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Linux desktop news, tips and how-tos for value-added resellers (VARs), solution providers, consultants and systems integrators helping customers select, install and manage Linux desktops. You'll find expert advice, best practices and tutorials to help you manage and support Linux desktops, including information on choosing Linux distributions and platforms, offering Linux desktop support services, configuring Linux desktops, migrating to Linux, the advantages of Linux for the desktop and more open source considerations and channel opportunities around the Linux desktop.

Ahead in the Clouds: The Future of Desktop Search

For Christopher Walton, senior director of products for Xl Technologies, Inc., the term "desktop search" is more than a little misleading. According to him, the future of this field stretches far beyond the insular world of a user's personal computer. Rather, it's in the clouds. "If you were to try to classify desktop search, I think the biggest thing, and I think where X1 really is a pioneer and an innovator, is in that belief that the desktop is a misnomer," he says. "The desktop in today's world really encompasses more than just the information on the local disc."

The Benefits of Migrating to a Linux Desktop

There is a surge in businesses and governments adopting Microsoft desktop alternatives. This paper will guide you through the anatomy of a desktop and things you need to consider when you move from a Microsoft® Windows®-based desktop to the Linux alternative offered through the IBM® Open Collaboration Client Solution (OCCS) powered by Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. Included are the architectural and financial views of this migration.

The Benefits of Migrating to a Linux Desktop

There is a surge in businesses and governments adopting Microsoft desktop alternatives. This paper will guide you through the anatomy of a desktop and things you need to consider when you move from a Microsoft® Windows®-based desktop to the Linux alternative offered through the IBM® Open Collaboration Client Solution (OCCS) powered by Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. Included are the architectural and financial views of this migration.

Dell dives into entertainment market with mini-desktop

Mini desktop PC is 80 percent smaller than the average desktop minitower and uses 70 percent less energy.

Making Desktop Linux Work for Business

IconWe've been talking about desktop Linux in the business world for years. in 2008, it seems, a lot has changed and improved, and a lot has stayed the same. A Computerworld article takes a look at the state of desktop Linux in the enterprise, and examines the benefits and the pitfalls, looks at the various vendors and their offerings, and talks about how to work well with Windows and other commonly-used platforms and applications.

The Perfect Desktop - OpenSUSE 11 (GNOME)

This tutorial shows how you can set up an OpenSUSE 11 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.

Enterprises Need Better Desktop Search

The lack of a good desktop search tool has caused many employees to download free software on the internet such as Google Desktop. A Forrester analyst talks about why such a strategy puts corporate data at risk.

Red Hat and the Linux Desktop 2008

"Red Hat has a desktop Linux plan. It's just not the same desktop Linux plans that everyone else has. As Jim Whitehurst told me in an informal gathering of Red Hat executives and press, 'There are companies that sell hundreds of products for millions of dollars and there are companies that sell millions of products for hundreds of dollars. Guess which kind of company Red Hat is?'

Should the Linux Desktop Be "Pure?"

jammag writes "According to Matt Hartley, many Linux desktop users don't like to admit that there's scads of closed source code commonly used with the Linux desktop. Hartley points to examples like proprietary drivers, the popularity of Skype among Linux users (in preference to the open source Ekiga), and the use of Wine. He concludes that, hey, if the code works, use it — a stance that won't sit well with purists. But his article raises the question: is it better to embrace some closed source fixes, and so create a larger user base, or to remain pure, and keep Linux for the specialists?"

Optimizing Sun Java Desktop System 3.0 for Sun Ray Clients with the Solaris OS

Brian Nitz has written a Sun BigAdmin Feature Article outlining the procedures for optimizing the Sun Java Desktop System 3.0 for Sun Ray Clients With the Solaris OS. Nitz describes the installation procedures and configuration changes recommended to optimize the Sun Java Desktop System 3.0 in the Solaris 10 OS for Sun Ray environments.

Struggling Towards a Great Linux Desktop

"I'm very happy with my Linux desktop. To be precise, I'm very happy with SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop) 10 SP2; openSUSE 11, Kubuntu 8.04, Mint 5 and MEPIS 7. I'm also getting fond of Fedora 9.

Making the Case for Corporate Desktop Linux

IconInfoWorld's Neil McAllister offers a primer in defense of desktop Linux in corporate environments. With tips on choosing the right distribution, migrating to Linux-friendly business applications, and bridging the Windows/Linux divide in heterogeneous environments, the article provides adequate ammunition for assuaging the desktop-Linux fears of cautious corporate types.

