Kdenlive 15.08 will be part of KDE Applications 15.08 and this non-linear video editor’s second release as part of the KDE Apps stack following its port to Qt5/KF5 earlier in the year…
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Black Lab Linux Xfce 15.7 Is a Light and Different OS
Black Lab Linux, a distribution based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and using the Xfce desktop environment, has been upgraded to version 2015.7 and is now ready for download.
The Black Lab Linux distro is mostly known for its GNOME desktop, but developers have a host of other supported environments like Xfce or KDE. They have just upgraded the Xfce flavor, and they have made some serious changes to the operating system.
The Xfce desktop is known to be very light, and the same can … (read more)
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Watch: Linus Torvalds Has His Name Written on a T-33 Fighter Jet Aircraft
We reported a few days ago a very interesting and awesome fact about the creator of the Linux kernel, Mr. Linus Torvalds, who, apparently, loves to go Zero-G in a T-33 fighter jet aircraft to relax in between kernel pulls, besides going scuba diving.
The breathtaking information was revealed by Linus Torva… (read more)
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Arch Linux Can Now be Installed on the ODROID-XU4 ARM Single-Board Computer
The development team behind the Arch Linux ARM project announced earlier on their Twitter account that it is now possible to install the famous, customizable and lightweight Arch Linux operating system on the ARMv7l ODROID-XU4 board.
Highlights of the ODROID-XU4 single-board computer (SBC) include a Samsung Exynos 5422 Cortex-A15 processor running at 2Ghz and a Samsung Exynos Cortex-A7 Octa-core CPU, a Mali-T628 MP6 GPU with OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenGL ES 1.1, and … (read more)
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New Vivaldi Web Browser Snapshot Brings a Chromeless User Interface Mode
The Vivaldi developers were happy to announce recently that a new snapshot release, version 1.0.228.3, is available for download and testing introducing new attractive features, such as a new mode that has no user interface at all.
According to the release notes, Vivaldi Snapshot 1.0.228.3 follows on the steps of the TP4 (Tech Preview 4) versi… (read more)
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Tianhe-2, Most Powerful Supercomputer in the World, Runs Ubuntu
Tianhe-2 is the most powerful supercomputer in the world, and it resides in China. Besides the awesome power that it commands, it’s also running Ubuntu.
It’s a well-known fact that most supercomputers in the world are running some sort of Linux distributions, and that doesn’t happen by mistake. There is no Linux authority out there that lobbies to get the OS running on supercomputers. There are incredibly expensive pieces of machinery, and you want to have the best running … (read more)
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