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        <title><![CDATA[Maybe not 100, but here you go!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Never mind all 100 apps for linux I have only a handfull of apps thats really worth using and for a start:-1 Worker File Manager2 Opera Browser3 Nero 3 for Linux4 OpenOffice5 Kate Text Editor6 Synaptic Package ManagerPlus a few more lesser apps that can be used by worker to give a user a very comprehensive application that is more than capable of suiting every user.No!!!? I don't get paid to praise these apps but who needs paying anyway as the privilage of using these free apps is more than payments could ever be. I'm not sure wether any of these apps are open source but who cares, I certainly don't and never will either.EKennedy]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:44:53 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Im suprised]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[that so far no one has mentioned that Ubuntu/Kbuntu are the same OS.  The difference is in the widow manager and desktop.  I have Ubuntu installed on a desktop, but there are several KDE apps I prefer (k3b, smb4k) so I installed a full kde desktop.  In the past I have installed XFCE and blackbox, so I have my choice of 4 different desktops when I log in (using the session button).  As long as you have at least a 5 GB partition, you should be able to install both KDE and Gnome under Ubuntu or Kbuntu.  My impressions overall are that KDE is more configurable, but some of the settings are buried in weird places, Gnome either has a setting in an obvious control panel, or its text-file hacking time.  KDE seems to handle wireless better, or at least smoother then Gnome.  The kde wireless tools seem more robust.  I tested this on a dell laptop with an intel wireless card which just worked after install, and with the 7.04 live cd.  Honestly, I use several desktops at different times.  I have a light blackbox I use when playing Postal or NeverwinterNights.  I use Gnome as my daily desktop for my desktop, and KDE on my laptop.  I run Ubuntu in a vm on my laptop (need XP and certain windows only apps at work.) and when I full screen the VM window, you would not know it was a VM.  The hardware support for VM images built into the processor, as well as dual core technology, makes VMs run at near native speeds.  Of course, It helps that VMware lets you dedicate a disk or partition to a VM instead of limiting you to a file based &quot;hard drive&quot;, this speeds up access times a lot.And if you could find another 512 MB ram for your test server, that would make a good VM sever.If you have not used linux since Debian Woody, I really, really recommend you look into it again.  Debian Etch is very nice, it has a similar feel to Woody, but all upgraded and clean. (I set up a Squid/Clamav/Squidguard web filter and proxy for a 5 station call center using Debian Etch.  They NEED to access the internet infrequently, so an old 900 Mhz celeron with 384MB ram works just fine, of course I set it to boot with no gui by default, and disabled all non-necessary services (that I could find-a linux God I am not)). Ubuntu flavors are good, but the default security model needs to be tweeked.  That goes for Mint Linux as well.  which is based on Ubuntu, but has a few distro designed control panels that are quite nice.    PC-Linux OS is popular, and would be a good choice to try out, and while your at it, look into PC-BSD.  Shoot, for testing purposes, you could install a ton of distros on one hard drive, giving each a 5 to 10 GB root partition and sharing /boot /home and swap across distros.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dumphrey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:10:12 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If it is]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[CS1  then that will run fairly well under Crossover on linux.  CS2 and CS3 are not well supported yet, but should be soon, as these are major players in the slow-adoption-because-of-commercial apps argument against linux.As for Mac, I will say this....&quot;They just work...&quot; right up until something doesn't, then its a major pain in the ass to figure out why.  Sadly, I prefer either Windows XP or linux to Mac OSX.As for booting your laptop from usb, is it powerful enough to run VMware server? (P4 2Ghzish and 512 to 1GB ram?) Because vms will run just fine from an external usb drive.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dumphrey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:39:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Speaking]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[og &quot;must have a good gui&quot; issues, HTF does Azureus keep scoring so high?  Its slow, a memory hog, and glitches out alot. This is based on my own testing and the endless problems my father had over the last year or so until I got him to switch to deluge.  BTW. uTorrent works perfectly under either wine or crossover.  You just have to browse to the uTorrent client the first time you open a torrent to set the binary as your default.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dumphrey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:30:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[per]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'll just read the manpage at some point.  It complains that it doesn't know the unit &quot;per&quot;.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:17:43 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'll third that plug for VMware]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've yet to have a Linux distribution that wouldn't install easily under VMware. I've actually got a client running VMware Server on his work machine so he can boot a Linux distro guest as an ssh front end for the web server. We may even build the webserver version three or four as a VM:- contains the mess in one place if we get cracked- snapshots let us revert if a config or patch goes bad- copy the VM to a new VM if we're testing a new build- let us build other related VM like a seporate mail/groupware server for the office staffIt was a no brainer install under Windows and as simple under Linux.In direct comparison with the same VM off a neutral partition I found VMware to be more efficent under Linux. Under a Windows host, the VMs really responded like they where a guest under an emulated layer. With a Linux host, I can blow the VM up to full screen and you wouldn't know you where under an emulation layer except if you tried to run a game or heavy 3D. (no real surprise or bashing there though as one is designed to be pretty and hold your hand where the other is designed to be efficient and both have there uses)There are some other VM offerings I want to look at like KVM but so far, VMware is what I'd recommend anyone start with on either Windows, *nix or osX.