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Wish list: 10 improvements for KDE 4.2

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on August 31, 2008 7:26 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Share Print Comments KDE 4.1, released last month, brought a great number of improvements to the popular desktop environment. It's the best desktop I've ever used -- but that doesn't mean it couldn't be better. 2009 will see the release of KDE 4.2. Here are 10 features that would be great additions to a future KDE release that I hope the developers

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Ubuntu Keeps Building Momentum

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on August 31, 2008 4:26 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
With Windows XP going the way of the dodo, Ubuntu looks to us like a good fit. We wouldn’t recommend Ubuntu as a primary OS for our other builds, since it won’t let you play most games or run Photoshop out of the box, but this is a sub-$300 small-form-factor PC for basic desktop tasks.

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Linux Jumps To 13.4 Percent Of The Stalling Server Market

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on August 29, 2008 3:48 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
According to IDC, Linux is booming. At just 9.4 percent of the overall server market in terms of revenue in 2007, Linux has now climbed to 13.4%of the overall server market, with Unix at 7.7% and Windows at 36.5%. If Linux server vendors want to continue to grow, at some point they're going to have to come to grips with Windows

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Linux Systems Being Hit By SSH-Key Attacks

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on August 29, 2008 12:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
US-CERT on Tuesday warned of attacks against Linux computers using compromised SSH keys. SSH (Secure Shell) is a network protocol designed to provide secure network communication via public-key cryptography. According to US-CERT, the attack appears to rely on stolen SSH keys to gain access to a system

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10 "Really Cool" Icon Sets for Ubuntu/GNOME Desktop

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on August 28, 2008 9:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
I’m going to share to you some of my favorite set of icons. These are specifically made for Ubuntu, as well as any other Linux distro with a GNOME desktop. So here they are:

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Anatomy of Linux Dynamic Libraries

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on August 27, 2008 6:48 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Dynamically linked shared libraries are an important aspect of GNU/Linux. They allow executables to dynamically access external functionality at run time and thereby reduce their overall memory footprint. This article investigates the process of creating and using dynamic libraries, how to explore them, nd explores how these libraries work.

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Linux And Sex Battle it Out in Utah

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on August 27, 2008 3:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Even though the data is apparently a bit screwy, I was still really proud to see Utah emerge as the top state for "Linux" searches on Google. The data also shows that Cubans prefer "Linux" to "sex," which is almost certainly not true, but I think there may actually be something to Utah's strong affinity for Linux, at least as it relates to searched

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How To Protect MySQL Database From SQL Injection Attacks

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on August 26, 2008 12:48 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
SQL injection attacks can allow hackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands on your database through your Web site. To avoid these attacks, every piece of data supplied by a user on a Web form, through HTTP Post or CGI parameters, or other means, must be validated to not contain information that is not expected, GreenSQL is a firewall for SQL.

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Red Hat Infrastructure Servers Hacked, Cracked & Compromised

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on August 25, 2008 9:48 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
In the Fedora breach, company officials said they had "high confidence" the hackers did not get the "passphrase used to secure the Fedora package signing key."...In the Red Hat compromise, the intruder was able to sign a small number of OpenSSH packages relating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 [i386, x86_64] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 [x86_64].

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A really sexy Ubuntu theme that is actually possible!!

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on August 25, 2008 6:49 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Rather than have nerdgasms over a theme that will never ship with the next version of Ubuntu instead throw your support behind this gorgeous theme that is actually possible. Let's show Canonical that we want something sleek and sophisticated that can actually ship.

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Debian Delivers Freerunner Open-Phone Package

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on August 24, 2008 3:49 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Olympics aside,summer 2008 will be remembered for at least two other reasons. It will be seen as a time when the noise over Linux as a platform for mobile devices reached a crescendo. Second: it marked Debian's 15th anniversary.Bringing both together, Debian developers have delivered a version of their Linux distro for Openmoko's FreeRunner handset

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What Ubuntu 8.10 SHOULD look like.

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on August 24, 2008 12:49 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
This is a mockup that was put together for a possible look and feel for the next Ubuntu release (Intrepid Ibex), which is due out in October. And it looks amazing. And, in all reality, it is very easily doable. If Ubuntu 8.10 does not look like this... it will be a crime against humanity.

