Archive for the 'linux' Category

“Unable to get exclusive lock” - Error when trying to update programs

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed to receive the latest updates. Thanks for visiting!I just managed to install the latest version of Ubuntu on my PC, and it was like a smooth ride. My modem and other things worked smooth, and updating was a charm. Just a few [...]

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The Ubuntu guy now has a Dell Branded T Shirt

If you know what’s Ubuntu, you must have probably seen this kind of a picture on most Ubuntu branded stuff:

Today such a picture looked different on the Ubuntu Homepage, with a modification:

The guy with the blue T-Shirt just got a Dell logo impression there.
Cool. You might have known that Dell will ship PCs bundled with [...]

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Blender 3D 2.43 is out!

Blender is a completely free and open source, 3D animation program. Blender is cross-platform, and is available for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and others. Blender has a unique user interface, that may confuse a newbie. Mostly all functions can be accessed via Keyboard shortcuts, and it has many workspace themes. And also you [...]

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Ubuntu Studio 7.04 is out! Grab it now!

Ubuntu Studio is a multimedia flavour of Ubuntu. It’s aimed at the creation and editing of multimedia: for audio, video and graphic enthusiasts and professionals.

Ubuntu Studio has a whole lot of open source software packages for the multimedia user. They include audio creation softwares, players, sequencers, recorders, music synthesizers, typesetters, video editors, graphic editing programs [...]

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Wikipedia as a virtual filesystem

It’s now possible for Linux users to mount Wikipedia as a Virtual Filesystem in their computers, thanks to a project called WikipediaFS.

Wikipedia editors can now create and edit any Wikipedia page in their text editor or word processor, without any hassles. This translates lesser reloads in browsers.
Cool, isn’t it? But there’s no idea how this [...]

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Ubuntu on mobile devices!

Very recently, the GNOME Mobile and Embedded Initiative was announced to make sure that software freedom is a reality beyond desktops, available in the hands of users around the world. And Intel recently showed up their prototype of a mobile internet device based on Ubuntu.

Now, folks at the Ubuntu Developers’ Announcement mailing list have proclaimed [...]

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