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Windows GUI vs. Linux Command Line Myths

11/08/2008  IIIIIIIIII
Undoubtedly you've heard the old cliché that Windows is easier to maintain because it has GUI tools for everything while Linux requires commands lines and a terminal. Any experienced Windows administrator knows the point-and-click GUI tools don't cover everything.
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FSlint - Utility to clean up your File System in openSUSE

10/30/2008  III
FSlint is a simple yet very easy to use utility to find and clean various forms of lint on a filesystem. i.e., unwanted or problematic cruft in your files or file names. For example, one form of lint it finds is duplicate files. FSlint operates in both GUI and Command Line mode and the GUI is very straight forward to use especially there isn’t much of hidden menu options
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Adding a Lightweight GUI and Webmin to Ubuntu Server

10/24/2008  IIIII
The default installation of Ubuntu Server is non-graphical, the server is managed from the command line. Reasons for this type of installation are security and elimination of resource heavy GUI's (Graphical User Interface's). On some installations, the system management ease of a GUI makes life a little easier for the system administrator. It is possible to install the web based system management tool without the GUI. This method will allow you to use those tools locally on the server without using a separate computer on the network.
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Mandriva One video tour

10/18/2008  I
We loaded and ran the 2009 (10th Anniversary) edition of Mandriva Linux One, which we reviewed earlier this week. It's pretty, it's smooth, and it had a few problems with the GUI software install/remove utility that would leave a new user scratching his head, but overall, it's a nice update to a distro that started out with the idea that ordinary, non-technical computer users should be able to install and run GNU/Linux without expert help -- and that still adheres to this principle.
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QVideoConverter - Convert Video Files (AVI/MPEG) to DivX in openSUSE

10/14/2008  I
QVideoConverter is a simple video converter to convert Video files or DVDs to Divx Videos. QVideoConverter is a simple frontend GUI for mencoder which converts the videos to DivX format. QVideoConverter can auto detect the the Real Video Area and can Normalize video. QVideoConverter allows you to set the Bitrate, file size (MB), Framerate and Video resolution.
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Cross platform development with JRuby and Swing

10/11/2008  I
In addition to building Web and console applications with Ruby, you can write complex GUI desktop applications that run unmodified on multiple platforms. This article introduces Monkeybars, a library that uses JRuby and Swing for building applications, and takes you through an example application.
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Trolltech Is No More, Hello Qt Software

10/09/2008  I
Trolltech, the Norwegian company behind the Qt GUI framework, is no more. Earlier this year it was announced that Nokia is acquiring Trolltech and they have now decided they don't like the names Trolltech or Qtopia...
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Trolltech Is No More, Hello Qt Software

10/01/2008  I
Trolltech, the Norwegian company behind the Qt GUI framework, is no more. Earlier this year it was announced that Nokia is acquiring Trolltech and they have now decided they don't like the names Trolltech or Qtopia...
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Gufw - Simple GUI for ufw (Uncomplicated Firewall) in Ubuntu

09/30/2008  IIIIIIIIII
We have already discussed how to use UFW from command line. Gufw is an easy to use Ubuntu / Linux firewall, powered by ufw. Gufw is an easy, intuitive, way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual ports port(s), and many others! Gufw is powered by ufw, runs on Ubuntu, and anywhere else Python, GTK, and Ufw are available.
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VBoxHeadless - Running VirtualBox 2.0 On A Headless Ubuntu 8.04 Server

09/26/2008  IIIIIIIIII
This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0 on a headless Ubuntu 8.04 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment. Fortunately, VirtualBox comes with a tool called VBoxHeadless that allows you to connect to the virtual machines over a remote desktop connection, so there's no need for the VirtualBox GUI.
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