Linux media center distro rev's up.
A project aimed at building a Linux distribution for media center PCs has achieved a major new release. LinuxMCE 0704 is based on Kubuntu, and offers lots of flashy features, such as whole-house high-definition video distribution, optional alpha-blended graphics, gyroscopic remote control, and much more. more... and LinuxMCE Partners with KDE for New Release.

Manage your photos with digiKam.
It’s been said that for a free software desktop to succeed it needs to address the needs of the average home user. Managing digital photographs is just one of those needs. Let’s see how one of the more popular free software photo management applications, digiKam, measures up. more...

A First Look at Oracle 11g database on Debian GNU/Linux.
Three and half years have passed since my first attempts to install Oracle 10g on an unsupported Debian GNU/Linux distribution. Seeing that Oracle 11g is out, and exclusively for Linux at this time, I decided to download it among the first and see and share with you what it's installation looks like. more...

A step-by-step guide to building a new SELinux policy module.
Who’s afraid of SELinux? Well, if you are, you shouldn’t be! Thanks to the introduction of new GUI tools, customizing your system’s protection by creating new policy modules is easier than ever. In this article, Dan Walsh gently walks you through the policy module creation process. more...

Who needs Windows Home Server with Linux around?
I only recently started paying attention to Windows Home Server, since I tend to focus more on desktop operating systems and enterprise server systems. So I didn't realize until now that WHS is really just a vanilla file server. more...

SSH Menu - Save and Open SSH Connections from the Panel.
I was looking for a replacement for SecureCRT in Ubuntu. Something that would let me save all my SSH connections and make it possible to open a connection with the least effort. more... and SSHMenu.

The Ultimate Firefox Extension List For Junkies.
This is an ever-growing and ever-changing list. These extensions are by far the Ultimate of Ultimate Must-Have Extensions for Firefox. more...

Applications.
TrueCrypt is Free open-source disk encryption software.
Bibble is Professional Workflow and RAW Conversion software for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
SSHMenu is a GNOME panel applet* that makes all your regular SSH connections a single mouse click away.
PiTiVi is an open source video editor, written in Python and based on GStreamer and GTK+.
JMTPSynchronizer is a very simple interface for adding, deleting and retrieving content from your MTP device, with a Linux desktop.
Quamachi is a GUI front end for Hamachi. Hamachi is a UDP-based virtual private networking system.
LinEAK Linux support for Easy Access and Internet Keyboards more...

How To Tips.

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