MTP in Linux Getting your MTP devices working on Linux
Jun 30, 2009Just because the MTP protocol is promoted by Microsoft doesn't mean you can't get music onto your MTP devices.
more »Google Considerations: OGG Theora or H.264?
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more »Fast Forward: VLC 1.0.0 Media Player RC1
May 16, 2009May 13 VideoLAN announced and made ready for download the release candidate of its VLC Media Player 1.0. The new version supports more codecs and provides numerous enhancements.
more »Impressive: The new XBMC Media Center
May 08, 2009Version 9.04 of the multi-platform XBMC Media Center is released. Codenamed Babylon, the software comes with massive and in part, impressive changes.
more »DVD Menus Under Control: QDVD-Author New Version 1.8.0
May 04, 2009The DVD authoring software has been released in the new 1.8.0 version that promises to keep complex DVD menus under control.
more »We're Linux! Video Competition Winners Announced
Apr 09, 2009The Linux Foundation has announced the winners of its video competition. With more than one hundred entries, the competition with the sub-title, “We're Linux”, called for videos that showed what Linux actually means to its community.
more »Sun Puts OpenSolaris on Multimedia Course
Mar 30, 2009The free OpenSolaris UNIX derivative from Sun has not exactly been known for its multimedia capabilities. This should soon change.
more »MythTV Building your own video server
Mar 23, 2009We’ll show you how to build your own Linux-based video server that records, stores, and distributes TV programs.
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Red Hat Migrates RHEL from Xorg to Wayland
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PipeWire 1.0 Officially Released
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Rocky Linux 9.3 Available for Download
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Ubuntu Budgie Shifts How to Tackle Wayland
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TUXEDO's New Ultraportable Linux Workstation Released
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AlmaLinux Will No Longer Be "Just Another RHEL Clone"
With the release of AlmaLinux 9.3, the distribution will be built entirely from upstream sources.
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elementary OS 8 Has a Big Surprise in Store
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OpenELA Releases Enterprise Linux Source Code
With Red Hat restricting the source for RHEL, it was only a matter of time before those who depended on that source struck out on their own.
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StripedFly Malware Hiding in Plain Sight as a Cryptocurrency Miner
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Experimental Wayland Support Planned for Linux Mint 21.3
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