Archive for the ‘Ubuntu’ Category
Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Introduction to Linux Device Drivers is a course that introduces the basic principles of device driver development on the Linux kernel.
This course does a pedagogical approach to the Linuxdevice driver subject, applying a systematization of concepts allied to a strong practical component in which the reader is invited ...
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
I've been using thunderbird for almost 3 years now (I think) and I recommend it to my friends.
It works great, I can setup multiple accounts with their own folders, easy configuration and personalization,.. I just like it.
But one thing that bottered me was the lack of capability for using multiple ...
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Monday, October 29th, 2007
"Today the new Wine help and discussion forum at wine-forum.org went live, the forums are meant to be a meeting place for anyone interested in Wine usage or development. In the past there there has never been a single forum dedicated just to Wine. In the past the Wine project ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
I just saw at Photonix, finally AMD released the new Drivers for ATI card for Linux. They are getting in the right track and recognizing linux :)
What can we say... "Aiglx support, X.Org server 1.4 support, video playback improvements, more performance improvements, Rialto AGP fixe and better support for the ...
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu | 4 Comments »
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
So, you've just installed Gutsy and want to add some "essential" applications?
But to make your life easier, if you want to install Flash, Java, Fonts, Codecs and Wine just click on the following links.
By clicking on the following links, Ubuntu will ask you if you want to install these packages ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" is out!
Bellow you can find all the information on the new release and mirrors from here you can get it.
I recommend you see the Tour to find out some of the new features in Gutsy. One of my favorite new features, is the "Bulletproof X" ( ...
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Friday, October 12th, 2007
The first "Software Libre" Forum in Lisbon, and the Portuguese Ubuntu LoCo Team is here!
Our spot was sponsored by Intraneia, a Canonical Partner here in Portugal.
We have the Ubuntu Logo made with tables, Ubuntu Pillows and some Pc's with Feisty and Gutsy for users to test. One of them from ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
*This post is going to be in Portuguese, its mostly for the Portuguese Ubuntu Community*
No seguimento do post sobre os Posters Ubuntu, fiz a tradução do poster “The Highway to freedom".
Ficheiros :
tar.gz com ficheiros da versão PT
Poster_PT_1280x921.png
Poster_PT_4877x3508.png
Podem fazer download dos ficheiros da Versão Original AQUI
Espero que gostem :)
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
*Update*
OpenOffice 2.3 already can open .docx files, just right-click and select to Open With OpenOffice.
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I'm starting to get .docx in my mail lately ( against my will...) and not using Microsoft Office and not beeing able to ask people to send at least .doc, I had to do ...
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
If you interested in Compiz in Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 read the next post, it explains the current status:
* http://www.realistanew.com/2007/09/23/compiz-in-ubuntu-update/
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