After the one week delay, the first alpha of Fedora 14 codenamed “Laughlin” has been released today.

Not much has changed in Fedora 14 Alpha in terms of the looks since Fedora 13. However there are a lot of changes under the hood. Some important changes includes the inclusion systemd and ROOT.

Read the full thing at http://techie-buzz.com/foss/fedora-14-alpha-released-includes-root.html

It has been a while since my original announcement of systemd. Here's a little status update, on what happened since then. For simplicity's sake I'll just list here what we worked on in a bulleted list, with no particular order and without trying to cover this comprehensively:

Read the full thing at http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd-update.html

Some people will tell you fragmentation is one of the main things that is holding back Linux from desktop adoption. Not having a unified name, packaging system, or heck even desktop environment often confuses new users and puts them into overload - Too much choice can be a bad thing.

Read the full thing at http://jeffhoogland.blogspot.com/2010/08/why-this-linux-fan-roots-for-meego-not.html

SSH is one of the most widely used protocols for connecting to remote shells. While there are numerous SSH clients the most-used still remains OpenSSH’s ssh. There is a plethora of tips and tricks that can be used to make your experience even better than it already is. Read on to discover some of the best tweaks to your favorite SSH client.

Read the full thing at http://symkat.com/35/ssh-tips-and-tricks-you-need/

This is a Facebook notifier plasmoid for your KDE desktop! This widget displays unread Facebook notifications.

Read the full thing at http://emabig.blogspot.com/2010/08/facebook-notifier-plasmoid.html

KPackageKit 0.6.1 has received lots of love regarding it’s user interface, last KPK (KPackageKit) was released 5 months ago, after that release I decided to work on things that were also upsetting me like printer-manager (my last post), well it was a good exercise although I couldn’t make printer-manager for KDE SC 4.5 (due not being able to add printers yet). And because of that KPK got abandoned for a while (my mailbox had more than 1000 of bug emails), this was definitely good.

Read the full thing at http://dantti.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/kpackagekit-new-userinterface/

By the standards of previous releases in the KDE 4 series, KDE 4.5 is tame. It has few new applications, and introduces no new technologies. Yet with its combination of small innovations and interface improvements, KDE 4.5 still manages to be a release worth installing. Although it does not try to expand the concept of the desktop, it does make KDE easier to use in dozens of small and satisfying ways.

Read the full thing at http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3899151/KDE-45-Trades-Revolution-for-Evolution.htm

KDE reaches out to another device form factor. Plasma's plugin-based design is at work again, after launching KDE special netbook interface. This time around, the KDE team presents its Plasma Tablet interface.

Read the full thing at http://www.osnews.com/story/23686/KDE_Shows_Its_Plasma_Tablet_Interface

Yesterday we wrote about how you can make WebKit default in Konqueror. We always knew that WebKit is going to make Konqueror faster; but how much faster? Today we test that by putting Konqueror with KHTML through the SunSpider JavaScript Test and the then do the same with WebKit. To get an idea of how fast they are compared to other browsers, we also decided to put Firefox 4.0 Beta 2 through the tests.

For system administrators shell scripting can be a very useful way to drastically improve workflow. Join Swayam Prakasha to find out how you can employ some fundemental tips and techniques to make your life easier…

Read the full thing at http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/tutorials/shell-scripting-for-system-administrators-the-basics/