12.12.13

Links 12/12/2013: Screenshots

Posted in News Roundup at 1:05 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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Links 12/12/2013: Applications and Instructionals

Posted in News Roundup at 1:00 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Terminator Ends the Terminal Window Blahs
How to open a large text file on Linux
How to configure keyboard layouts in Xfce (video)
Use the Raspberry Pi as a HTPC
How to Manage Your Android Device From Your PC
Solid Learning Resources for Raspberry Pi Arrive

Meanwhile, The Raspberry Pi User Guide, co-authored by project founder Eben Upton with Gareth Halfacree, is now out in a second edition and is a complete guide to the Raspberry Pi. It includes setup and installation information, instructions for using the Pi to power music and video, instructions for using the Pi in electronics projects, and there is a guide to networking Pi devices. Currently, it looks like the title is sold out, but there should be more copies available very shortly, as noted here.
Get Free Documentation for ownCloud, Scribus and Other Cool Projects
Remote Application Access Software supports Linux and UNIX.
Free eBook – Self-Service Linux: Mastering the Art of Problem Determination
Book Review: The Book of Audacity
Particulars Arcade-Action And Puzzle Game In Early Access On Steam For Linux
How To Install & configure Puppet Server on Centos 6.X / RHEL 6.X
How to configure Nagios for audio alerts and mobile notifications

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12.10.13

Links 10/12/2013: Games, Applications, and Instructionals

Posted in News Roundup at 6:28 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Metro Last Light Comes To Linux, And It Largely Survives The Transition

Bringing a game to Linux is always a tricky proposition. More than even Windows PCs, with their infinite permutations of hardware and the drivers that go with them, Linux can be a bitch to achieve any kind of standardization on. This is because now, in addition to considering the liquid hardware and the drivers, the core OS itself can vary from one unit to the next. No two Linux machines run the same variation of the OS and software, and this, alongside the variable hardware configurations, can make porting a game to it (which is by definition resource intensive) a complete mess.
Unvanquished FPS/RTS Hybrid Release Alpha 22 With A New Map
Top Email Encryption Tools

Email continues to be one of the most popular and useful functions of a Linux system. Being able to keep in touch with your friends, family, and colleagues is essential for any platform. As the scope of email threats keeps increasing, systems for email security and encryption have become more complex and more of a necessity. Protecting email from unauthorized access and inspection is important particularly because the protocols that govern email do not include encryption. Email was not designed with any privacy or security in mind. The consequence of the lack of security is that email can be compromised on the sender’s device, on a network, on a server, and on the recipient’s device.
How to develop cross-platform mobile apps on Linux
Install Tor Browser Bundle in Linux Mint 16
Install Tor Browser Bundle in Ubuntu 13.10
Dual boot USB drive – tutorial
How to develop cross-platform mobile apps on Linux
Life cycle of a process
Use vim at its best to edit your Puppet manifests
Set default apps on the Nexus 7 tablet

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12.09.13

Links 9/12/2013: Screenshots

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12.08.13

Links 8/12/2013: Applications and Instructionals

Posted in News Roundup at 11:15 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

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12.04.13

Links 4/12/2013: Games News

Posted in News Roundup at 7:59 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Broken Sword 5 Part 1 is Out Now
Frozen Endzone beta trailer before PC, Mac and Linux release
Rage Under Wine, How It Performs
SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 Free Racing Game Has Been Released

SuperTuxKart 0.8.1 has been officially released. It includes many new features and contribution from many new developers, making 0.8.1 the minor release with most bugfixes.
First Steam Machine Priced At $499; Xbox One Is In Trouble

Previously, we wrote about the Steam Machines beating the pants off the PS4 and Xbox One in the specs and pricing department, but it was all theoretical. Now we have actual confirmation from OEM provider iBuyPower, who has announced that their first Steam Machine will be available for only $499.
Rymdkapsel coming to Linux, Mac and PC in enhanced form next year
Rymdkapsel headed to PC, Mac, Linux
Natural Selection 2 FPS/RTS Updated With Lots Of Fixes
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Nearing Beta For Linux
FOSDEM 2014 Gaming Track Still Seeking Presenters

While Linux gaming is quickly gaining ground, it seems not many are interested this year in speaking about open-source game development.

Nils Kneuper sent out a notice today that the game development room for FOSDEM 2014 is still seeking speakers. The “Call for Proposals” has been out for more than the past month, but to date they’ve only received two proposals for the two-day event taking place the first weekend of February in Brussels.
SteamOS: Steaming ahead? – The Open Source Column
Reported Steam Linux Use Still Right Around 1.0%

With the start of a new month comes some new numbers out of Valve as part of their Steam hardware/software survey.
Steam’s November Hardware Survey – Linux Still Mostly Holding Itself Up
Entertainment Fosters Innovation

The Linux experience, the breakthrough creativity of the gaming industry.

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Links 3/12/2013: Screenshots

Posted in News Roundup at 4:01 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Linux Deepin 2013 screen shot tour

Linux Deepin is one of those unique Linux distributions for the desktop whose developers crafted a special desktop environment for it. Called the Depth Desktop Environment (DE), Linux Deepin’s DE is built atop GNOME 3 technologies, but with an interface that’s customized to provide what the developers consider a more user-friendly interface for desktop computing.
Centrych 12.04.3
Mint 16 Cinnamon
Mint 16 MATE
CentOS 6.5
SolydX 201311
Manjaro 0.8.8 Openbox
Deepin 2013