Nepomuk, KDE To Introduce the Semantic Desktop

Icon"If you follow technology trends, you have probably heard of the semantic desktop -- a data layer for annotating and sharing the information in your computer. But what you may not be aware of is that the semantic desktop is not a distant goal, but scheduled to arrive at the end of 2008. And, when it does, the idea will probably be implemented through the work done by the Nepomuk project, and, most likely, by KDE first."

Nepomuk and KDE to introduce the semantic desktop

If you follow technology trends, you have probably heard of the semantic desktop -- a data layer for annotating and sharing the information in your computer. But what you may not be aware of is that the semantic desktop is not a distant goal, but scheduled to arrive at the end of 2008. And, when it does, the idea will probably be implemented through the work done by the Nepomuk project, and, most likely, by KDE first.

Forrester: Enterprises need better in-house desktop search

The large amount of data being stored on personal computers and hard drives has caused many business users to download consumer search tools, such as Google Desktop, to find the documents they need. In a new report, Leslie Owens, a Forrester analyst, warns this consumer-driven discovery method puts company data at risk and behooves IT departments to adopt enterprise-worthy desktop search tools with administrative capabilities.

Red Hat: The money's in JBoss, not the desktop

The VAR Guy puts together a compelling argument for Red Hat's focus on JBoss middleware over the desktop. The net? There's a lot more money in JBoss than in the desktop, at least in the short term.

Sun, Solaris, Linux and the Corporate Desktop

IconThis past year has been a breakthrough for Sun for both their Linux and Solaris products. The most intriguing news of all is possibly the challenge Sun poses to Microsoft with their Desktop Initiative announced a couple of months ago. We spoke to Bill Moffitt, Product Line Manager of the Solaris Lifecycle, about Linux, the desktop and Solaris. Update: Bill Moffitt replies on our forums.

IBM and Linux Distros Gang Up on the Microsoft Desktop

IBM, Canonical, Novell, Red Hat and the distributions’ hardware partners are ganging up on Microsoft, intending to push a Microsoft-free desktop alternative involving Linux, Lotus Notes and Lotus Symphony. They think they see an auspicious constellation of stars in the sky – like PC margins – paving the way to making Linux-on-the-desktop mainstream – well, more mainstream anyway.

Canary Islands to host 2009 KDE-GNOME joint desktop meeting

In past years, KDE and GNOME have each had one major annual conference, Akademy and GUADEC, respectively. While these conferences are not run in exactly the same way, the KDE e.V. and the GNOME Foundation boards solicited proposals to host a joint conference for 2009. This new conference will encompass both Akademy and GUADEC to encourage cross-desktop communication and development. Three good proposals were received, and after some consideration by the membership and boards of their respective non-profit councils, the Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain proposal was selected and will be known as the Gran Canaria Desktop Meeting. The event will occur in the first week of July, 2009.

Lenovo Selects WinDVD And DVD MovieFactory For Its New Line Of Blu-ray Disc Desktop Computers

Corel announced today that Lenovo has chosen to bundle WinDVD and DVD MovieFactory with its new line of IdeaCentre Blu-ray Disc desktop computers. With this software, consumers will be able to use Lenovo's desktop computers to author and play back Blu-ray videos and movies.

Can the Linux Desktop Best the Mac Desktop?

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Dell Begins Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Pre-Installs

"...one-year into its Ubuntu desktop journey, Dell is giving the operating system another strong vote of confidence. The PC giant still doesn’t plan to offer Ubuntu on the server. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Dell’s endorsement of Ubuntu on the desktop remains a big win for the desktop Linux industry."

Mandriva Linux 2009.0 First Impressions

"While looking around in the Desktop area I discovered that there is a General (very basic settings) and an all effects area with lots of advanced and very interesting effects. It was here that I discovered that its possible to layout the virtual desktops in a grid pattern. I set up 9 desktops (I use 9 desktops on my laptop, so I thought this would be a good test) and selected the option "Desktop Grid". You can set it to activate and show the grid when the mouse is in a particular position on the desktop. For example you can set it to top right, but this isn't working for me. Possibly because of a bug; possibly because I'm running in a Virtual Machine."

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