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Ubuntu users looking for a backup utility like Apple’s Time Machine (without the 3d glitz) should take a look at TimeVault. The back-up program integrates nicely into Nautilus and allows the user to browse through their backups via a 2D gui application. The user can then rollback individual files or entire folders back to the corresponding time in TimeVault. You can download the latest TimeVault .deb from launchpad.

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With only 1 month left before KDE 4.0 is released to the public, the KDE group has announced the availability of Release Candidate 1 for KDE 4.0. A lot of exciting new technology will be found in KDE 4, including the Plasma desktop , Sonnet spelling and grammar checking technology, Phonen multimedia framework and Decibel framework for real time collaboration. You can grab the source code for KDE 4.0 RC1 here or grab the Suse KDE 4 Live CD or Debian Live Disc. Screenshots of Suse KDE Live CD are provided below.

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There’s less than 2 months (got my fingers crossed) until the final KDE 4.0 is released. In the meantime KDE, has released Beta 4 of KDE 4.0 which can be downloaded here. There’s also a openSUSE based KDE 4 Beta 4 Live CD which can be downloaded here and a Debian based Beta 4 Live CD here. Next up for KDE will be the first release candidate for KDE 4.0!

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KDE 4.0 Beta 3 was released last week and now a live cd of KDE 4.0, based off of openSUSE, is now available. You can download the live CD here. To see what KDE 4.0 is shaping up like read further.

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Over the weekend Nvidia released their latest 100.14.23 video drivers for Linux. Most notable changes would be a bug fix with Compiz and vt-switching, improved support for Lenovo notebooks and improved support for Nvidia’s Quadro family of graphic cards. Binary driver can be downloaded from Nvidia.

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Although KDE 4.0 is 2 months away (fingers crossed), the KDE 3.5.x series still provides for a robust desktop platform. For further proof check out KDE’s latest 3.5.8 release.. As always you can get KDE from your distro’s repository or download binaries here. Screenshots and more info provided below.

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Linux gamers can rejoice. A demo of “Enemy Territory : Quake Wars” has just been released for Linux which can be downloaded here. The demo contains only one level, but does support LAN and internet game-play. Expect a full Linux client in the near future. Screenshots provided below - frag away.

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After one long year, the Mplayer development team has announced that Mplayer 1.0 release candidate 2 is now available. Most noticeable improvements have been made with FFmpeg, TV streaming, better Intel Mac support and (drumroll) support for VC-1 in MPEG-TS and MPEG-PS files! Although you can’t play Blu-ray or HD-DVD with Mplayer yet, you [...]

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After 4 years Fluxbox has finally hit the big 1.0 release stage. You can download source or binary packages here. If you are not familiar with Fluxbox, the program is a lightweight window manager for X. Screenshots and installation tips for Ubuntu users are provided below.

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Mandriva 2008 has just been released to the public. The company has streamlined their Linux operating system with just three versions : Mandriva One, Powerpack, and Free. The primary differences would be Mandriva One contains proprietary drivers (Nvidia/Ati) and doesn’t cost a dime, Free contains no proprietary software and doesn’t cost a dime and [...]

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openSUSE is a community-driven project sponsored by Novell – similar to Fedora and RedHat. I haven’t used SUSE in quite sometime and with the release of their latest version 10.3, it seemed to be a good time to see how they have progressed.

The installation procedure for openSUSE 10.3 hasn’t changed a lot since I last used SUSE. I always thought SUSE made some of the best default splash screens in Linux and again I was impressed by the initial welcome screen for the installation.

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Pidgin Instant Messenger has been updated to version 2.2.1, mostly a maintainence release that fixes a crash that can be triggered remotely via MSN. The latest version of Pidgin can be downloaded here.

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