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PUBLIC MARKS from macroron with tags ***to-read*** & my-install-notes

21 February 2006

16 February 2006

LiveCDPersistence - Ubuntu Wiki

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How to save all your settings and software with a ubuntu live cd

13 February 2006

11 February 2006

APT - openSUSE

a package manager, primarily used by Debian based distributions, which makes installation and removal packages very easy. It automates the process of downloading and installation of required packages along with their dependency requirements.

GAG - Graphical Boot Manager

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a Boot Manager program. It's loaded when the computer is turned on and allows you to choose the operating system you want to use.

mkCDrec: Make CD-ROM Recovery - Disc Cloning +++

bootable (El Torito) disaster recovery image (CDrec.iso), including backups of the linux system to the same CD-ROM (or CD-RW) if space permits, or to a multi-volume CD-ROM set. Otherwise, the backups can be stored on another local disk, NFS disk or (remot

08 February 2006

Krusader - Twin Panel File Management For Your Desktop

by 2 others
an advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for KDE and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander. It provides all the file management features you could possibly want. Learn more...

QTParted - linux partitions

bootable Linux distribution that comes in the form of a CD or DVD can be a lifesaver when your computer goes awry. In this feature, we guide you through the process of fixing Windows with Knoppix, which includes resizing Windows partitions, solving key sy

Minix3 Download

a new open-source operating system designed to be highly reliable, flexible, and secure. It is based somewhat on previous versions of MINIX, but is fundamentally different in many key ways. MINIX 1 and 2 were intended as teaching tools; MINIX 3 adds the n

07 February 2006

List of open source software packages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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a list of open-source software packages: computer software licensed under an open-source license. Software that fits the Free software definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their works being re

04 February 2006

31 January 2006

Effective Partitioning - The How and Why of it

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I run 4 OSes on my machine. Them being Windows XP, FreeBSD, Ubuntu Breezy and Gentoo Linux. For the curious ones, my hard disk is partitioned as follows :

27 January 2006

GNOME: The Free Software Desktop Project

desktop environment, an intuitive and attractive desktop for end-users, users, and the GNOME development platform, an extensive framework for building applications that integrate into the rest of the desktop.

24 January 2006

23 January 2006

Backup Manager 0.6 User Guide

a command line backup tool for GNU/Linux, designed to help you make daily archives of your file system. Written in bash and perl, it can make tar, tar.gz, tar.bz2, and zip archives and can be run in a parallel mode with different configuration files

21 January 2006

PCLinux Live CD Article

If you're like me, you get frustrated on a daily basis with your XP box. I hate to see people slow themselves down with spyware, adware, and virus' so I have decided to share my secrets to speeding up your Windows XP Computer!

Damn Small Linux Howto

Using DSL from the CD. Installing DSL on the Hard Disk. Installing IceWM. Knoppix as a Rescue CD.

icewm home

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a window manager for the X Window System (freedesktop, XFree86). The goal of IceWM is speed, simplicity, and not getting in the user's way.

17 January 2006

Anonym.OS - kaos.theory security research Home - creative security research, focused on solving real-world problems - interesting and exciting open source software

kaos theory was formed to bring together the brightest minds in the information technology and security communities, willing to contribute their ideas and dedicate their free time and energy, to create and innovate in an effort to organically and wholisti