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Xgl on Suse10.1
Xgl is an X server architecture designed to take advantage of modern graphics cards via their OpenGL drivers. The development of Xgl was sponsored by Novell to increase the usability of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and was led by David Reveman
Checkout this video to see Xgl in action :
I recently installed Suse 10.1 and I have been trying to setup Xgl from the past 2 days ! Setting up Xgl is turning out to be painful unlike the Suse Linux Installation !
This is the sequence of steps I followed to setup Xgl/Compiz (Compiz is the window manager which works in composition with Xgl)
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Ethereal User Guide
Ethereal is one of the best open source packet sniffer available today. It is available on both Windows and Unix Platform. 
Detailed list of Ethereal features can be found here !
Richard Sharpe and Ed Warnicke have written an extensive user guide(450 pages) on Ethereal. The intent of the document was to improve the accessibility of Ethereal.
If you are new to Ethereal or if you are already using Ethereal this guide is for you :)
Download Ethereal User Guide V1.1
Detailed list of Ethereal features can be found here !
Richard Sharpe and Ed Warnicke have written an extensive user guide(450 pages) on Ethereal. The intent of the document was to improve the accessibility of Ethereal.
If you are new to Ethereal or if you are already using Ethereal this guide is for you :)
Download Ethereal User Guide V1.1
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100 Linux Tips and Tricks
Nope I am not going to write a post listing the 100 Linux Tips and Tricks. I am just going to attach a nice book that I found while searching through by E-book collection :)
The book is pretty good for new Linux users and can help them to quickly get started on Linux ! I have checked the copyright and its free of charge.
Download PDF(1.18MB)
P.S. The search for this document was triggered by the recent installation of Suse 10.1. :).
Download PDF(1.18MB)
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Suse Linux 10.1
Suse Linux 10.1 is a mammoth 3.5GB installation. I spent almost 30 hours downloading it via the torrent and I should say it was worth that effort.
I had Suse 10.0 installed previously. SuSe 10.1 has lot of improvements in terms of installation and hardware drivers.
For the first time I could install any linux distro with ACPI enabled !
For the first time I was able use hibernate on Linux
For the first time I didn't have to struggle configuring the graphics card and monitor.
For the first time a linux distro detected my ATI Mobility Radeon X700 Graphics card.
For the first time I am able to set a wide screen resolution (16:10 aspect ratio) in a linux distro.
For the first time I had no trouble setting up the wireless connection
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