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Using Linux for Photography, where we stand

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on August 22, 2008 6:01 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Graphics and photography have been Apple’s chasse gardée for years but for quite some time, MS Windows is on par with the Mac and the system of choice for photographers boils down to personal preferences more than anything else. So what about Linux then?

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Linux popularity across the globe

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on August 22, 2008 3:00 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
The Linux landscape is constantly changing and has a strong community of both developers and users. But where is Linux the most popular, and where are the different Linux distributions the most popular?

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Would Linux help Adobe pummel Microsoft?

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on August 21, 2008 12:00 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Columnist John Dvorak thinks that Adobe Systems has a Microsoft problem and that Linux provides a clear solution: Adobe could port its Creative Suite...to Linux as a shot across Redmond's bow. Then the company should race Linux in-house and develop a complete, optimized Linux OS...

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XBMC's Linux Port Lacks Impressive Features

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Sanket
on August 20, 2008 9:01 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Linux has no shortage of audio and video players, but if you want to devote you whole system to multimedia use, you need the Xbox Media Center (XBMC). Although initially designed for the Xbox gaming console, XBMC has been ported to other platforms. The Linux port of XBMC that I use is quite usable, especially for video playback.

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Ubuntu at Toyota

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on August 20, 2008 6:01 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
I checked out the bank of beat up Gateways with vagabond keyboards in the corner. I wiggle the mouse, and up pops the Ubuntu Heron! Wow!The neat part is that other people are actually using them.

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9 Linux Myth Debunked

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on August 19, 2008 3:03 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
When it comes to Linux there are 3 kinds of people, those who never heard of it, those who are afraid of it, and those who hate it and spread falsities about it.

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Nokia helps port Firefox to Qt

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on August 19, 2008 12:01 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Nokia and Mozilla have ported the Firefox web browser to Qt so that it will be able to run on a wide range of mobile devices. The port will also finally Firefox get visual integration with KDE.

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A GUIDE TO THE KERNEL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

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on August 18, 2008 9:15 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
he purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers) work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. It is an attempt to document how this community works in a way which is accessible to those who are not intimately familiar with Linux kernel development (or, indeed, free software development in general).

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Things To Know Before Using Linux

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on August 18, 2008 4:33 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Coming from Windows ? Need help regarding Linux .. Then this thread is for you ! Here I will try to clear your confusion/misconception regarding basic terms like Partitioning , Installing Applications, The Desktop, The OS and Kernel , Gnome/KDE and the day to day applications..

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5 websites every Linux user should visit

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on August 18, 2008 1:48 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Now while you are at it, take a look at these websites that provide extensive documentation to step-by-step howtos, and also community support.Now while there are scores of material worthy of a mention, in the Internet, I list the ones that every new user must bookmark, or atleast take a look at.

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10 Best-designed Linux Distribution Websites

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on August 17, 2008 9:58 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Most Linux Distribution websites have been redesigned to sport a Web 2.0 look. To give credit to their talented web designers/developers, I’ll pick 10 Linux Distribution websites that I think stand out from the rest. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so you don’t have to agree with me.



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How Adobe can stop Microsoft: Attack with a Linux initiative

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on August 17, 2008 6:59 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Adobe could port its Creative Suite to Linux as a shot across Redmond's bow.



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Quickly put data from MySQL to the Web with DrasticGrid

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Sanket
on August 16, 2008 11:26 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
With DrasticGrid, you can easily put a MySQL database table or view on a Web page, complete with editing, sorting, and pagination capabilities, and support for adding and deleting records. DrasticGrid is one of three controls from DrasticData -- the others are a tag cloud and Google Maps controller, both of which also get their data from a MySQL



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Build an embedded Linux distro from scratch

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on August 15, 2008 11:22 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
In this tutorial, you learn about cross-compiling, the boot loader, file systems, the root file system, disk images, and the boot process, all with respect to the decisions you make as you're building the system and creating the distribution.



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Windows apps on Linux the CrossOver way

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on August 15, 2008 7:59 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Who says you have to give up your must-have Windows applications when you migrate to Linux? If you can't leave some crucial Windows program behind, you can run it using CodeWeavers' latest version of CrossOver Linux.



