Linux is the free and open source kernel that powers numerous operating systems (or distributions) that users can freely download,…
Author: Tavis J
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Linux Game Preview: Tomes of Mephistopheles (Alpha)
Indie game developers are becoming much more receptive to Linux users, and Kot-In-Action has become a household name with its…
Tags: Alpha, chest, Desura, dungeon crawler, game, Indie game, Kot-In-Action, Linux, magic, mana, role-playing game, RPG, testing, Tomes of Mephistopheles, Windows -
Managing Users with KDE
KDE Plasma Workspaces provide a graphical interface and lots of eye candy for the desktop Linux experience. Many would argue…
Tags: access, groups, password, privileges, security, sudo, System Settings, UID, user management, users -
Skullgirls: One Very Weird Game
This new fighting game called Skullgirls is about as weird as a fighting game can get. If Street Fighter could…
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3 Must-Have Apps for Any Linux OS, And My Preferences
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different GNU/Linux distributions available right now. They are all different in terms of…
Tags: apps, desktop environment, file manager, Gedit, gnome, Kate, KDE, LibreOffice, LXDE, terminal, terminal emulator, text editor, X-server, XFCE -
Secure and Encrypt Your Files with Truecrypt
File encryption is not just the stuff of spy movies. There are plenty of practical reasons why you might decide…
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My Book, The Golden Scrolls, on the Kindle
This post is a shameless self promotion. In case you did not know I wrote fiction, my book, The Golden…
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How to Batch Rename Files in KDE
KDE is the desktop environment of choice for many of the world’s Linux, BSD, and Unix users. It is easy…
Tags: batch rename, BSD, Dolphin, file manager, file name, Krename, Linux, photographer, rename files, Unix -
KDE File Dialog Now in Chromium Dev Build
Earlier, I reported that Google Chrome / Chromium would soon have KDE file dialogs for saving and opening files. This…
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How to Fix a Broken Grub Installation in Linux
Of all the errors messages and problems I have encountered over the years with Linux, there are few that I…