Most linux distros these days come with very basic network managers and though they work fine they are not too good for doing advanced tasks such as managing multiple wireless network. To face these criticisms Wlcd was created, it is designed to be a nice and simple network manager.
The main features of Wlcd include the following:
- No Gnome dependencies (although it does require GTK), so it is easy to use in XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment, etc.
- Ability to connect to wired and wireless networks at the same time
- Different Profiles for each wireless network and wired network
- Many different encryption schemes , some of which include WEP/WPA/WPA2
- Remains compatible with wireless-tools
- Tray icon showing network activity and signal strength
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If your are someone like me and have a huge music library and hate manually going and playing each track then Amarok is the tool for you. Amarok is a KDE application which is used to manage your music collection in different ways. Installing Amarok isn’t a hassle because it either comes by default in most linux distros or is present in their repositories.
When you first load up AmaroK it loads up in your panel with an icon of a wolf over a blue circle
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Firefox is no doubt a kick ass browser there is no debate on that. But their is a divide in the linux world when it comes to its stylings and default theme. Firefox on the Linux side uses the GTK library which although works under KDE but doesnt look as good as GNOME becuase GTk is native to GNOME. Now finally Mozilla has relased a Qt frontend for Firefox to please all the KDE enthusiasts. BEWARE!, before installing the Qt frontend backup all your bookmarks and saved passwords because the Qt frontend is in Alpha Stage.
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The RC(Release Candidate) for Adobe’s Flash Player is out. Flash Player 10 includes mosly performance upgrades on the linux side. Now you can run full screen video without the video being too choppy. Since Adobe joined FOSS they have been focusing alot on the Linux side for their programs, which pleases alot of Open Source Enthusiasts.
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Debian is a very popular linux distro that is the base of many excellent distros such as Ubuntu. Debian has just turned 15 and it shows no signs of slowing down, Debian is also used on many server installations due to easy installation of the LAMP packages on it. Hope for the best for debain 
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Posted on August 18, 2008 | Posted in News
The major problem with KDE 4.1, that is holding many people back from using it is that when you install it on distros like Ubuntu all main programs run fine and load up but nothing other then a white screen is displayed this appears to be a bug in KDE 4.1 and not Ubuntu.
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