Updating Linux Mint9 from Mint8:
(Our purpose is to develop an ongoing method for updating new Linux distros.)

• Back up of user files (both data and program preference options)
• Installing updated or new distro
• Restoring the backup created above
• Adding additional applications
  • Adobe PDF Reader
  • Audacity audio editor
  • Google Chrome Browser
  • Krdc VNC Utility
  • Microsoft TrueType Fonts
  • Non-Free Multimedia Codecs
  • Skype Communications

Article Links:

So much news, so little time. We didn’t discuss them all at the meeting but view current open source and operating system articles:

• 75 Open Source Tools to Replace Apps You Use Every Day
• Speed up Open Office!
• Dumb and Dumber PC problems
• Kanotix 2010
• Parted Magic 5.0 Screenshots
• LiveUSB Drives: Why, How-to, and Where At
• Windows 8 Details Leaked On Internet
• Suit Over Faulty Computers Highlights Dell’s Decline
• The fall and rise of Mandriva Linux