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Slackware's Pkgtool and Slackpkg

Slackware, which is knows as one of the oldest distributions in the Linux world, has its own way of managing packages. The package format was changed in the 13.0 release and an official package manager is included.

Published by Tolga BALCI (23398 pts) on Oct 18, 2009 to
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Upgrading the Linux Kernel

Although most users will never find the need to upgrade their kernel there are several valid reasons for doing so. A newer device driver may become available, there may be some security bugs that need to be fixed, or the newest kernel may be more stable and reliable.

Published by Kristen Grubb (2026 pts) on Oct 17, 2009 to
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Red Hat's RPM

In our third article in the series, we review Red Hat, the Linux giant's package management system RPM (Red Hat Package Manager) discussing its installation process, GUI, feature richness and seamless integration.

Published by Tolga BALCI (23398 pts) on Oct 13, 2009 to
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Debian's APT - Top Package Management

APT (Advanced Packaging Tool) is a high-level package management tool used in Debian-based Linux distributions. In this article we review APT in detail.

Published by Tolga BALCI (23398 pts) on Oct 13, 2009 to
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Puppy Linux: USB Flash Drive Portability

When it comes to portability, USB Flash Drives still reign. And while their capacities increase and prices continue to drop, they have been a major technological advancement for data portability. So how can you take it to the next level? By making an entire PC portable: both the OS and your data.

Published by MiAGon (1593 pts) on Oct 13, 2009 to
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Installing Linux to a Jump Drive

How to create a fully-functional Linux-on-a-stick system.

Published by Eileen Grace (54 pts) on Sep 30, 2009 to
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Remastersys: A Great Way to Make a Back-up in Linux

Remastersys is a great way for (K)(X)Ubuntu and KlikIt-Linux to make a live CD of a working desktop system. In this article we explain how to do so the “point and click” way.

Published by Berry van der Linden (2680 pts) on Sep 30, 2009 to
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How to Add Sources to the SOURCES.LIST File in Adept

Ever wondered why some packages aren't updating automatically? This is because there is no link for this package in the sources.list file of Adept. This article shows you how to add these sources.

Published by Berry van der Linden (2680 pts) on Sep 30, 2009 to
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Linux Compatibility Wired/Wireless Network Adapters

In this article I will tell you how to find out if your network adapter is Linux compatible or not. Proprietary drivers are often the problem why hardware is not supported in Linux.

Published by Berry van der Linden (2680 pts) on Sep 30, 2009 to
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Using Linux to Recycle Old Hardware

The Linux operating system can be pared down substantially and you can choose what free and open source software you want to install on your computer which makes Linux the perfect operating system to give old computer hardware new life.

Published by Kristen Grubb (2026 pts) on Sep 28, 2009 to
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