Ruminations on the Digital Realm

The Ubuntu 8.04 W2L edition has been build to accompany the second edition of Probleemloos overstappen op Linux, a Dutch book about migrating to Linux. The Ubuntu DVD aims at providing a panoramic overview of what Ubuntu has to offer as to desktop environments and a wide range of applications for audio, video, graphics, office, [...]

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As your experience in Linux grows, you learn one thing: don’t buy new hardware or peripherals without checking whether it’s supported by your favorite distribution. It saves both money and disappointments. I wanted to buy a decent mediaplayer. To be honest, I am kind of cheap. I don’t feel the need to buy the latest [...]

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The development of the next OpenOffice.org is progressing nicely. You can get your hands dirty on the beta2 RC1 release. As always, it isn’t recommended for a production machine, but this is your chance to contribute to a quality release by finding and reporting bugs. Maybe the list of new features can convince you.
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Well, if you are not afraid to get your feet wet, your hands dirty and don’t mind the occassional quirk. The Alpha1 version of Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex should hit the servers soon.
IntrepidReleaseSchedule - Ubuntu Wiki
If you have been playing with Ubuntu for some time, following a complete cycle of bugfixing, feature adding (and removing) [...]

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At work I still have to use Windows XP, so every chance I get to alter the look and feel into something more decent I take. Currently I am using the Crystal Clear Bricopack, but that could change quickly.
VivaLinux!, a Spanish website, showcases an Ubuntu Transformation Pack. If the screenshot even comes close to a [...]

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