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more »Malicious Screensaver: Malware on Gnome-Look.org
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more »Enterprise Benefit: openSUSE Brings KDE Update for 11.2
Dec 07, 2009The openSUSE team is breaking with a long tradition of providing updates as backport patches instead of version updates. KDE 4.3.4 will soon be brought in as a version update.
more »Graphics Application Krita Gets Photoshop Import
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more »Gesundheit!: KDE 4.3.4 Code-Named "Cold"
Dec 02, 2009The KDE Software Compilation 4.3.4 release freezes the features for the upcoming 4.4, hence the code-name.
more »gPhoto Remotely controlling digital cameras with gPhoto
Nov 30, 2009Commercial software that lets users remotely control their camera usually is not available for Linux. gPhoto gives users a free alternative.
more »Moblin Moblin: Radically Different Netbook Distro
Nov 30, 2009This alternative desktop is designed specifically for computers harboring Intel's Atom processor.
more »Ubuntu's B-Sides: Alternative Apps
Nov 30, 2009In his blog, Canonical coworker Jorge O. Castro announces his so-called "b-sides" of Ubuntu, software that didn't make it into Ubuntu's standard installation.
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