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Ubuntu 8.04.1 has been released! (920 diggs) The first Long Term Support updated image for Ubuntu 8.04 has been released. This release contains all the security and bug fixes in the two months since it was released, including Firefox 3 final. If you tried 8.04 and had an issue with a bug, you may want to give it another try.

Optimize Ubuntu 8.04 for Speed (642 diggs) So what if Ubuntu is a fast operating system?... There is always room for some more tweaking...

Garmin Nav devices run Gnome Linux (580 diggs) Garmin has posted Linux source code for its Nuvi 8xx and Nuvi 5xxx-series GPS navigation devices. The Nuvi 8xx offers a 4.3-inch, 480x272 display, and appears to be based on a Marvell PXA-3xx processor, Gnome Mobile Linux, and GeoClue location technology.

Flash 10-beta2 Linux (666 diggs) Flash Player 10 beta 2 was released on 7/2/2008 and includes new features and bug fixes.

OpenMoko FreeRunner Linux phone to launch on July 4 (745 diggs) OpenMoko has announced plans to launch the Linux-based FreeRunner mobile phone on July 4. The highly-anticipated open source handset will be distributed through OpenMoko's web-based store and will begin shipping on July 7. The FreeRunner will also be available from several vendors in Europe and India.

Playable demo of first Blender Open Game released! (666 diggs) Blender's first open game, codename "Apricot" and featuring the characters from Blender's open movie "Big Buck Bunny", is making great strides forward, with the first playable demo now released to the public.

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 Screenshot Tour (715 diggs) Even if there aren't big changes compared to the final version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, released on April 24th, 2008, the Alpha 1 of Intrepid brings a brand new theme, completely redesigned, which in time will become what everyone was expecting.

Firefox Goes Mobile (1,346 diggs) Mozilla's chairman explains why mobile devices need an open-source browser.

Graphics board vendor touts faster Linux drivers (653 diggs) AMD has released faster new ATI Catalyst drivers for Linux customers of its ATI FireGL professional graphics cards. The 8.49.7 Linux driver provides 33 percent faster OpenGL performance than the previous driver, claims the company.

10 Best Hacking and Security Software Tools for Linux (1,243 diggs) Linux is a hacker ’s dream computer operating system. It supports tons of tools and utilities for cracking passwords, scanning network vulnerabilities, and detecting possible intrusions. I have here a collection of 10 of the best hacking and security software tools for Linux.

Linux Media Center Edition (2,205 diggs) Controls everything from your TV to your security system using anything from your cell phone to a Wii remote.

Flash on Linux no longer breaks webpages (1,235 diggs) "There's a new beta for Flash Player 10 (Astro) available for Windows, Mac, and -- you guessed it -- Linux." Drop-down menus, like the one on Adobe's webpages, can now properly overlay Flash animations in both Firefox and Opera. There's also better camera support, better language support and speed and stability improvements.

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: Virtual Hosting With Proftpd, MySQL & Quota (574 diggs) This tutorial is based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. You should already have set up a basic Ubuntu 8.04 server system, as described in the first eight chapters of this tutorial: http:// www.howtoforge.com/ perfect-server- ubuntu8.04-lts This howto is meant as a practical guide; it does not cover the theoretical backgrounds.

GUIDE: Using Linux to Beat Comcast's BitTorrent Throttling (710 diggs) For those savvy enough to have switched over to Linux, this step-by-step guide will prove once again that Linux really does offer users almost complete control over their OS.

One live DVD, one ton of Linux games (608 diggs) LinuX-Gamers Live is a live DVD from Germany based on Arch Linux that includes nothing but games. Version 0.9.3 was released in June and provides an excellent means of sampling Linux games or setting up a home arcade, although a few of the games wouldn't run on my machine.

Windows Hater (in response to Linux Hater) (737 diggs) Picture this, you just bought built a brand new computer and want to install the brand spankin ’ new Windows Vista Ultimate, you plop down $300, and away you go! What does $300 get you? A bare minimum operating system with nothing but MS Paint and Media Player.

Seven Reasons to Move to Linux (777 diggs) Common reasons cited for not moving to the open-source operating system include system complexity, lack of in-house IT skills and a shortage of business applications. Both the open-source software community and the vendor world have done a lot to address these shortcomings, and the inroads gained are plain for all to see.

Microsoft Tactics Push India Toward Linux (694 diggs) One of India's 28 states plans to distribute 100,000 Linux laptops to students there. It sounds like Tamil Nadu's volume purchasing agent decided to use Linux exclusively after being put off by Microsoft's bundling tactics for academic users.

Lawyers to Judge: Hans Reiser May Be 'Mentally Incompetent' (476 diggs) Lawyers for Hans Reiser claim the Linux developer convicted of murdering his wife may be "mentally incompetent,"

Eee Monitor shots reveal Linux's $500 iMac rival (923 diggs) ASUS' Eee Monitor today has been captured in official photos that confirm the system to be the company's direct answer to the iMac. The all-in-one computer confirms earlier teaser photos and reveals a cross between Apple's Cinema Displays and the iMac, but with two big differences: the use of Linux and just a $500 price tag.

Samba Team Releases Samba 3.2 (644 diggs) The Samba Team is proud to announce the release of Samba 3.2, a major new release of the award-winning Free Software file and print server suite for Microsoft Windows clients.

9 Web browsers for Linux (649 diggs) In the spirit of linux and open source (not so much for opera), it is only fair that we are aware of alternate options for linux browsers out there.

Which Linux Distributions Are Dying? (1,002 diggs) Like everything else, what goes up must come down. This must apply to Linux distributions too, right? So, what ’s happening with Linux? Which distributions are growing?

Horny for Ubuntu 8.10: first look at Intrepid Ibex (1,322 diggs) The first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, codenamed Intrepid Ibex, was made available on Saturday. This preliminary Intrepid prerelease includes updated packages, a new version of the Linux kernel, and an experimental new visual style.

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 1 released - code name "Intrepid Ibex" (1,058 diggs) Steve Langasek has announced the availability of the delayed first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10, code name "Intrepid Ibex": "Welcome to Intrepid Ibex Alpha 1, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.10. Alpha 1 is the first in a series of milestone CD images that will be released throughout the Intrepid development cycle. The primary changes from Hardy