Open Source News, Tips And Tutorials
Last week when I proposed list of best Linux OS to replace Windows XP, many users suggested Manjaro Linux as a worthy contender to replace Windows XP. I had deliberately excluded Manjaro as the first stable version is not out yet. But as many people using it pointed that it is almost stable, I thought of giving it a try.
As the first step to try Manjaro Linux, I had to create a live USB. And in this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a live USB of Manjaro Linux in Windows. [Continue reading]
Dev and Beta build of Chromium browser enables you to access several experimental features that are not available in the stable defaults. Some enthusiastic users or developers do try these unstable channels from time to time. In this quick tip, we shall see how to install Chromium beta and dev channels in Ubuntu 13.10 with PPA.
But before you proceed to install either of the two channels please keep in mind the following two things:
That said, please follow the steps below to install Chromium dev and beta channels in Ubuntu 13.10, Linux Mint 16 and other older versions. [Continue reading]
FlatWoken, a flat and minimal version of popular icon theme of AwOken, is almost ready. FlatWoken boasts of over 1300 icons at present and more icons will be added in the coming days. There is no PPA for FlatWoken icon sets today but it will be … [Continue reading]
Remember the last time you used backspace key to go back to previous webpage while browsing in Mozilla Firefox? It was probably when you were in Windows. Firefox is the default web browser in many a Linux distributions including Ubuntu. And in … [Continue reading]
Government of Spanish autonomous region Canary Islands, a popular tourist destination in Europe, has saved around 700,000 euro by switching to Open Source software, reported La Provincia. Last year, the IT department successfully concluded the … [Continue reading]
Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP. Which means your computer won't be getting any software updates including security updates. That would leave your computer running Windows XP even more vulnerable to virus and malware. Now, you have only … [Continue reading]
One of the irritating bugs in Ubuntu 13.10 is the missing date time from the top panel. Normally, there is a date time indicator displayed on the top right corner of screen but for some users this is disabled by default. What is more frustrating is … [Continue reading]
Team behind Numix Project has unveiled the plan for a new Linux distribution. If you do not know already, Numix is known for its beautiful GTK and icon themes which is undoubtedly one of the best themes for Ubuntu. This yet-to-be-named new Linux … [Continue reading]
As per Ubuntu 14.04 release schedule, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS final version is scheduled to release on 17 April'14. While 17 April is still far, Ubuntu 14.04 pre-release version is out for beta testers. Of course, this pre-release or beta version is not … [Continue reading]
Learning can be fun and Code Combat tries to prove it. Code Combat is an online course that will teach you to code Java Script. Wait a sec! Are there not several excellent online coding courses already? Codeacademy is an excellent example of such … [Continue reading]
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