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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is an extremely solid, usable, fast and secure desktop Linux OS. It continues to hone the Unity user interface introduced in... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Terry Relph-Knight

Adobe drops AIR for Linux due to lack of interest

...versions of Adobe AIR and the AIR SDK [Software Development Kit] for desktop Linux". However, since Adobe AIR has itself failed to make a significant... Read more

15 June, 2011

Asus posts teaser of 'super-slim' Eee PC netbook

...which ran Linux. For a while, netbooks led to a resurgence of desktop Linux, but it was not long before Asus and Microsoft engaged in... Read more

26 May, 2011

Thoughts on Ubuntu and (dis-)Unity(?)

...themselves in the position of being the "best known" public face of desktop Linux. It would be unfortunate if their penchant for experimentation were to... Read more

1 November, 2010

Ubuntu 'not necessarily competing' with Windows 7

...around the world. However, Holt said there was a "huge uptake" in desktop Linux among what he termed "web 2.0" companies. "These are companies... Read more

23 September, 2010 by David Meyer

Why I'm jolly impressed with Jolicloud 1.0

I've spent the last few days using, rather than cursing at, my netbook. My thoughts on the Nokia Booklet 3G have been... Read more

20 July, 2010

Novell unveils Suse MeeGo Linux for netbooks

...MeeGo further extends our position as the leading OS vendor in the desktop Linux market," Novell's director of client preloads Guy Lunardi said in... Read more

2 June, 2010 by David Meyer
Windows 7 v Ubuntu 9.10: an illustrated guide

Windows 7 v Ubuntu 9.10: an illustrated guide

Is Windows 7 good enough to halt the move to desktop Linux in its tracks? We compare and contrast Microsoft's new OS... Read more

26 October, 2009 by Alan Stevens

Pioneering desktop Linux project put on ice

...advisor on contracts and technology at Bergen, said on Monday that the desktop Linux migration would not happen for at least the next two years... Read more

5 September, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

Desktop Linux for small business

As desktop Linux becomes ever more professional, and with Microsoft still a year away... Read more

24 November, 2005 by Peter Judge

Desktop Linux 'like teenage sex

...set of customers such as those manning the phones at call centres. Desktop Linux is a tough nut to crack, Szulik said. "The desktop is... Read more

27 October, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Intel puts weight behind desktop Linux

...makers when partners in the Asian countries started requesting more help with desktop Linux, company spokesman Scott McLaughlin said. Now when Intel ships the components... Read more

24 November, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

NHS starts desktop Linux tests

The NHS is to begin trials of a desktop Linux software suite in a move it says could free up money... Read more

8 December, 2003 by Andy McCue

Linspire launches free Linux distribution

...the core OS. The Freespire community project was first announced at the Desktop Linux Summit in April. "Freespire provides a free marketplace for any and... Read more

10 August, 2006 by Colin Barker

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

Ubuntu is a powerful, free, ready-to-run desktop Linux distribution that's eminently suitable for mainstream use. Although the complexities... Read more

6 June, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins

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