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What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

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The Magnificent Seven unique Linux projects

21st March 2018 by dedoimedo 12 comments

While the technology landscape feels big, complex and colorful, the actual variation in creativity and uniqueness isn’t that huge. Often, ideas build upon…

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Linux 2017 – The Road to Hell

13th July 2016 by dedoimedo 139 comments

Also known as a really good song by Chris Rea. Also known as, ladies and gentlemen, I am terrified. What will become of…

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Dump Scratch — Use Blockly or Snap! instead

12th July 2016 by Paul Brown 16 comments

The people who make Scratch have migrated it to Flash. This is the most bonkers, hare-brained, backward idea they could have had. Migrating…

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Guix: The Non-Aligned Universal Package Manager

5th July 2016 by Bruce Byfield 2 comments

With Ubuntu releasing Snappy and Red Hat releasing Flatpak, suddenly universal package managers are in the news. Maybe we should talk about Guix…

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Budgie-remix: Unity Light and then some

4th June 2016 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

When half a dozen major desktops are used by Linux distributions, what chance does a new one have? In the case of budgie-remix,…

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Snap – I’ve got the package!

14th May 2016 by dedoimedo 3 comments

Ba-ba-bam. Now, the number of puns and historic and cultural references that can be applied here is way, way too high. We have…

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Tailor-made Distros with SUSE Studio

11th May 2016 by Paul Brown No comments.

One of the things about Linux is it’s super-customisable. If you would like to go deeper than picking your desktop and the colour…

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Using Solid State Drives on Linux

30th April 2016 by Bruce Byfield 7 comments

If your computer doesn’t already include a solid state drive (SSD), the odds are that it soon will. In less than a decade,…

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Taming Plasma

27th April 2016 by dedoimedo No comments.

How does one go about taming Plasma? Well, that seems to be a recurring question I get asked in the emails. People are…

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KDE Neon out now – An Interview with Jonathan Riddell

20th April 2016 by Paul Brown No comments.

Is KDE’s Neon a new Linux distribution? Is it a showcase? Is it a test bed? Neon (“tech preview”) User Edition launches today…

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Universal Install Script by XKCD – Combat test

16th April 2016 by dedoimedo 14 comments

Several days ago, I was gazing at the Universal Install Script comic by Randall Munroe, wondering if he may not have solved all…

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Linux Mint security – 28 days later

9th April 2016 by dedoimedo 3 comments

Ignore the actual time count. Answer me this: When would you feel more secure, knowing that your favorite distribution has been attacked and…

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