Linux Gamers’ Game List

  • August 5, 2007
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    Peter
    Upfold

Let's face it, for serious gamers who want to play the latest hit titles, Linux isn't really the operating system of choice. That doesn't mean us Linux guys can't have fun and play games, though. There are an impressive array of free and open source games out there though, that might not be quite as graphically polished as their proprietary competitors, but nevertheless can be just as (and sometimes even …

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Make an ISO image from a folder of files

  • August 4, 2007
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    Peter
    Upfold

ISO image files are everywhere. When you download a new Linux distribution, you'll probably be given one of these files which you then burn the contents of to disc. You aren't just restricted to burning them, though, and it's actually a really simple process to make your own ISO images.

First of all, why manually create an ISO image, when you can just use pretty burning software such as Gnomebaker …

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Yesterday’s Downtime

  • August 4, 2007
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    Jacob
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Well, we're back now and the site is running fine.

I'd like to explain the cause of our downtime yesterday, as it wasn't the normal case of "too many visitors."

Yesterday, as visitors came flowing in, a programming glitch was the cause of our downtime, although the Digg article triggered the glitch.

The banner on the sidebar of FOSSwire.com (the Oratos banner) was a handy little applet that let you …

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Unix/Linux Command Cheat Sheet

  • August 2, 2007
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    Jacob
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In an attempt to find a good Unix reference for you FOSSwire readers, I was unsuccessful at finding a decent one on the Internet. So, why not make one?

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Click the image above to download a full PDF. Print it out, stick it on your wall, and pass it on. It's licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license, so feel free do distribute and modify it, even for …

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