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It's been over 4 years since ProxLinux 2.2 was announced, released and then faded into the past. ProxLinux is a Lubuntu-based distribution which features the Openbox window manager as its default user interface.

Education is an important field for open source software to target. Today’s generation will define the future to come, and the lessons of open source software are important to teach to professors and students, including children, teens, and young adults. There... Continue Reading →

This is the age of big data. That's no secret. But have you ever wondered where all of today's data actually comes from? Here's a look at the sources of the data deluge, which has made data analytics a more important part of the channel than ever before.

The open source program office is an essential part of any modern company with a reasonably ambitious plan to influence various sectors of software ecosystems. If a company wants to increase its influence, clarify its open source messaging, maximize the clout of its projects, or increase the efficiency of its product development, a multifaceted approach to open source programs is essential. Having viewed the operations of many such teams, I have summarized six common characteristics of successful open source programs: read more

Today we would like to introduce you guys to a brand-new GNU/Linux distribution, which unlike few others it aims to offer you a one hundred percent free desktop-oriented computer operating system.

Play a word association game and the word "open" will almost surely be followed by "source." And open source is certainly an important force for preserving user freedoms and access to computing. However, code isn't the only form of openness that's important. read more

Install Apache2 with PHP 7 support in Ubuntu 16.04 server

Rebellin 3.0 is available. Rebellin Linux is a beginner-friendly desktop Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux. The project offers two separate editions - "Synergy" which is based on Debian's latest stable version and "Adrenalin" which is derived from Debian's unstable branch. Both editions provide a highly customised GNOME 3 desktop user interface. Starting with version 2.5, a MATE desktop environment option has also become available.

Xubuntu 16 04 LTS, the latest release of Ubuntu 16.04 Official flavors featuring Xfce 4.12 desktop environment has been released and announced by Xubuntu Team. This release powered by long-term support Linux kernel series 4.4 and support GNOME 3.18 packages. also include new community wallpapers, and the replacement of the Ubuntu Software Centre app with the GNOME Software graphical package manager.

We live in a society where large corporations essentially own two of the major ways we communicate: telephone (mobile and landlines) and the Internet (email, chat, etc). While paying for services to correspond with others over long distances might make sense, modern technology gives us better and more affordable options for communicating with those close to us. If you have wireless networking equipment in your home that is capable of communicating with your neighbor's equipment, why not just communicate directly with them? read more

Users to choose own codecs The Linux Mint project has decided version 18, scheduled for June 2016, will end out-of-the-box installation of multimedia codecs.…

Debian Development team announced that they are going to drop the i386 architecture support on Debian 9 (stretch) release cycle.

Forbes, an organization with a website presumably built on the value of its content, also has made the unfortunate decision recently to try to block off access to anyone using adblocker software, apparently so that it could successfully allow malicious "ads" to infect its readers' machines. This set of circumstances would seem to be one that would have Forbes re-thinking its adblocker policy, assuming it wishes to retain the trust of its readership. And it turns out that Forbes is doing so. And then not! Or maybe? Allow me to explain.

Earlier today, the development team behind the Debian-based Parsix GNU/Linux operating system have made two important announcements, the release of Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5r1 "Atticus" and Parsix GNU/Linux 8.10 "Erik" Test-1.

Here is how you can clone and back-up important partitions on Linux PCs/Tablets...

The Ubuntu Kernel Team have published a new installment of their newsletter to inform the Ubuntu community about the latest work done on the kernel packages of the widely-used OS.

The Linux phenomenon is, well what can you say other than phenomenal, and the man behind it is either a hero or an anti-hero to every programmer. One day you might grow up and become a Linus. So a recent Ted talk and a strange promo video for Linux are worth watching.

The biggest issue fixed in this release is the usb booting from USB 3 ports. Besides that this new maintenance release features KDE SC 4.14.16 as desktop. The Plasma 5 version was updated to Plasma 5.6.2 with KDE Frameworks 5.21. Neptune is a GNU/Linux distribution for desktops. It is based on Debian's stable branch, except for a newer kernel, some drivers and newer versions of popular applications, such as LibreOffice. It also ships with the latest version of the KDE desktop. The distribution's main goals are to provide a good-looking general-purpose desktop with pre-configured multimedia playback and to offer an easy-to-use USB installer with a persistence option.

When a group of employees collaborate on a project, there is need for handling all aspects and complexities of the project from start to finish, such as task assignment, scheduling, budget management, communication, documentation, and so on. Thus a good project management tool is a necessity for any kinds of businesses or organizations which are ...

The Ubuntu Online Summit 2016 for Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak) has ended, and we told you already that Unity 8 and Snaps are the future for the popular operating system.