Ubuntu 11.10 ‘Oneiric Ocelot’ Review
Oneiric Ocelot was released on October 13. This version of Ubuntu comes with a major overhaul of the Ubuntu Software Centre (USC), Unity and Dash. This release also comes with some new default…
Exploring Software: KDE’s Semantic Desktop
In this article, you will get an idea of the current state of the ambitious Nepomuk project. As part of KDE’s semantic desktop, it is currently evolving, though some parts are now useful….
Locking Horns: Fedora 15 ‘Lovelock’ v/s Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’
The two titans of the free software operating system arena, Fedora and Ubuntu, usually time their distribution releases a few days apart. This makes the competition between the two fiercer than it would…
Exploring Software: Unity, GNOME Shell and the Notification Area
Do the new desktops succeed in creating intuitive, simple-to-use and distraction-free desktop environments? It is hard to be passionate about something that everyone does! I was reminded of this by a blog about…
Igelle for the Masses: A First Look
There are hundreds of different Linux distributions worldwide. However, almost all of them are based on Debian, openSUSE, Slackware or Red Hat. But is there a distribution with unique features that is not…
GNOME 3 is Here!
GNOME 3, code-named ToPaZ (for Three Point Zero), was released on April 6 this year. The release has raised many questions. Can GNOME 3 maintain its dominance in the Linux world as a…
About Live CDs & How to Cut a Live Disc Using UCK
When I heard the term Live CD, I thought it was a rock band — but very soon, I learnt what a wonderful thing it was. This article not only introduces readers to…
Ease Your Ubuntu Experience
So you have made the leap, and are flying away from Windows… welcome to Ubuntu! You must have performed a few common activities like using the Ubuntu Software Centre, installing media codecs and…
Debian 6.0 ‘Squeeze’: What’s New?
With its extremely long release cycle (this one took two years), Debian 6.0 Squeeze was rolled out on February 6th, amidst jokes like, “See you in 12 months’ time,” and “So they finally…
Exploring Software: What Makes Netbook Hotkeys Tick!
This article explores the often confusing issues around ACPI handling in Linux, with the particular perspective of getting hotkeys working on netbooks. One weakness of Linux on laptops and netbooks is that not…
May 19, 2013
raghu ram — Hi Anil, Your articles are awesome Please give some tutorials on PCI Sound Card drivers using ALSA.
May 18, 2013
MF Hussain — Best training center in bangalore for RHCE is Linuxlearningcenter they train only on REDHAT....
May 17, 2013
santosh yadav — hello everyone!
i am trying to do gpio access and encounter segmentation fault.
so to overcome it i will have to map...
May 17, 2013
David — Its Fantastic !!
Thank you for your valuable Linux device driver articles.
Could you please start the same for BSP also.
May 16, 2013
Roberto Spadim — what about mysql otp?
