Animesh Kumar {itsAnimesh}
I'm an IT professional/FOSS Geek living and working in New Delhi, India. Currently for the most part I work as a Technical Consultant developing Open Source ICT solutions for social and societal inclusion. I am a a FOSS enthusiast, I want to create an awareness about FOSS through the work I do. Below are the latest updates from a some social networks I subscribe to.
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Reasons to put Linux/Ubuntu on your netbook!!!
Microsoft pounded itself on the chest in April saying over 96% of netbooks now use Windows. This made me somewhat sad, because I was hoping these little computers could be the break Linux had been waiting for. The first couple of netbooks all had Linux pre-installed. Unfortunately, Asus chose to go with a custom Linux …
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OLPC Operating System Sugar On a Stick!!!
Sugar is the desktop environment originally developed for the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) computer/education project and as of May 2008 being developed under the umbrella of Sugar Labs. Sugar is used on the OLPC XO-1 laptop computer and is also available as a session option on Ubuntu and Fedora. Unlike more traditional desktop environments, …
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Linux Ebooks!!!
No matter how experienced you are with Linux systems, there is always something new you can learn from a good book that focuses on specific aspects of a Linux system. For couple of years now when ever I want to go through specific aspects of a Linux system, whether it be commands, bash scripts etc.. …
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Dell XPS M1530 fingerprint reader on Ubuntu 9.04!!!
Ubuntu 9.04 has got to be the best Ubuntu version so far for the Dell XPS M1530 as all the hardware works out of the box. Here are the steps for getting the fingerprint reader to work : Installation Add the key by typing in the terminal: $ sudo apt-key adv –recv-keys –keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com …
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Virtualbox – A bridge between Windows and Linux!!!
This post is not for someone who has a fair amount of experience. It’s for someone who is either looking to convert to Linux and is stuck with Windows or someone new to Linux but not quite familiar with it yet. VirtualBox is a virtualization software. In layman’s language if you’re running an operating system, …
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Ubuntu 9.04 on Dell XPS M1530!!!
I’ve installed Ubuntu 9.04 on my XPS M1530 (both 64 and 32 bit) and it worked, beautifully, right out of the box. I recommend every Dell XPS M1530 user to use Ubuntu 9.04 as everything works right out of the box. The install time was insanely fast and easy. The boot time now is pretty …
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Windows 7!!!
The first question that strikes me is What is Windows 7? Windows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is slated as the next release of Microsoft Windows. Unlike its predecessor, Windows 7 is intended to be an incremental upgrade with the goal of being fully compatible with existing device drivers, applications, and hardware. Presentations given …
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Conky Lands on top of Windows!!!
I showed you how to install Conky, which is a free software system monitor for the X Window System in my last post. Some of us have experienced that if we add Conky to the Session/Start Application list, after booting Conky tends to appear on top of all windows. If you kill the Conky process …
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Conky – a light weight system monitor for Linux Systems!!!
Conky is a free software system monitor for the X Window System. Not only monitoring system, with a little bit of scripting, it can be useful to know your new mails, weather info etc. Conky is highly configurable and is able to monitor many system variables including the status of the CPU, memory, swap space, …
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Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) Review!!!
Ubuntu is an open source operating system with the intention of supplying an up-to-date, stable operating system for the normal computer user. In addition to stability Ubuntu try to target ease of use and installation. Ubuntu can be used on almost anything including Desktops, Business PC’s, Notebooks and many others that are able to support …