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:39:26 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Brian, TE2 nailed a couple of points.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It isn't worth fighting the 16-bit / 24-bit color issue to get Linux to run under MS Virtual PC, especially if you don't already know Linux.  I tried it this summer.  After I switched to VMware Server the Linux installs went much smoother.  I also thought there was a minor but noticeable improvement in performance under VM compared to MS VPC.  Since they're both free, I second TE2's recommendation: go with VMware.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:51:31 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Brian: Testing Linux]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[.Which would work better? I'll offer information and you can decide which is right for you.Kubuntu/Ubuntu in a VMOne advantage of Linux in a VM is the virtual hardware is supported, even on a laptop (no special laptop hardware issues).I run regularly Linux in a VM and it works well (1). As you know, a VM robs some performance (say about 25%) so long as you give it a healthy amount of real RAM. If you're running on a slower laptop, or only able to give a small amount of RAM (e.g. 128MB or 256MB) this will be much more noticeable. You know what to expect with running Windows XP on a PC with just 128 MB or 256 MB. Same for Linux. RAM is cheap these days. Be generous and enjoy.An option to consider: Run the free VMware Player (2) with a free preconfigured virtual machine you can download (3). The only reservation I have about this is that you're completely trusting the person who built the VM and installed the OS. Malware? You might consider downloading a prebuilt VMware Appliance and then install your own OS over it. Just a thought (I haven't tried this...I bought VMware Workstation 6 and built my own VMs to run in the Player).If you want to try multiple Linux distros, VMs are a great way to go.Kubuntu/Ubuntu on real hardwareLinux runs really well in a VM. I run a Linux VM on my ThinkPad (Windows XP for now) at all times. But, I spend most of my Linux time on a very fast desktop PC (with Windows XP in a VM  ). Running on real hardware does make a difference. You'll get the full experience. That's what I recommend if you can do it.Tip: Avoid dual booting on the same hard drive. Instead, use a separate hard drive for each OS and swap them out via &quot;drive drawers&quot; (4). This avoids one OS damaging another one (Windows is famous taking over the boot sector and forcing you to repair it). And, it avoids accidents.If your only experience with Windows was in a VM, you would have a distorted picture of Windows. Same for Linux. This is much less of an issue if you run the VM on a really fast multi-processor PC. Such a PC is so fast that you almost cannot tell it's in a VM. That Windows XP in a VM on Linux I run even plays video with sound well.Good luck!--------------------------------------(1) Cautionary note: Some VM software only supports 16-bit color (Virtual PC in particular). Most Linux distros start with 24-bit color. As a result, you'll start with scrambled video and be &quot;stuck&quot; unless you know what to do. Getting around this is simple. You just need to force the Linux to use 16-bit video. Kubuntu makes this easy. There is an option on the startup screen.BTW: I've found VMware to be significantly faster and better in many ways than VirtualPC. After having used both, I would say don't even bother with VirtualPC.(2) VMware Playerhttp://www.vmware.com/products/player/(3) VMware Virtual Appliance Marketplacehttp://www.vmware.com/appliances/(4) &quot;Drive Drawers&quot;http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=269832]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TechExec2]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:50:47 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[rebooting isn't so bad]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mind you, part of my interest is the very fact that I get to explore more than one OS. But, rebooting is not so bad for the few things that require Windows:Games - going to be in a game for a long while so a few minutes rebooting is no issue.Sync Palm/Outlook/Phone - existing data and add/update whatever else there is there.If your rebooting for Photoshop or AutoCAD your also likely to be there a while so it's the same as Gaming.Check out VMware server though or any of the other virtualization offerings. Unless I'm gaming, I can run everything I need under a win32 VM including printing on my Windows Only hardware.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:07:45 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'll give that list a go; the NS top 100 *nix apps...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Big Ticket Items:X/KDE (graphic desktop - started manually)- KDE Storage Media applet- KDE Quick Launcher applet- KDE Trashbin applet- Knetload- Kcpuload- Gnome System MonitorVMware Server- eGroupware Server (always running)- Dev Webserver (always running)- hosts the rest of the OS collectionClamAV (AV to protect the Windows systems)Used Daily:Firefox (website viewing)Gaim (IM - pidgin when Mandriva includes it)Thunderbird (Email)NVU (website development)Eterm (my pretty terminal window from X)OpenSSH (remote shell, ftps, scp)K3B (cd/dvd burning for backups)Samba (mounts a Windows Share on the NAS)gFTP (to be replaced by Filezilla soon)VLC (video player)Amarok (music library and player)kOrganizer (Outlook replacement)Kept Handy:GIMP (photoshop)OpenOffice (office suite)Skype (Voip calling)Remote Desktop Client (Terminal Server client)VPN Client (where I can't use ssh or TS client)Xtraceroute (traceroute graphed over a globe)Konsole (terminal emulator backup)Xterm (terminal emulator backup)Now I gotta go update all the software on my system with a single simple command and see if Filezilla and Pidgin are available by package install. Bahahahahahaaa]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:56:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'll add NeverWinter Nights to that list]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'll happily pay for a copy of NeverWinter Nights. As a game producer, they had the balls to also release a Linux native front end for it. Granted, you have to jump through some hoops to copy the game data files over during the initial native *nix binary setup but if the binary get's enough interest, they may realize it's worth writing an installer.Say, is Full Throttle the old Dos biker adventure game? I've got the disks for that someplace around here.