetamol again.
By Penguinist - Jun 10, 2013
Three golden nuggets from the Southeast LinuxFest: "RPi+", video editing, and spam tips.Smartcars: Dangerous if software companies would make them
By Hans Kwint - The Netherlands - May 27, 2013
High-res batch convert EMZ / WMZ grahpics to PNG a.k.a. "liberating your graphics"
In his article "Smartcars – dangerous or simply can’t make money out of the apps?" Ray Shaw wrote:Quoting:“The motor industry is slow to adopt because it fears it would lose its control over the process and its profit. "No it is too dangerous to have smartphone/tablet control” say the motorcar companies “What if it failed and crashed?”. More FUD
In his article, he proves to be totally clueless about the automotive industry: All software companies would be bankrupt if they made cars. Besides, fear, uncertainty and doubt about customer safety in the car industry is less acceptable than in software companies who have been selling bug ridden defective products for years without problems. Please let me explain you the difference.
By Hans Kwint - The Netherlands - May 24, 2013
The good and bad of Ubuntu 13.04 beta 2
Recently I've been trying to 'minimize' some big 'legacy' MS Word files. When using MS Office to export to HTML (unfiltered), I've found out they're so big because they have EMZ (gzipped EMF) and WMZ (gzipped WMF) files in them, accompanied by large "msoledata-thingies". These WMZ's / EMZ's are (zipped) "container" formats, and some of them contain vector graphics, a bit like SVG - but sadly Microsoft doesn't seem to support SVG in MS Office. These EMF / WMG-graphics may contain vector images: That's text, fonts and lines - which has to remain readable of course. I found out replacing this EMZ / WMZ files by PNG files in the Word-documents dramatically reduces size.
By ubuuser - Apr 15, 2013
LXer Feature: 15-Apr-2013LXer Weekly Roundup for 10-Mar-2013
Keeping my tradition of reviewing Ubuntu beta (http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/164695/index.html) and its final release (http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/166851/index.html) I want to revisit those topics for Ubuntu 13.04.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Mar 11, 2013
LXer Weekly Roundup for 03-Mar-2013
LXer Feature: 10-Mar-2013
The big news this week was Mark Shuttleworth and his feelings on the Ubuntu community and reaction to it. Miguel de Icaza decides to use a Mac full time instead of Linux at home. The Chrome OS resists being cracked into and more. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Mar 03, 2013
Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview released
LXer Feature: 03-Mar-2013
It was quite the eventful week in Linux news. Linus goes off on (UEFI) Secure Boot option in the kernel, LG acquires webOS from HP, how the “Six Strikes” Anti-Piracy program works and SCALE 11x kicks "trades" and takes "shows", Enjoy!
By - Feb 21, 2013
The Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview was released today along with loadable images for Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10.LXer Weekly Roundup for 17-Feb-2013
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Feb 18, 2013
LXer Weekly Roundup for 03-Feb-2013
LXer Feature: 17-Feb-2013
The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Feb 04, 2013
SprezzOS emerges, promising new-school tech with old-school gumption
LXer Feature: 04-Feb-2013
The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Nick Black, SprezzOS Project Hacker-in-Charge - Feb 02, 2013
LXer Weekly Roundup for 27-Jan-2013
LXer Feature: 01-Feb-2013
SprezzOS 1 has emerged for general use. I'll explain here the motivations of the SprezzOS Project, how we're unlike other new distros of note, and why you ought watch us for Linux's most exciting developments.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jan 28, 2013
LXer Weekly Roundup for 20-Jan-2013
LXer Feature: 27-Jan-2013
The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jan 21, 2013
Ubuntu releasing smartphone OS has better chance than other platforms
LXer Feature: 20-Jan-2013
I need to apologize to all our readers. I have not been keeping up on the LXWR as of late and I am sorry. I could give many excuses but they would be just that, excuses. The roundup is going to get a lot better in the weeks ahead. It has yet to reach it's full potential and I know it.
By ubuuser - Jan 09, 2013
LXer Feature: 09-Jan-2013LXer Weekly Roundup for 16-Dec-2012
I am not talking about ubuntu winning against android, IOS or even windows, but ubuntu as an OS has more chance of winning than projects like tizen, bada, megoo, sailfish etc.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Dec 17, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 09-Dec-2012
LXer Feature: 17-Dec-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Dec 10, 2012
Correction on Secure Boot Article
LXer Feature: 09-Dec-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Carla Schroder - Dec 05, 2012
Linux Has Not Won, Microsoft is as Dangerous as Ever, Fie on Secure Boot
This is an important correction to "Linux Has Not Won, Microsoft is as Dangerous as Ever, Fie on Secure Boot" that explains correctly how the Platform Key works.
