Juergen's Focus on Linux Blog April 2008 Archive

Is Hans Reiser's Murder Conviction a Death Sentence for RFS4?
17 months after his arrest, the trial of Hans Reiser, the original developer of the Reiser file system, has come to a conclusion. The jury found him guilty of killing ... Read More

Wednesday April 30, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Wubi - Install Ubuntu Linux Like a Windows Application
Wubi is probably the easiest way for Windows users to try out Linux. With this method the process of installing a Linux system as a dual-boot setup is just like ... Read More

Tuesday April 29, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Linux Commands: more and less
The command more allows you to view the content of a text file simply by typing "more myfile" in a terminal window, where "myfile" would be the text file of ... Read More

Monday April 28, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

FreeNX - Free And Fast Remote Access To Linux Computers
FreeNX is a client-server system that allows you to use the computer you are sitting at as a terminal to work on another (UNIX/Linux) computer somewhere else on the Internet. ... Read More

Saturday April 26, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

TORCS - 3D Race Car Game
The is a great game for people who like to drive. You can choose from different racing events, from a variety of race tracks and a large selection of cars. ... Read More

Saturday April 26, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Java SE to be Released as 100% Free and Open Source
Sun Microsystems is planning to release an updated version of the OpenJDK in about two weeks. Since it will now consist exclusively of free software, there will be no more ... Read More

Friday April 25, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS to be Released Today
The developers of the Ubuntu Linux distribution have announced the availability of Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 8.04 LTS as of Thursday, April 24. LTS stands for "Long Term Support", referring to the ... Read More

Thursday April 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

X-Plane Version 9 Released
X-Plane is one of the most advanced flight simulator software packages for personal computers and includes complete scenery of the planets Earth and Mars. X-Plane creates a realistic flight ... Read More

Tuesday April 22, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Ubuntu 8.04 Users Can Download Software Using Linspire's CNR beta
The latest version of Linspire's CNR (Click-'n'-Run) software installation system supports Ubuntu "Hardy Heron" 8.04, which is expected to be released on Thursday, April 24. Linspire launched the open source client ... Read More

Tuesday April 22, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Kommander - For Building Graphical User Interfaces
Kommander enables users to build graphical applications for Linux using graphical editors. Drag and drop operations replace conventional coding, so that even non-programmers can generate graphical applications. Using the mouse, users ... Read More

Monday April 21, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

ImageMagick - Powerful Programmatic Image Processing
ImageMagick is a free and open source software package for modifying and creating images. Unlike graphics packages such as The GIMP that provide tools for manual creation and manipulation of ... Read More

Saturday April 19, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

Nexuiz - Free 3D Stereo Shooting Game
This is a fast-paced FPS (first person shooter) game that offers intense fighting using a variety of weapons, similar to Quake and Unreal Tournament. It also requires strategies, such as ... Read More

Friday April 18, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

The wget Command For Downloading Websites
The wget utility uses the HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols to download files, web pages, or entire websites. For example if you have intermittent Internet access you can use wget ... Read More

Thursday April 17, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Dell's Desktop Linux Program a Success
In response to strong demand by Linux users, Dell started to offer desktop and notebook computers with Ubuntu Linux pre-installed about a year ago. While the company doesn't release the ... Read More

Wednesday April 16, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

WINK - Free Software For Creating Tutorials and Presentations
Here is nice piece of software for creating tutorial or presentation movies. It is particularly well suited for creating tutorials for software and can capture screenshots. The user can add ... Read More

Tuesday April 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Open Clip Art Library - Thousands of Free Images
The Open Clip Art Library project collects user contributed clip art images. The focus is on supporting users of open source imaging software, including Inkscape, OpenOffice, and AbiWord. All images in ... Read More

Monday April 14, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

F-Spot - GNOME Photo Management Application
There are several advanced photo management programs that you can use to collect, organize, enjoy, and share all those pictures you have been taking with your digital camera. Which one ... Read More

Sunday April 13, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Frets On Fire
This is a popular game where the player pretends to play an electric guitar by using the keyboard in a non-standard way. The screen shows a simplified guitar fret board and ... Read More

Saturday April 12, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Emacs: Taking Editing To New Level
Emacs is a text editor developed back in the '70ties when computer operators and programmers used primarily text-based terminal windows to interact with computers. It is a powerful program, but ... Read More

Friday April 11, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

Tux Paint - Fun Drawing Software For Small Children
This is a very easy to use, yet very useful software for creating graphical documents for children. The user interface is designed for intuitive use by children as young as three ... Read More

Thursday April 10, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

rcp, scp, ftp - Commands For Copying Files Between Computers
There are a number of Linux commands you can use to copy files from one computer to another. The rcp ("remote copy") command is meant to work like the cp ... Read More

Wednesday April 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

New Mobile Internet Devices Using Atom Microprocessors
At a recent conference in Shanghai, China, manufactures introduced new mobile internet devices (MIDs) based on Intel's Atom microprocessor technology. The Atom is designed for very low power usage (0.6 to ... Read More

Tuesday April 8, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Setting up Compiz/Fusion 3D Desktop in Ubuntu
Compiz/Fusion is a 3D desktop environment for your Linux system. Its objective is to make the various elements that are visible on your computer look more physical. It aims to ... Read More

Monday April 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Atomix - Molecular Puzzle Game
In this game your objective is to move a set of atoms into the configuration of a particular molecule. The atoms are placed in a maze-like environment, but the user ... Read More

Sunday April 6, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Mozilla Releases Versions 0.8 of Sunbird and Lightning
The standalone calendar application Sunbird has been modified and improved significantly. Lightning, based on Sunbird code, is a calendar extension of the e-mail client Thunderbird. Improvements include an overhauled alarm ... Read More

Saturday April 5, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Adobe Releases AIR for Linux
The so-called Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) system is now available for Linux. AIR makes it possible to run "rich internet applications" (RIAs) without web browsers on Linux, MS Windows, and ... Read More

Friday April 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Archiving With The zip And unzip Commands
The zip program is a useful tool for archiving or transferring a set of files. A simple command like "zip archive dir" can quickly package a whole directory into a ... Read More

Thursday April 3, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

gThumb - Versatile Image Viewer, Browser, and Editor for GNOME
This program, now in version 2.10.8, comes in handy when dealing with images of all kinds. It is particularly well suited for importing and organizing photos from digital cameras. You ... Read More

Wednesday April 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

TaskJuggler - Free Project Management Tool
If you are looking for an advanced Open Source project management program for Linux, at a good price (free), TaskJuggler may be it. It has various features that go beyond ... Read More

Tuesday April 1, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)