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The New Linux Kernel kicks VMware’s ass

Friday, October 12th, 2007

It doesn’t look good right now for VMware under Linux if we consider all the new things in the new 2.6.23-kernel that has just been released. The free virtualization methods KVM and Xen has gotten tons of new functions but the support for VMware’s modules is totally broken. In the blog servervirtualization, Schley Kutz, explains […]

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According to DesktopLinux, the Gentoo based SystemRescueCD is the best friends of system administrators that will help you restore crashed Linux systems and it will even help you with Windows Vista.
The CD comes packed with tools that allows you to repair NTFS-volumes and it even has Vista support with “Offline NT Password & Registry” editor.
You […]

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Now you won’t need to start up Windows for a web session. With the new P5E3 Asus builds in Linux, a Firefox clone and Skype directly onto the motherboard. They call the solution for Splashtop. With this new product Asus raises the bar for what one can expect from a motherboard. By including an operating […]

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Two days ago, OpenSuse 10.3 was released to the public. The fibre lines must have been glowing red from the immense demand, and during the peek they were up at around 14 gigabits per second. The average speed was around 12 gigabit per second. The mirror servers aren’t included, this was only the downloads […]

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In openSUSE 10.3 with the package for desktop effects, Compiz, is now a version 0.5.6 and the new things are many. Compiz comes from the start and contains some useful effects. To get the real “Hollywood” effects you can download Compiz Fusion.

The fact that the 3D-desktop is activated right from the start isn’t strange, as […]

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