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:32:50 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[think you may have posted in the wrong forum]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sounds like you want the other forum discussing the case of the copywrite infringement criminal who's been allowed to continue having access to a computer as long as they use a specific piece of software for monitoring network use.This'd be the forum you want:http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=93]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:28:14 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: 100 best Linux apps]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Here is another example of the government and corporate money intermingling together to run ourlives. I do not condone what the man did but to force him to use a platform of a certain company is unconstitutional and I would think a conflict of interest.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mickydee55]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:26:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I'm an Eterm person myself for much the same reasons]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've always got one of my desktops covered with four terminals. Eterm's default size fits 1280x1024 well. I also like that I can make them relatively pretty but that's a habbit from running Enlightenment before switching to KDE.I used to use rxvt alot also for containing BitchX.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neon Samurai]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:00:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Brian,]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[either one will probably run faster loaded in a dual-boot config than they will as virtual machines.  It depends on the hardware configuration of the desktop you'd be dual-booting on versus the config of the laptop you'd be using for virtualization.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[CharlieSpencer_Palmetto]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:53:09 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Linux on Desktop]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As soon as I get my Linux fileserver build out of the way and can reclaim my test box from Windows Home Server (nice software, just doesn't suit my needs), I'm gonna load either Ubuntu or Kubuntu (or maybe dual-boot between the two) and play around with the desktop functionality.  Or maybe I should just load them onto virtual machines on my laptop and test them that way.  Any recommendations as to which would work better?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[brian.mills@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:18:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[units]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We just fired it up and it asks &quot;you have?&quot; so we put something like 12 MPH and hit enter. It then asks &quot;you want?&quot; and we typed out &quot;furlongs per fortnight&quot; and  there it was.I go out of my way to point that, VYM, Kontact and a couple other productivity tools out to everyone I get grab.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[catseverywhere@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:54:23 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[even though I never knew about units program]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[lol, I had to try it as soon as I read that post.disone$ units '10 mph' 'furlongs/fortnight'        * 26880        / 3.7202381e-05dan]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[DanLM]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:41:26 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kubuntu &quot;Live&quot; CD performance]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[.I haven't looked into exactly how the Kubuntu &quot;live&quot; CD allocates resources, but I expect the more RAM the better. Since it doesn't touch your hard drive, it has to rely on a RAM drive for all writable storage and the read-only CD itself. I've seen some &quot;live&quot; CDs recommend a minimum of 1 GB of RAM because of this.I ran the Kubuntu &quot;live&quot; CD on a ThinkPad with 1GB of RAM and 1.4 GHz Pentium M processor and it ran OK. I did notice that starting programs from the CD was relatively a bit slower than from a HDD (no surprise there).On the desktop PCs I have installed it onto, Kubuntu (and the KDE GUI) run just fine. The slowest of these (Athlon XP 3000+, 1.8GHz, 1.5 GB RAM) was pretty fast when compared with older and slower semi-retired machines that people often try Linux out on for the first time. Linux is an efficient OS, but fast hardware still matters, especially when you're running a fancy KDE or GNOME object-oriented GUI on a workstation. So, I essentially give a Linux GUI workstation about the same hardware I would give to Windows XP. No scrimping. Suggestions:** A fast dual-core CPU makes a world of difference.** 2GB-4GB of RAM makes a world of difference. Add as much RAM as necessary to avoid virtual memory disk paging. Load all the programs you work with and leave them running. Then there is no (more) waiting to start up and no waiting to switch between them.** A fast 7200 RPM SATA 300 MBps hard drive with high recording density (all the current models are) makes a big difference.** A fast hardware video card (PCIe 16x preferred, AGP 8x minimum) is important even for mere &quot;office applications&quot; like OpenOffice.Good luck!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[TechExec2]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:08:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[furlongs per fortnight]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;10. units -believe it or not, it converts miles per hour into furlongs per fortnight.&quot;What's the syntax for that?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[apotheon]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:00:30 -0700</pubDate>
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