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Makes my Mac envious but OS X Leopard is only months away...
Tags: leopard, months, beryl, candy, makes, ...
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I want to build a Media Center PC or Home Theater PC (HTPC) from scratch.  I'll start with a PC backbone install Linux with the right drivers and software.  This should be fun..
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Tags: technology, hdtv, mpeg, videohelp, cable, ...
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The standard Ubuntu fonts are purely open source and so do not have names you may recognize.  Here are some to round your collection out.
Tags: linux, kxdocker, fonts, dock, equivalents, ...
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This project looks promising.  It is a front end to other engines including beagle.
Tags: shopping, beagle, tracker, affinity, looks, ...
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A good place to find out what is happening in Linux.LXer
Tags: linux, happening, place, internet, time, ...
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Tags: photo, software, album, gallery, jalbum, ...
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A great set of things to check on your server.  Most of these are taken care of in a standard installation but not all.
Tags: hardening, server, drivel, check, installation, ...
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Shell reference and files used to setup the shell.
Tags: shell, startu, inputrc, keybindings, linux, ...
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Turning you Linux Desktop into a Mac.  I've got a couple old laptops that could use a facelift.  This should give them a new lease on life even though they can't run Vista.
Tags: mac, linux, software, computer, facelift, ...
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A simple mapreduce program in php running on hadoop
Tags: hadoop, mapreduce, slashdot, news, nerds, ...
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The following two commands will set up password-less authentication from your computer to mycomputer.mycompany.com:

$ ssh-keygen -b 1024 -t rsa -f /home/username/.ssh/id_rsa
(do not enter a pass-phrase - leave it blank)
$ scp /home/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub username@mycomputer.mycompany.com:/home/username/.ssh/authorized_keys

Tags: ssh, linux, hns, mycomputer, mycompany, ...
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Image:Ubuntuguide_logo.png
Tags: ubuntu, nvidia, feisty, configure, drivers, ...
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My personal favorite flavor.  Debian at its heart, with a strong GUI, regular updates, and an incredible update network.  Recently they began supporting a server as well as the usual workstation/desktop version.  I run it on a laptop quite nicely and on my video server.
Tags: ubuntu, gnome, window, desktop, debian, ...
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Basic setup.  Linux home server with a static IP running rsync server.  Set up anacron and use rsync client side for the Mac and PC to do backups over the internet.  Sweet.
Tags: software, anacron, rsync, backup, ...
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One year I worked on creating a CD for the Theban Mapping Project during a vacation.
Tags: theban, mapping, auc, tomb, project, ...
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