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Wine - Software for Running Native Windows Applications

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A software package for Linux systems that makes it possible to install and run software written for Microsoft Windows.

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WordPress 3.2 Release Candidate

Saturday June 18, 2011

The popular blogging software WordPress is scheduled to be updated to version 3.2 by the end of the month. A release candidate of WordPress 3.2 is now available for download.

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VLC Media Player Updated

Friday June 17, 2011

The VideoLAN project has released version 1.1.10 of the popular open source VLC media player. VLC distinguishes itself through its robust support of a wide range of video and audio formats. It is a good choice for playing movies from most DVDs or CDs and runs on Linux and other common operating systems.
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Parted Magic 6.2

Tuesday June 14, 2011

The disk partitioning package Parted Magic has been updated to version 6.2, which includes upgrades of the Linux kernel, the partition editor Parted, the Gnome partition editor GParted, and the LiveUSB creation software UNetbootin.

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Chrome 12

Saturday June 11, 2011
Google's web browser Chrome, now closing in on Firefox as the number 2 browser with some 160 million users, has been upgraded to version 12. Unlike most other software, Chrome updates itself to the latest version if you have it currently installed. Otherwise you can download it from the Chrome web site. Read More...

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