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FBZX is another Sinclair Spectrum emulator for Linux, but with an special feature: it works with the framebuffer, so it can work at full speed and full screen.

Version 1.0 Author: Falko Timme , Christian Schmalfeld This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 12.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops.

Android has always been Linux, but for years the Android project went its own way and its code wasn't merged back into the main Linux tree.

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Arne Exton has announced the release of ExTiX 10, an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for 64-bit computers featuring the GNOME 3 and Razor-qt desktops: "ExTiX 10 64-bit is a remastered build of Ubuntu 12.04. The original system includes the Unity 5.8 desktop.

Qodem is a re-implementation of the Qmodem DOS shareware communications package, updated for more modern uses.

In the Ubuntu distribution of the Linux operating system, you can use Unity workspaces as virtual desktops.

CyaSSL is a C-language-based SSL library targeted for embedded and RTOS environments, primarily because of its small size and speed.

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CNXSoft has stumbled across a USB-shaped mini-PC featuring Android 4.0 and an AllWinner A10 SoC clocked at 1.5 GHz.

"Just days after the Mandriva community started its own plans for the next release of the French Linux distribution, its commercial sponsor has formally announced that the community will take the lead on all Mandriva Linux development moving forward .

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The Mandriva Blog contains a short posting stating Mandriva SA's intent to hand control of the distribution over to the community.

Now that you know what the overall goal is, how do you get from here to there? First, understand that if you have a computer running Windows 7, that Windows 7's boot manager is responsible for making sure that the system boots.

Perhaps you've looked around a Linux conference and noticed more than a few "Han Shot First" t-shirts. Or maybe you enjoy sci-fi cons and are always pleased to see costumes powered by Arduinos.

I look after the news coverage on ZDNet UK, so my interests span the whole of business technology - though I do have a soft spot for Raspberry Pi, open-source hardware and emerging tech.

Jim Lynch is a technology analyst and online community manager. Jim has written for many leading industry publications and sites over the years.

Latest release of Edubuntu 12.04 Long Term Support Linux Operating System was released on April 27, 2012 and available for FREE download at https://sites.google.com/site/linuxlablibrary/ubuntu. Edubuntu is one of a variety of flavors of Ubuntu linux operating systems that also includes 100's of free applications including Libre Office, Thunderbird ... (more)

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Mozilla is resisting app marketplace support on Linux. Is this the beginning of a trend that will see Firefox knocked off the Linux hill? Facebook's new App Center is open source-friendly. But could the rise of marketplaces prevent FLOSS apps from being distributed? The Fedora Project is still trying to clarify its process of naming major releases, ... (more)