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Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex is out

31 October 2008 – 10:49 in GNU/Linux, OpenSource — No Comments

That’s now official, Ubuntu 8.10 Release is out, codename Intrepid Ibex.
If you are really in a hurry, you can already do an update, but be aware that it will take quite some time. I did the upgrade yesterday evening (GMT+2) and it took me more than 5 hours to download all packages.
I must say that [...]

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Nautilus, tabs at last

9 July 2008 – 11:09 in GNU/Linux — 3 Comments so far

This is now official, Nautilus will allow tab navigation for its next release. This is was one of the most missing feature in Nautilus compared to its major competitor, konqueror.
This new release will be included for next Gnome release, which will be 2.24 and will be included with most distributions, including Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex.
Be ready [...]

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Wine 1.0 is out

19 June 2008 – 9:00 in GNU/Linux, OpenSource, Software — No Comments

After 15 years of hard work, The Wine team is giving us the first non beta release of the famous project. This version is numbered 1.0 and will make Wine definitivly quit the Beta world, so loved by Web2.0 applications…
It’s been awaited for so long, but even though it’s been used by many people to [...]

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Shell script, how-to make them look better

16 May 2008 – 8:00 in GNU/Linux, Information Technologies — No Comments

When you program a shell script, it’s always usefull to have some message reporting immediatly such as OK or Error. So here is a little how-to get color in your shell scripts.
In order to do so, you just have to use ASCII characters within your command-line. This will make them more eye appealing.
The syntax is [...]

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Informatique et Télé… une longue histoire

14 May 2008 – 8:00 in Information Technologies, Miscellaneous — No Comments

Depuis toujours, la télévision, ou plus exactement les films et séries à un train de retard énorme quand à l’utilisation de l’informatique. Mais depuis quelques temps, ont sent bien qu’ils essayent de se rattraper a grand renfort d’effets spéciaux, d’outils ultra geek branchés histoire d’impressionner les masses, mais …
Hier soir je regardais Les experts: Miami [...]

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