By Carla Schroder - Dec 04, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 04-Nov-2012
I think UEFI Secure Boot is a shuck and a bald-faced Microsoft anti-competitive tool. I'll get to my reasons in a moment, because my most important point comes first:
Every purchase of a Windows license is an attack on Linux. Linux has not won, and Microsoft is as dangerous as ever.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Nov 05, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 28-Oct-2012
LXer Feature: 04-Nov-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Oct 29, 2012
KDE4 Plasma Active
LXer Feature: 28-Oct-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By tracyanne - Oct 11, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 07-Oct-2012
LXer Feature: 11-Oct-2012
I've recently replaced Unity, on the little MSI Netbook, that I wrote about recently after installing Ubuntu/Unity on it.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Oct 08, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 23-Sept-2012
LXer Feature: 07-Oct-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Sep 24, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 16-Sept-2012
LXer Feature: 24-Sept-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Sep 17, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 02-Sept-2012
LXer Feature: 16-Sept-2012
The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Sep 03, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 26-Aug-2012
LXer Feature: 03-Sept-2012
For your long weekend reading pleasure I bring you more on the Apple v. Samsung court proceedings, Firefox 15 goes on a memory diet, Linus shows his love for the Gnome desktop again, Apparently Apple killed the Linux desktop and no one told me and Baldur's Gate might get ported to Linux. Enjoy
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Aug 27, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 19-Aug-2012
LXer Feature: 26-Aug-2012
The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Aug 19, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 12-Aug-2012
LXer Feature: 19-Aug-2012
In the Roundup this week we have a 3.5.5 review of GNOME, as well as going all out and starting a OS of there own, Debian celebrates its 19th birthday, Red Hat finally commits to OpenStack and Carla Schroder talks about discovering and monitoring your hardware. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Aug 12, 2012
ownCloud Invades More Distros, Apple AppStore, and Google Play
LXer Feature: 12-Aug-2012
The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
By Carla Schroder - Aug 01, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 29-Jul-2012
ownCloud is a baby in the cloud space, but a fast-growing and useful baby. ownCloud was born at a KDE community event in 2010, and is already an easy and flexible server for sharing and syncing files.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jul 29, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 22-Jul-2012
LXer Feature: 29-Jul-2012
The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jul 23, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 15-Jul-2012
LXer Feature: 23-Jul-2012
In this week's Roundup we have Richard Stallman speaking out against UEFI, 5 things about Linux virtualization you might not know, Apple gets spanked in court, a revamped Nautilus for Ubuntu 12.10, Cinnamon comes to Fedora, and how free is your phone? Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jul 16, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 01-Jul-2012
LXer Feature: 16-Jul-2012
The latest installment of the LXWR of the weeks big stories for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jul 02, 2012
Happy Fifth, Scott Ruecker!
LXer Feature: 02-Jul-2012
The latest installment of the LXWR of the weeks big stories for your reading pleasure. Sorry its a day late. Enjoy!
By Carla Schroder - Jun 22, 2012
Linux and FOSS Are Not Selfish
LXer Feature: 22-Jun-2012
Can you believe it? Our esteemed Editor-in-Chief has been toiling at LXer for five freaking years!
By Carla Schroder - Jun 13, 2012
LXer Weekly Roundup for 10-Jun-2012
LXer Feature: 13-Jun-2012
This "selfishness" business has never sat right with me, and lionizing Linus' "cute" insults is tiresome and counter-productive. Characterizing the motivations of FOSS contributors "selfish" is wrong, and here is why.
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - Jun 11, 2012
Red Hat Drinks the Microsoft Kool-Aid
LXer Feature: 10-Jun-2012
All kinds of big news this week for you LXWR readers out there. Linus express his true feelings for the newest Gnome, Red Hat decides to get into bed with Microsoft, Our own Carla Schroder has an opinion on it, Mark Shuttleworth thinks Windows Azure is great..and here I thought I had heard it all. Nope, not even close. Enjoy!
By Carla Schroder - Jun 07, 2012
Can Ubuntu Be What Everyone Would Use?
Fie on ye, Red Hat. It's a sad bad day when you polish the Microsoft road apple.
By ubuuser - May 28, 2012
Why Wine is Important!
LXer Feature: 28-May-2012
Whenever there has been new transition, people have resisted to adapt to changes. Same has happened for gnome 3 based desktops. Specially from people who used to use gnome 2 as their primary desktop environment. Change for just the shake of change is not the best solution in most cases. However changes with desktops is something that can make or break the deal.
By Rpim - May 15, 2012
LXer Feature: 15-May-2012LXer Weekly Roundup for 13-May-2012
Wine enables you to run some Windows programs on Linux. If we work on wine I think Linux the desktop will become extremely popular and successful. I'll explain why. You often here people say things similar to gaming on Linux is rubbish..
By Scott Ruecker (Phoenix, U.S.) - May 14, 2012
The good and bad of Ubuntu 12.04 (part 2)
LXer Feature: 13-May-2012
In the LXWR this week we have all kinds of FOSS news including our own Dr. Tony Young asking how long a piece of string is, Dell announces Linux laptop designed for devs, Microsoft wants to restrict access to its OS..I know, I wasn't surprised either. Dinotrac asks for some advice, Larry the Software Guy gives an apology, Carla Schroder asks where Linux innovates or imitates as well as a Ubuntu 12.04 review. Enjoy!
By ubuuser - May 12, 2012
LXer Feature: 12-May-2012OK - So what do I tell my Mac friend?
I had written an article in beta days. I want to revisit the topic. No operating system is perfect, so to consider Ubuntu to be bug free is just like saying software does not have bugs. The reality is software always has bugs. Its the amount and severity of bugs that gives a good metrics of how usable a system is.
By Dean Pannell (aka dinotrac) - May 10, 2012
LXer Feature: 10-May-2012
So...I'm at a Ruby hack night when a friend tells me that his older Mac Book slowed to a crawl with the new Lion OS, so...he's toying with the idea of putting on Linux. But...
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