Well, i just heard that Ubuntu is trying to rename all the top level directories! The proposed directory structure is:
/bin /system/executables
/boot /system/boot
/dev /system/devices
/etc /system/config
/lib /system/libraries
/home /users
/media /storage
/mnt /storage
/proc /system/processes
/root /users/Administrator
/sbin /system/executables/admin
/tmp /system/temporary
/usr /system/applications
Well, that’s just plain stupid if you ask me.. It will create unnecessary confusion and difference between various linux distributions! I think Ubuntu should strive to be “User Friendly” not “Idiot Friendly”. We dont want another case of the Windows do we? 
What do you guys think?
Hmm.. I’ve been out of the blogging scene for quote sometime now! Didn’t really get the time, or anything worthwhile to post. Well anyway, what better way to come back, then to list out the top 10 reasons to use linux! 
If you’re a Linux enthusiast like me, you’ve probably tried to convert a few people over to Linux from another operating system. Even though you succeed many times, there are always a few ‘geniuses’ out there who need some real persuading to switch over to Linux.
Continue reading ‘Top 10 Reasons to use Linux’
Here is a repository i use on my gutsy install which always contains the latest builds of Pidgin and Rhythmbox. So no more hunting for debs or compiling sources
Steps to add the repository:
Continue reading ‘Latest Pidgin/Rhythmbox repository for Ubuntu’
Adobe has released a shining new version of Flash Player for linux. This is a big release fixing a lot of stability issues and also adding a truck load of features!
Changelog:
New audio/video options
- H.264/HE-AAC codec support
Flash Player 9 Update 3 includes H.264 video and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio codec support that opens up a broad ecosystem and selection of standards-based video — up to HD quality — that developers can leverage in their applications. Supporting a subset of MPEG-4 Part 12 (container) and Part 10 (H.264), including baseline, main and high profiles, Flash Player can play back existing MP4, M4A, MOV, MP4V, 3GP and 3G2 content.
Continue reading ‘Adobe Flash Player 9 Update 3, Version 9.0.115.0 for Linux’
Tribe 5 just hit the mirrors! Get it while its hot! This release includes a lot of new features like:
- Gnome 2.19.90
- Graphical Configuration tool for X Server
- A new plugin manager for Firefox, which allows to choose readily used plugins such as flash, adblock, beagle plugin etc
- A new printing system, with a default PDF printer being installed by default
I once tried Gutsy when it was tribe 2. Lots of things didn’t work, or were buggy at that time, so i went back to feisty then. But now i’ve been using Gutsy since tribe 4 and its been as stable as feisty! So all those people who like to stay on the edge, do try it out, as its completely usable!
Download mirrors:
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/gutsy/tribe-5/ (Ubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/releases/gutsy/tribe-5/ (Kubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/releases/gutsy/tribe-5/ (Edubuntu)
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/gutsy/tribe-5/ (Xubuntu)
No changelog yet, ill update this thread as soon as i get debs. Though, since a month now, i have shifted to Ubuntu Gutsy. 
Get it here.
The Fedora Project has announced the release of Fedora 7, code name “Moonshine”: “Howdy, cousins! Welcome to our little Fedora hollow, where we’ve brewed up some mighty, mighty Fedora 7 Moonshine for your enjoyment.”
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Its finally here! And im running it Due to all the traffic rush, Ubuntu.com is down! On their homepage:
Thank you to everyone who has helped make Ubuntu 7.04 a reality. Thousands of you have helped code, test, translate and promote Ubuntu and everyone can celebrate today’s release.
If you are looking for general information about the Ubuntu project, the main site will be back shortly.
For official mirrors to download, please see the Ubuntu homepage.
From the Ubuntu mailing lists:
Folks, allow me to introduce the Gutsy Gibbon, who will be succeeding
the Feisty Fawn as the focus of our development love in a few short
weeks, for release in October 2007.
Hehe.. Funny name i must say.. But then i think about Warty Warthog, Hoary Hedgehog, Breezy Badger, Dapper Drake, Edgy Eft and Feisty Fawn.. Anyway, whatever the name may be, Ubuntu ROCKS!
Would you believe that Wine, the open-source, program that enables you to run some Windows programs on Linux, is faster than native Windows XP on the same hardware?
I have trouble buying that one too, but according to the Wine crew’s latest benchmark runs, it’s true.
Continue reading ‘Is Wine really faster than Windows?’
