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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…

Linux Inside

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Build your own YouTube-like platform in 45 minutes or less

13th February 2016 by Paul Brown 19 comments

Reddit is full of YouTube drama these days: users are accusing each other of plagiarism, and things have even moved beyond legal sabre-rattling…

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Video: Installing Coreboot — HOWTO & WHYTO

3rd February 2016 by Paul Brown 1 comment

That the UEFI firmware should die in a fire and that its instigators for its adoption should hang their collective heads in shame…

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Calligra Suite: The Other Free Office Suite

2nd February 2016 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

Calligra Suite is a mature office suite, with a solid set of basic applications, as well as an integrated, often innovative set of…

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The Video Editing Challenge – Part I: Kdenlive

22nd December 2015 by Paul Brown 11 comments

How easy is it to edit video on a GNU/Linux system using free software? Can the likes of Kdenlive, or more specialised tools…

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How the Raspberry Pi-based Pi-Top Laptop Computer came to be, as told by its creators

19th November 2015 by Bruce Byfield 6 comments

First came the Raspberry Pi, the single board computer the size of a wallet. Now, after a year of anticipation, the do-it-yourself community…

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A Survey of KDE Accessibility

31st October 2015 by Bruce Byfield No comments.

Thanks mainly to Orca, Linux accessibility has always centered on GNOME. During the fourth release series, KDE has started to close the gap,…

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3 Days of Networking Troubleshooting – Day 3: Polling and configuring WiFi from the command line

22nd October 2015 by Paul Brown 2 comments

Having Linux’s hardware detection software configure your network devices, including your WiFi, is the usual thing. But you may come across a botched…

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3 Days of Networking Troubleshooting – Day 2: Hand building a wired connection with and without DHCP support

20th October 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

Most Linux distros today will automatically configure your network as soon as you boot, more often than not, even while you install. However,…

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3 Days of Networking Troubleshooting – Day 1: Hardware, Modules and the Network Subsystem

18th October 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

Most Linux distros today will automatically configure your network as soon as you boot. Indeed, most will set up networking for you as…

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Freedom in a Box: What to look for in a Truly Free Laptop

4th October 2015 by Paul Brown 2 comments

If you like your computers with an extra dash of Freedom, Libiquity and Ministry of Freedom have something you may be interested in.…

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CLI Quickies (II): Fiddling with Sound

25th September 2015 by Paul Brown No comments.

The same way you can use the GNU/Linux command line to troubleshoot the brightness of your laptop backlight, it is also possible to…

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Enliven Videos with Kdenlive

13th September 2015 by Paul Brown 4 comments

The Kdenlive video editor is simple for beginners, but also powerful enough for those that need to go that extra mile. Distributed under…

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