The second release candidate for SimplyMEPIS 8.5, a beginner-friendly, Debian-based desktop Linux distribution, is ready for download and testing: "Warren Woodford has released SimplyMEPIS 8.4.99, RC2 of MEPIS 8.5, now available from MEPIS and public mirrors. Warren reported: 'In the past week, we've fixed some bugs reported by....

Linux: The default image scanning app on most Linux destkops, XSane, has many, many buttons and sliders. When all you want to do is make a PDF from text, or scan a picture, Simple Scan is there for you.

Which is the best Linux distribution for your desktop? Whether you are a beginner, a gamer or a Windows user who wants to try out Linux, here's a guide that help you choose the right Linux distro.

Interesting article by a person who doesn't seem to understand the littlest thing about server management. Believe it or not, the fact there's no GUI is one of the biggest strong points to ubuntu server edition. A server should not have any not absolutely necessary parts.

In this Linux tutorial you will learn how to use the Linux cat command. The Linux cat command is the Unix command to list a file’s contents onto your screen, or pass via pipeline to use with other Linux commands. The cat command comes from the word concatenate.

Here’s the first report about the installation of Linux (Ubuntu “Hardy Heron” 8.04) on my new Asus U6/U6S, which seems to be identical with the Asus U6SG, without the 3G/UMTS Modem:

Working perfectly out of the box:

* Installation (Alternate install with full disk encryption)
* Graphics after Installation of the Nvidia driver from Ubuntu (Update, 2008/06/15: Dual-Screen magic works as well.)
* Ethernet
* Wireless LAN with WPA
* Sound
* Touchpad incl. Scrolling
* Fn-Keys for Brightness, Volume, Play, Pause, Skip
* USB