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Welcome to the exciting world of Granular. The Granular Newsletter is a monthly update to get you going in the Linux world . It introduces you to the Linux world in such a way that it makes sure exploring Linux was never such a fun before. Your journey through this newsletter will take you to several interesting topics. A know-how about Linux commands & applications, an article on a historic event from the golden pages of Open Source world, some tips & tricks to hang out with, and a tutorial are the elements that make the newsletter an interesting read. And finally you can check out the latest news from the Granular and Open Source world. Sounds fun? Then let's begin reading the newsletter without wasting any more time.

Esto Vello has been released as a test version. Loaded with the latest versions of the most essential applications and the all new grl package system, this first member of the Esto series is all ready to set the stage on fire. Esto Vello works out-of-the-box for the newbies in the exciting world of Linux. All the regular users would also love to play around with Esto Vello. There is something for everyone!

Here's an insight to what you are going to explore in this newsletter:

• 3D effects are some cool stuff to hang out with. Know more about them.
• Bring that last closed tab back in Firefox.
• Granular 0.90 released in the form of a test version. Fetches good response.
• Automatically download & install software packages.
• K3b is perhaps the best CD/DVD burning application for Linux. Check out more of it.
• Add the all new cool-looking Menu in regular user account. (Granular v0.90 only)
• The story of Mozilla Firefox, so far.
• Installing rpm packages using command-line.
• gFTP is a fast and easy way to manage FTP transfers. Find out more about it.