Today the first release candidate of Linux Mint 11, codenamed Katya, has been released. Linux Mint 11 is based on Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal” which was released late last month.

The FSF has embraced Bitcoin for donations and this will help Bitcoin achieve more value in a world of government regulated currencies. The bitcoin economy is worth 22 million USD and this is pretty small as compared to the well established currency system we have.

Today the Ubuntu Developer Conference for Ubuntu 11.10 has kicked off in Budapest, Hungary. It will be a while till we get a clear picture of what is in store for Ubuntu 11.10 “Oneiric Ocelot”. But we already have some interesting details.

Apple makes all its Open Source releases on a website www.opensource.apple.com. Though it is interesting to see that the website has not been spotted distributing their WebKit code after iOS 4.3.0.

Today the KDE team has released the third maintenance of KDE SC 4.6. The release – KDE SC 4.6.3 – is a minor update and brings with it only bug fixes and translation updates. KDE SC 4.6 includes updates to Plasma Desktop and Netbook workspaces, the KDE Applications and the KDE Frameworks. There are no [...]

If you have used Unity in Ubuntu 11.04, you would have noticed the large icons in the Unity launcher. On smaller screens, like on netbooks, it could be too large and get in the way.

Unity has divided the Ubuntu users into two groups – those who like it and those who hate it. If you are in the second group, read on.

Situations like these happen when tech giants make money by using and modifying Open Source code in their products. It becomes extremely important to review these codes for any possible patent infringement and watch out for scavengers like these.

Two days ago, Mandriva 2011 Beta 2 was released and in the release, the Mandriva developers have decided to go with LibreOffice rather than OpenOffice.org.

Today the first beta of Fedora 15, codenamed “Lovelock” has been released. This is a very important release for the Fedora 15 development cycle because it represents the final feature list that will make it to Fedora 15.

Canonical asks Windows & Mac users to test out Unity. Find out what they have to say!

For those using Linux for daily home purposes, Ubuntu is the easiest to use Linux distro and has been forked further to other simpler and better distros.

Replying to a bug report, Mark Shuttleworth has mentioned that classic GNOME desktop fallback will not be available in Ubuntu 11.10.

The award was received by executive director Andrew Lewman from the Tor Project. The Tor Project has played a key role in the Egypt protests. It is based on the ideology of privacy and anonymity online.

Today, the Kubuntu developers have announced that Amarok 2.4.1 Beta 1 is now available in the Kubuntu PPA. Read on to know what has changed and how to install it.