This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 13.04 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu Studio 12.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Please note that Ubuntu Studio 12.10 uses XFCE as the default desktop environment.

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 14 (Nadia) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

This tutorial shows how you can set up an Ubuntu 12.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

Tra Adobe e Linux non c'è mai stato un ottimo feeling lo ha dimostrato in questi anni offrendo un Adobe Reader imparagonabile con quello per Windows, e negli ultimi mesi rimuovendo lo sviluppo per Air e Flash Player. Adobe dal canto suo offre una suite di software tra le più utilizzate e apprezzate anche tra gli utenti Linux, dal famoso Photoshop ad Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat ecc.

This tutorial shows how you can set up a Xubuntu 12.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Xubuntu uses the lightweight XFCE desktop environment.

This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 12.2 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.

lo scorso agosto Adobe ha anche rilasciato il suo primo font libero, Source Sans Pro, sotto licenza Open Font License 1.1. Ora è il turno della versione monospace, Source Code Pro.

Source Code Pro è il carattere a larghezza fissa che completa l’offerta realizzata da Open @ Adobe: Source Sans Pro, senza le grazie, è stata la prima famiglia di caratteri open source dell’azienda. In proposito, Ken Lunde ha voluto specificare che il primo carattere singolo a essere rilasciato sotto Open Font License (OFL) 1.1 è stato Kenten Generic creato nel 2000 per Adobe InDesign. Tanto Source Code Pro, quanto Source Sans Pro e Kenten Generic sono OpenType Font (OTF) generati grazie al kit di sviluppo proprietario di Adobe.

Oggi termina da parte di Adobe, il supporto per Android del suo famoso flash player. Tutti i dispositivi che ancora non l'hanno mai installato, non potranno più trovarlo, tra il software ufficiale del Play Store. E qualsiasi futuro aggiornamento non esisterà più.