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Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix gets 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' update

Ubuntu Business Desktop Remix, launched by Canonical back in February and based on Ubuntu Linux 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot', has now received a major update to version 12.04 'Precise Pangolin'.
Ubuntu users get cloud backup for Linux encryption keys

Cloud key management firm Gazzang is offering Ubuntu users the huge convenience of being able to securely back up and recover encryption keys used to scramble files in the home directory.
Dell aims Ubuntu Linux laptop at developers

Dell has done another u-turn on open source and announced it will again ship a laptop running Ubuntu Linux.
Canonical releases Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin'

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ?Precise Pangolin? has been released by Canonical after months of widespread anticipation abou the popular Linux distribution.
Google Drive for Linux on the way

Google Drive launching has been the big announcements of the week, but it was a fairly unequivocal disappointment for one vocal category of users: Linux users are justifiably miffed that the new cloud storage service doesn't support the free and open source operating system.
Ubuntu Linux 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal' is born

Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth revealed the next Ubuntu Linux distribution will be Ubuntu 12.10 'Quantal Quetzal'.
Windows XP users reminded of two-year support deadline

The two-year deadline for users of Windows XP and Office 2003 to abandon their software or face a life without official support started ticking on Sunday, Microsoft has reminded millions of customers.
Red Hat Storage 2.0 beta version announced

Red Hat Storage 2.0 beta was announced yesterday by the Massachusetts-based open source software company.
Canonical offers 'Metal-as-a-Service' for scale-out provisioning

Ubuntu creator Canonical has released a new provisioning tool which the company describes as ?Metal-as-a-Service? (MaaS), designed to bring the elasticity of cloud computing to the world of physical provisioning.
Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' reaches final beta

Ubuntu Linux 12.04 'Precise Pangolin' has been released in a second and final beta version by Canonical.

Latest Features

Top 15 cloud storage tips and tasks

No single cloud service can do everything. Some shine when it comes to streaming a cloud music collection from the Web, but stink at syncing desktop folders. Other cloud services are great for sharing photos, but useless for reviewing a document's revision history.
Fast boot enthusiasts should check out xPUD Linux

Microsoft may be able to achieve relatively quick boot times using its forthcoming Windows 8, but the fact remains that for most of us, running on less-than-ideal hardware, those records will likely be out of reach.
Eight features Windows 8 copies from Linux

"Good artists borrow, great artists steal!" Pablo Picasso said it. So did T.S. Eliot. And, more recently, Steve Jobs. Let's face it: If something makes sense and succeeds, it gets imitated.
Linux Mint sticks to the classic desktop flavour

Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open source Linux distribution.
Oracle takes rough criticism over Java stewardship

Oracle, which officially took on the big job of shepherding Java two years ago this month, is travelling bumpy roads lately, with its modularisation and licensing plans for Java raising eyebrows and security concerns coming to the fore as well.
Why you should be using Linux Mint 12

For any new release of a popular Linux distribution, there are typically numerous fans eagerly awaiting the software's final debut. For Linux Mint 12, however, that anticipation may well have broken all previous records, so anxious have Linux fans been to see the new release's answer to the controversial desktop environments increasingly appearing in other operating systems.
Four good reasons to try OpenSUSE 12

Major updates have been coming fast and furious in the world of Linux distributions this fall, and this week is no exception. Now joining the ranks of Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16 and many others is openSUSE 12.1, which on Wednesday made its debut.
The complete guide to running Windows on a Mac

Mac OS X is a great operating system for most tasks, but some enterprise software just won't run on anything but Windows. This guide will show you how to get Windows 7 running on your Mac. And since Windows 8 Developer Preview was just released a few weeks ago, it made sense to include this as well to spare you the early adopter pains I had.
Five things I love about working with Ubuntu Linux

As I put the finishing touches on my 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux experience, I am taking the time to reflect on the highs and lows of the last month. Yesterday I shared my five biggest complaints about working with Ubuntu Linux, and now today I will list the five things I appreciated the most.
Switching from Windows to Linux

The first thing you should know: There is a learning curve. Linux is much easier than it used to be, but it's not Windows. If you're used to a Microsoft operating system, Ubuntu will take some adjustment.

How-tos

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