Native Linux Twitter App ‘CoreBird’ Impresses With Latest Release

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November 18, 2014

corebird-tile In just a few short years native Twitter clients for the Linux desktop have become an endangered species Corebird is one of the few remaining desktop twitter apps still in active development for Linux, making its latest release all the more special. Distributed as source, and focused squaller on the GNOME3 stack, â€˜Corebirdâ€˜ isnâ€™t the easiest app to find in [â€¦]

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EOFS and OpenSFS Obtain Lustre Assets from Seagate

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insideHPC

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November 18, 2014

Today Seagate announced an agreement to transfer assets relating to the Lustre.org to Open Scalable File Systems, Inc. (OpenSFS) and European Open Filesystem SCE (EOFS).

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching Is kGraft-Based

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Phoronix

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November 18, 2014

Live kernel patching is now officially available on SUSE Linux Enterprise. SUSE announced the availability today of SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching, a means of performing kernel patching without the need for reboots. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching is based on their kGraft technology…

DisplaySearch: Global Notebook PC Market Grew 10 Percent

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ZDNet

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November 18, 2014

While tablet PC shipments continue to fall, the global notebook PC market seems to be doing much better, and grew 10 percent year over year during the third quarter of this year.

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Hands-On: New KaOS Linux Release

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ZDNet

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November 18, 2014

A new release of this nice, compact KDE distribution – and some notes about installing it on one of my UEFI systems.

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15 Apps Which Ship in Mint 17.1 Cinnamon [Overview with Screenshots]

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Chris7mas

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November 18, 2014

Two days ago I had a look at the release candidate of the upcoming Mint 17.1 Cinnamon, which is set to arrive in late November. Today I will take a quick look at the main applications that come bundled by default in the Mint 17.1 Rebecca installation disc, with a short overview and screenshots for each of them.

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Openoffice 4.1.1 on Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon

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johan carton

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November 18, 2014

Hello Linux-users,

Yesterday i have install Openoffice 4.1.1 on Linux Mint 17.1 Cinnamon instead Libreoffice. If i download it together with the Dutch language packet from the official Apache site, i can’t install it on my computer. When i install it with Terminal window i can not install the Dutch language Packet (only English)
Can somebody give me a solution to install the Dutch language packet to my Openoffice.
With kind regards,
Jocavi

How to use GIT to backup your files

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Leo G

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November 18, 2014

Well not exactly Git but a software based on Git known as BUP. I generally use rsync to backup my files and that has worked fine so far. The only problem or drawback is that you cannot restore your files to a particular point in time. Hence, I started looking for an alternative and found BUP a git based software which stores your data in repositories and gives you the option to restore data to a particular point in time.

Android 5.0 Lollipop, Thoroughly Reviewed

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ArsTechnica

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November 17, 2014

Android updates don’t matter anymoreâ€”or at least that’s what many people think. Back-to-back-to-back Jelly Bean releases and a KitKat release seemed to only polish what already existed. When Google took the wraps off of “Android L” at Google I/O, though, it was clear that this release was different.

Android 5.0 Lollipop is at least the biggest update since Android 4.0, and it’s probably the biggest Android release ever. The update brings a complete visual overhaul of every app, with a beautiful new design language called “Material Design.” Animations are everywhere, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a single pixel from 4.4 that was carried over into 5.0â€”Google even revamped the fonts.

Samsung Gear Virtual Reality Headset to Debut in December

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eWeek

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November 17, 2014

The Samsung Gear VR virtual reality device works in conjunction with a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone and will retail for $199 by itself or for $249 with a Bluetooth gamepad.