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more »KDevelop 4.0 Released
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more »OLPC Computers for Palestinian Refugee Children
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more »Bug Holds Up Ubuntu 10.04, But Not for Long
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more »Free Getting Started with Ubuntu 10.04 Guide
Apr 30, 2010The Ubuntu Manual Project, begun in 2009 by Benjamin Humphrey, is providing a free beginner's guide to Lucid Lynx being released today.
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