The most popular Linux is…
No it’s not Fedora, openSUSE, or even Ubuntu. It’s Linux Mint.
New Desktop Interface Flops
It’s not just Windows 8 Metro, other new interfaces, like Linux’s GNOME 3.2, stink just as much.
Mint 11: The "Un-Unity" Ubuntu desktop Linux
Like Ubuntu, but don’t like its new Unity interface? Then give Mint 11 a try.
The new Ubuntu Desktop: Unity
With the Ubuntu Linux 11.04 beta, we’re getting out first look at Ubuntu’s new Unity face.
Ubuntu Linux and GNOME: The Disputes continue
There’s disorganization and disputes in Linux desktop circles.
GNOME Sysadmin Hackfest – SCaLE 9x
We’ve been working hard on the list we’ve assigned ourselves in the GNOME Sysadmin Hackfest. So far we’ve made a large number of commits to our puppet configuration tree, as well as got two new servers installed. A large number of our web services are now migrated to a new RHEL6 based web server, which [...]
GNOME Sysadmin Hackfest – Day 1
Today I’m at SCALE in Las Angeles. I’m here for a few reasons, including as a Speaker on Sunday morning, to help manage the GNOME Foundation exhibition booth, and to participate in the GNOME Sysadmin Hackfest. As the staff GNOME Sysadmin I proposed and planned a Sysadmin Hackfest that would allow us to work on [...]
Banshee vs. Ubuntu Linux on Revenue sharing
It’s not often that open-source projects find themselves at loggerheads over revenue sharing but that’s what happened with Ubuntu Linux and the Banshee music player. Fortunately, it looks like an…
GNOME 2.32 Released!
I am happy to announce that GNOME 2.32 has now officially been released! This release is a bit smaller than what you’ve come to expect, but that is simply because most of the focus is on the upcoming GNOME 3.x series! I want to congratulate the entire GNOME team for all of their hard work [...]
Disable Login Screen User List Ubuntu
I recently wrote an article outlining how to remove the login screen user list in the KDE login screen. This article outlines the same steps, but specific to the GNOME login screen. The instructions here have been tested on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS as well as Ubuntu 9.10. If you would prefer to remove the user [...]