Ubuntu 14.10 “Utopic Unicorn” Arrives in a Few Days

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October 20, 2014

When Ubuntu hits the Final Freeze point, the developers stop pushing updates and changes and everyone focuses on the major bugs and problems that haven’t been fixed yet. An exception can be made if something really terrible happens, but that wasn’t the case until now and it’s unlikely to occur.

Now, Ubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn) is scheduled to arrive on October 23, this Thursday. Users will be offered the chance to upgrade their systems, but this is an intermediary release and it’s not likely that many users will take this step. The Ubuntu LTS release was just six months ago and not too many users are going to exchange the five years of support for 14.04 with just nine months for 14.10.

Anonabox Tor Hardware Router Wants to Protect Your Privacy Online

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The Linux Foundation

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October 20, 2014

The anonabox is looking for funds on kickstarter: The anonabox is an open source embedded networking device designed specifically to run Tor. It’s 100% Open Source and will help you control your privacy while using the internet: The anonabox provides better security than most available products because it is completely open source, and open hardware. […]

Ubuntu 15.04 to Be Codenamed Vivid Vervet, Ubuntu Celebrates 10 Years Birthday

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Chris7mas

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October 20, 2014

With only a few days before Ubuntu 14.10 will officially see the light of day, Mark Shuttleworth posted a blog entry filled with a richness of Vibrant words in which he announced the codename for the next version of Ubuntu, which will follow Utopic.

This announcement also comes as to celebrate the 10th anniversary since Warty Warthog, the first Ubuntu version, was released.

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Marble Atlas Review – Alternative to Google Earth

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Chris7mas

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October 20, 2014

Marble is a 3D virtual globe application which features various map views, Internet services integration for geographical and meteorological data, satellite views, routes suggestions, plugins.

Marble comes included by default in the KDE environment, in the KDE Education package.

By default, there are 10 different map view modes in Marble, each showing specific information, however, tens more can be downloaded and installed.

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DigiKam 4.4.0 Review & Ubuntu Installation

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Chris7mas

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October 20, 2014

It’s been a while since I had a look at DigiKam, and even though I’m not much into using a specialized application for organizing and keeping track of photos, I decided to have a look at the state of this popular and feature-complete photo manager for KDE.

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How to Monitor a Log File on Linux with Logwatch

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The Linux Foundation

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October 20, 2014

Linux operating system and many applications create special files commonly referred to as “logs” to record their operational events. These system logs or application-specific log files are an essential tool when it comes to understanding and troubleshooting the behavior of the operating system and third-party applications. However, log files are not precisely what you would […]

Linux 3.18-rc1 Released One Week Early With Many Changes

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Phoronix

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October 20, 2014

While Linus Torvalds initially anticipated the Linux 3.18 merge window being three weeks in length due to his Linux Foundation conference travels, he ended up managing to release Linux 3.18-rc1 after just two weeks… The release is out there now with its many changes…

Linutop OS 14.4 is released

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Sophie Muller

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October 20, 2014

New Linutop OS 14.04 for PC

Linutop announced the latest version of its Operating System 14.04 for PC and Intel NUC PC:

– Linutop OS is an optimized version of Ubuntu XFCE LTS 14.04 including up to date Linux drivers and major softwares VLC 2.1 , Firefox 32, Libre Office 4.2 in the smallest package (< 1GB)

– Linutop Security Lock: A simple solution for Secure Desktops in public spaces

The system can be locked into read only mode, preventing alterations by viruses or other mishaps. Its ability to recover its initial state at each startup is key to minimizes maintenance costs.

IDEAL for schools, libraries, associations that want to provide a desktop in a public space without needs for maintenance.

– Linutop Kiosk software :

–Internet Kiosk: Allows to easily setup an internet/intranet web kiosk

IDEAL for hotels that want to provide an internet cafe OR stores/libraries that need to provide online catalog browsing

–Display Kiosk: Allows users to configure a playlist of Images, Web Pages, URLs, Video, folders, PDF and sounds files with an intuitive interface, in order to display the media in full screen.

IDEAL for information, orientation, advertising

Linutop OS 14.4 complete details and download are available at: http://www.linutop.com/software.en.html

Development Release: Rescatux 0.32 Beta 2

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DistroWatch

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October 20, 2014

Adrian Gibanel has announced the availability of the second beta release of Rescatux 0.32, a Debian-based live CD designed for rescuing broken Linux installations or fixing boot loaders: “Rescatux 0.32 beta 2 has been released. The biggest improvement in this release is that resetting windows password, promoting a…”

oVirt 3.5 Rolls Out

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The Linux Foundation

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October 20, 2014

To say that October was a big month for oVirt would be a little bit of an understatement.