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Linux Mint developer releases Cinnamon 1.3

The lead developer of Linux Mint, Clement Lefebvre, has released version 1.3 of the Cinnamon desktop environment. This is the first major update of the user interface based on code from the GNOME shell and which was first considered "stable" with version 1.2. In Cinnamon 1.3, all panel components are applets which means, for example, that users can remove a menu or window list and replace it with alternative third-party applets. All applets can also be moved using drag & drop so that users have even more control over where to position them.

The Lafayette Deception - Intermission: The High Price of

  • ConsortiumInfo.org Standards Blog; By Andy Updegrove (Posted by Andy_Updegrove on Feb 20, 2012 12:33 PM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story
As you may have noticed, last Monday passed without my posting a new chapter of The Lafayette Deception. I’d like to explain why, and also invite you to reflect on the role that the consumer of creative work will play in the future of writing.

Starfarer, An Open World Space Combat And Role Playing Game For Linux

  • Ubuntu Vibes; By Nitesh (Posted by Dart on Feb 20, 2012 11:35 AM CST)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Starfarer is an open world space exploration and role playing game for Linux. The player is a space captain who is out for an adventure to seek fortune and glory and commands a fleet in tactical battles in a war torn star system. Starfarer also has mod support for custom user-made factions, missions, ships and weapons.

Top 5 Ubuntu pre-installed Laptop companies

While Canonical has a well established business desktop scenario with Ubuntu, finding laptops with preinstalled laptops is sometimes a challenge. Laptops are usually available in two formats. First is the ODM (Original Design Manufacturers) who make the laptops. Second, is OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) who purchase from ODM but install their own brand of CPU, hard drive as well as the software. Some of these OEM

From open source to sourcing openly

One of the talks at this year's linux.conf.au that really seems to have struck a chord with people is the keynote by Karen Sandler, the current executive director of the GNOME Foundation. That's probably in part because it came from the heart – literally, in the sense that she spoke about her own heart condition, and issues that implanting a pacemaker device raised. These were principally to do with the fact that the software running the devices was closed source.

Unity 5.4 Review

It is always exciting when new versions of Unity are released since they bring along bug fixes and new features. Well Unity 5.4 was released on Friday. Let's go through some the features and bug fixes it comes with.

Install VLC 2.0 In Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

  • WebUpd8; By Andrew Dickinson (Posted by hotice on Feb 20, 2012 8:25 AM CST)
VLC 2.0 "Twoflower" has been released with faster decoding, support for more video formats, a reworked web interface, experimental BluRay Discs support and more.

AVG Antivirus For Linux/FreeBSD Plus Sendmail Mail Server

  • HowtoForge (Posted by falko on Feb 20, 2012 7:27 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
This document describes how to deploy AVG Antivirus for Linux/FreeBSD to the Sendmail mail server. It is usable for AVG version 8.5, 10 and 2012. By using AVG Antivirus with your Sendmail mail server, you can ensure virus-free inboxes.

Radeon HyperZ In Open-Source On Older Hardware

Recently there has been a lot of talk about Hierarchical-Z/HyperZ support for R600g since its set to provide a measurable performance benefit the open-source Radeon driver for modern GPUs. This support has still not been mainlined and there are still a few issues to work out, but at least the support is stable for the older "R300g" driver and has been around for quite a while at this point. For those wondering what to expect from HiZ/HyperZ performance boosts, here is a preview.

Softpedia Linux Weekly, Issue 187

  • Softpedia; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Feb 20, 2012 4:12 AM CST)
  • Story Type: Roundups
Welcome to the 187th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!

Fun With Video In Linux Using MPlayer

  • MPSHouse; By Bill Payne (Posted by vhbil on Feb 20, 2012 2:56 AM CST)
  • Groups: Linux
MPlayer has some features that you may not have noticed if you only use it to watch your videos or if you use a different video player.

LXer Weekly Roundup for 19-Feb-2012



LXer Feature: 19-Feb-2012

The latest installment of the LXer Weekly Roundup for your reading enjoyment.

PC Linux OS 2012.02: nice and stable

  • Linux notes from DarkDuck; By DarkDuck (Posted by darkduck on Feb 19, 2012 10:28 PM CST)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: KDE, Linux
There are not so many distributions in the Linux galaxy which have names directly showing the purpose of the distribution's creation. I honestly do not think that Bodhi is going to enlighten anybody or Fedora can stay on your head. As opposed to these, PCLinuxOS directly says that it is a Linux operating system intended to be used on PCs.

Move The Navigation Buttons Back To The Left In Nautilus 3+ Linux

NautilusNav-icon With the ever-changing world of Linux, you can expect things to be different for no apparent reason. Some changes are good, and some just cause trouble for users. In this case, it can just flat-out be annoying. Most people will instinctively look to the left of the file manager for navigation links, such as back and forward. In Nautilus 3+, that’s not where you will find them. Instead, they were moved to the right side of the address bar. That’s not a very natural place for them to be, so today, I’ll show you one way to move them back to the left.

New EU-level spat over open standards

The European parliament is currently consulting on a wide-ranging draft European Commission regulation on European standardisation. Voting in the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, which is spearheading the legislation, is set to take place in March. The initiative is intended to create a comprehensive, effective, broadly applicable standardisation system. The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) has criticised the proposal as paving the way for standards which are poorly compatible with open source software.

LZ4 For Btrfs Arrives While Its FSCK Remains M.I.A.

The proper fsck utility for the Btrfs file-system remains M.I.A. while a contribution from an independent developer introduces LZ4 compression support to this next-generation Linux file-system.

Happy Birthday, SimplyMEPIS

This is the inside story on a Linux distribution known as SimplyMEPIS. Like a lot of stories, there is more to it than meets the eye. And while on the surface, this is a story about a Linux distribution, there are some life lessons that can be found in it.

HP: Stop the FUD and show us the real webOS source.

Over the last several months, we’ve seen indications of a good faith effort by Hewlett-Packard to become a positive contributor to the open source software development community, in the form of a commitment by the company to release their webOS operating system as open source under the Apache license.

VLC 2.0 “Twoflower” has been released! PPA Ubuntu

VLC 2.0 “Twoflower” has been released, this is a major release of VLC that comes with faster decoding on multi-core, GPU, and mobile hardware, ability to open more formats, notably professional, HD and 10bits codecs.

Ice Cream Sandwich the best Android ever

Google’s Latest release of Android version 4.0 typically referred to as Ice Cream Sandwich has definitely changed the way in which people visualize smartphone. Essentially the most spectacular thing concerning the Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich is it provides almost as good consumer experience in smartphones as in tablets. There are numerous smartphones manufacturer already on the verge of launching their latest version of smartphone with Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. For e.g. Samsung Galaxy s, Motorola Droid Bionic etc. It’s well known the constantly rising need for the first tablet to get shipped with Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich i.e. ASUS Transformer Prime.

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