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48 Top Linux Distros! Fullnews. Fullnews. Jolicloud - Jolidrive. Jolicloud - Jolly good Linux (psst, don't tell anyone) Updated: February 8, 2010 In tech lingo, Linux means geekiness. Even though Linux has been making some pretty decent progress toward becoming a people's operating system, spearheaded by Ubuntu, it is still a domain of computer freaks, savvy ego-centric hackers and advanced users with a knack for software. Most ordinary people soil their pants at the very mention of the word Linux. But what does Jolicloud tell them? Nothing. First, it has the word cloud in there, and it's a new buzzword. Along with netbooks, cloud has been the defining word for 2009. Second, Jolicloud is such an esoteric name that it could mean anything. Take Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) and mix it with some Moblin and a sprinkling of Google Chrome OS and then wrap in it a WUBI style installer, you get Jolicloud.

Today, I will showcase Jolicloud, a Ubuntu-based distro optimized for netbooks, with a revolutionary look & feel and dead-simple usage model. Install Jolicloud It's a no brainer. Step 1 is to choose your login name: Fullnews. Here are six ways to set up multi-booting with Windows 8 and Linux: 1. Install the Linux GRUB bootloader -Install the Linux GRUB bootloader as the default boot object. -The catch here is you need to have a UEFI-compatible Linux distribution (openSuSE, Fedora, Linux Mint and Ubuntu). -When you install a UEFI-compatible Linux distribution and everything works well, you will get the GRUB boot menu after a reboot. 2.

-There's a possibility that doing everything of the above still gets you nowhere, and you're still getting Windows rather than Linux after reboot. -In that case you can use the BIOS Boot Selection option (activated by pressing a special key that varies between systems during the power-on or reboot process.) -Pressing the special key will interrupt the Windows boot process and you will get a list of available operating systems (Windows 8 and Linux). 3.

-Some systems make it difficult to enable Legacy Boot. 4. -Add the efibootmgr command to the Linux startup scripts. 5. 6. Should Adobe release software for Linux? Fullnews. You need not be a security expert to work with Linux, but be cautious. Whether you use Linux for work or play some basic security principles apply. Don’t pick up Linux with a lot of misconceptions about security rather, according to www.linux.com, be wary of these mentioned facts. • Linux is Not Immune to Everything: A Linux distribution is more secure than Windows not because the software on Linux is free of security vulnerabilities, but there are fewer exploits for those vulnerabilities. However, you will find fewer exploits like Conficker targeting Linux. Though new Linux enthusiasts and junior admins think that Linux is immune to security exploits, it is not true.

The difference is in where the weak spots are, how exploits are deployed, and what kind of attacks you should be concerned about. . • But You Don't Need an Antivirus: If you are just off Windows, you might wonder about the antivirus programs for Linux. Firefox 16.0 Officially Lands in Ubuntu. Canonical has just updated the default web browser in all its supported Ubuntu operating systems to Mozilla Firefox 16.0. Mozilla Firefox 16.0 is now available for the following Ubuntu operating systems: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (Lucid Lynx).

As we've stated in the announcement for Mozilla Firefox 16.0 Ubuntu users are the happiest ones, because Canonical updated the Firefox web browser to version 16 in the same day with the official release announcement from Mozilla. Mozilla Firefox 16.0 was officially announced on October 9th, 2012, for all supported platforms, including Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. Highlights of Mozilla Firefox 16.0: Users of other Linux operating system should download the usual Mozilla Firefox 16.0 binary and source packages, which support both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures. Download Mozilla Firefox 16.0 for Linux binaries and sources right now from Softpedia. Cool Open Source Games you should contribute to | Shinnok's Rants. [Update1 20-07-2011] As per numerous requests, the games list has been updated with some more cool games that I’ve missed. They have been prepended to the top of the list and as before, they are in no particular order.

While the popular conception when it comes to games for Linux is that they are almost non-existent, this is only true when it comes to big and popular commercial franchises that are backed up by giant video game studios and publishers like EA Games, Blizzard and Konami. On the other hand, Linux(and other platforms like *BSD) benefits from a myriad of open source and free games, some smaller for casual gaming and others more impressive like MMORPG’s and FPS’s that could compete with some of the commercial games out there in their branch either in the current state or given some fresh amount of contribution. 1. 2. 3.

If you’re the CEO or have influence over a hosting or isp company you could help Open Source Gaming by donating resources to those games that need it. Xonotic.

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