Today I came across a nice article by cnet on Linux user interface. The article obviously was geared towards new users who might be interested in Linux. This is a welcome change where everyday more reputable blogs and technology websites are opening up to Linux and introducing it to their reader base, who otherwise probably [...]

The next iteration of Ubuntu gets a new look. I am not sure if I like it that much. A part of me wants to see a new Ubuntu which looks drastically different than the current theme, the other part of me looks at the new theme and says, “not exactly what I was hoping [...]

Just a gentle reminder, today is “Firefox Download Day”; an attempt to set a guinnes world record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours period. For more information check out: http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/

Converting these two major packages has never been easier. In this example we will use RPM package of virtualbox 1.60 (renamed it to test.rpm to make life easier), convert it to debian package and than convert that debian package back to RPM. Converting rpm to deb: sudo alien test.rpm Converting deb to rpm: sudo alien [...]