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if ($again == /^[yY]$/) { print("Re-running the test..."); }

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on August 14, 2008 2:56 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)




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Banshee 1.2.1 Released

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on August 13, 2008 11:55 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Just two weeks after the last release, version 1.2.1 of the popular free software media player is out! Check it out for much improved translation coverage, ability to DnD your albums and artists onto playlists and the play queue, improved Amarok migration, ASX playlist, mms:// support, and a handful of bug fixes. Click to download it for free!



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Why lawyers don't like Linux

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Sanket
on August 12, 2008 5:57 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Professionals who work on the basis of billable hours rarely take the time out to write an article for publication unless they have a valid reason for doing so. That's why I'm generally a bit sceptical when lawyers come out with articles that attempt to make a case against the use of free and open source sofware.



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Linux everywhere: mobile Internet devices and the cloud

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on August 12, 2008 2:57 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
During the LinuxWorld expo in San Francisco, I met with Linux Foundation president Jim Zemlin to talk about the future of the open-source Linux operating system and the impact it will have on emerging mobile and embedded technologies.



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Linux Foundation launches killer development tool

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on August 8, 2008 9:38 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Ask any independent software vendor what he hates most about developing for Linux and he'll tell you that it's having to develop for SUSE and for Red Hat and for Ubuntu and ... you get the idea. The Linux Foundation has just released a beta of a new program, Linux Application Checker (AppChecker), that's going to make ISVs and other programmers sta



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Gallery: Rise of the Open Source at LinuxWorld

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on August 7, 2008 6:38 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
LinuxWorld is the E3 for many open source visionaries, tinkerers and zealots who rally around the communal ethos of open software. This year's conference is especially charged. As more open source projects like Firefox go mainstream, it's an exciting time for the GNU gurus to show the rest of the world the light.



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Ubuntu wins “Best Desktop Solution” at Linux World Expo 2008

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on August 7, 2008 3:38 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
I just wanted to extended a huge “thank you!” to all of the Ubuntu community. Today Ubuntu won the “Best Desktop Solution” Product Excellence Award at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2008 in San Francisco, California for a second consecutive year.



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WiFi software arrives on Linux desktops

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on August 6, 2008 12:41 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
A vendor of Linux-based WiFi arrays is finally releasing a version of its WiFi Monitor utility for Linux desktops. The open source, widget-like Xirrus WiFi Monitor for Linux enables users to monitor, secure, and troubleshoot WiFi networks, says Xirrus.



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Top 5 Linux Commercials

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on August 5, 2008 9:53 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Novell, Mohammed Ali & IBM are behind the top 5 linux commercials.



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Don’t be a Victim of DNS Security Holes

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on August 5, 2008 7:17 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
The internet has been ablaze with news about the Kaminsky DNS vulnerability over the last week or so, especially in light of some vendors’ taking their sweet time with supplying a fix.



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Re-building a RHEL 5 kernel for Power

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Sanket
on August 4, 2008 12:39 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
We are often asked to build a RHEL 5 kernel (e.g., RHEL 5.2) on Power systems for evaluating a new kernel patch or investigating a performance issue. It is actually fairly easy to build the distro kernel if you are careful with the details.Here we will present the simple steps for re-building the ppc64 RHEL 5.2 kernel as delivered by the distro.



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An Introduction to Adobe Integrated Runtime

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on August 3, 2008 4:51 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a wrapper around a set of technologies that enables developers to build rich Internet applications that deploy on the desktop. Applications are created using a mixture of JavaScript, HTML, and Flash. The resulting application is delivered to end users in a single package and rendered using the WebKit HTML engine.



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Is it possible that Linux is going to surpass Mac?

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on August 1, 2008 8:33 PM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
Children have not yet learned to be selectively ignorant of technology or afraid of what they are told to be afraid of.



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Next Debian's 'Lenny' frozen

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on August 1, 2008 5:33 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
The next version Debian has come a step closer to completion with the freezing of the current testing distribution version codename Lenny. This will form the basis of Debian 5.0, expected in September.



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