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- OMG! UBUNTU!: Docky Gains Panel Mode, Network Docklet & More November 23, 2009Docky gained a sleek new panel mode and a network manager docklet in an update to users of the Docky PPA yesterday.
- Chromium OS Source released November 19, 2009I noticed that the source released happened during the webcast, so go get it now!Getting and building:http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/building-chromium-os
- Speaking UNIX: 10 great tools for any UNIX system November 19, 2009The universe of UNIX® tools changes constantly. Here are 10 tools—some you may have overlooked and some new—to tinker with.
- The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It's Coming Soon November 18, 2009The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It’s no longer a myth, it’s real.Like the iPhone for Apple, this phone will be Google’s pure vision of what a phone should be.
- 20 Essential Tips Every Ubuntu User Should Know November 18, 2009We've compiled a list of the 20 most important skills that every Ubuntu user should have. These tips, ranging from basic GUI manipulation to advanced system recovery, are essential to your Ubuntu computing experience.
- PDC09 - Microsoft to Open Source the .NET Micro Framework November 17, 2009Peter Galli reporting form PDC09 - Today, at the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference (PDC) here in Los Angeles, we announced not only the release of version 4.0 of the.NET Micro Framework, but also that we are open sourcing the product and making it available under the Apache 2.0 license...
- Google Could Double Web Speeds With SPDY Protocol November 16, 2009Slowly but surely, we're getting an idea of what Google's Chrome OS will look like. We know that it will be Linux-based and that the primary interface will likely be the Chrome browser. Still, the search giant was not content to simply turn a Web browser into an operating system.
- Linux Contractor Fired for Using Firefox/Linux November 16, 2009This is a complicated story but one that must be told. I'm not sure there is anything that can be done about it except rage at the moon...
- Lenovo returns to the Linux desktop November 14, 2009Lenovo will soon be shipping an ARM Snapdragon-based netbook using Linux.
- Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week!! November 13, 2009Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall.
Slashdot: Linux
- Linus Torvalds For Nobel Peace Prize?An anonymous reader writes "I'm as much of a Linux fanboy as anyone else, but I've never thought of anything in computing as being worth a Nobel Peace Prize. Apparently, there are those who take global collaboration seriously, though..." The suggestion has been bouncing around the Portland Linux community, where Torvalds lives. Is it wort […]kdawson
- Fedora 12 Package Installation Policy TightenedAdamWill writes "After the controversy over Fedora 12's controversial package installation authentication policy, including our discussion this week, the package maintainers have agreed that the controversial policy will be tightened to require root authentication for trusted package installation. Please see the official announcement and the develo […]kdawson
- GIMP Dropped From Ubuntu 10.04kai_hiwatari writes "It looks like the Ubuntu developers consider GIMP to be too powerful for a normal desktop user. They are removing it from the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04. Among the reasons cited are that the UI is too complex, it takes up room on the disc, and 'desktop users just want to edit photos and they can do that in F-Spot.''"R […]Soulskill
- US Government Using PS3s To Break EncryptionEntropy98 writes "It seems that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center, known as C3, has replaced its '$8,000 Tableau/Dell server combination' with more efficient and much cheaper $300 PS3s. Each PS3 is capable of 4 million passwords per second, and C3 currently has 20 PS3s with plans to buy 40 more. Naturally this is o […]timothy
- Fedora 12 Lets Users Install Signed Packages, Sans Root Privilegeseqisow writes "The new default policy for Fedora 12 allows local, unprivileged users to install signed packages without root access. This change apparently went mostly unnoticed until after the Fedora 12 GA release, at which point it sparked a mailing list thread that is, as of this writing, over 100 posts long."Read more of this story at Slashdot. […]timothy
- Fedora 12 ReleasedAdamWill writes "The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the release of Fedora 12 today. With all the latest open source software and major improvements to graphics support, networking, virtualization and more, Fedora 12 is one of the most exciting releases so far. You can download it here. There's a one-page guide to the new release for those in […]timothy
- Free Software For All Russian Schools In JeopardyGlyn Moody writes "Last year, we discussed here a Russian plan to install free software in all its schools. Seems things aren't going so well. Funds for the project have been cut back, some of the free software discs already sent out were faulty, and — inevitably — Microsoft has agreed to a 'special price' for Windows XP used […]kdawson
- The "Hail Mary Cloud" Is Growingbadger.foo writes "The Australian rickrolling of jailbroken iPhones only goes to prove that bad passwords are bad for you, Peter Hansteen points out, as he reports on the further exploits of the password-guessing Hail Mary Cloud (which we've discussed in the past). The article contains log data that could indicate that the cloud of distributed, pas […]Soulskill
- GNOME 3 Delayed Until September 2010supersloshy writes "Contrary to popular opinion, GNOME 3 will not be released in March next year. It has been delayed until September 2010, six months later. According to the news message, this is because 'our community wants GNOME 3.0 to be fully working for users and why we believe September is more appropriate.' GNOME 3's main goal is […]Soulskill
- Microsoft Buys Teamprise, Will Ship Linux Toolsspongman writes "Microsoft's Senior Vice President, Developer Division, S. Somasegar has announced that Microsoft has acquired Teamprise from Sourcegear, LLC, and will be shipping it as part of the upcoming Visual Studio 2010 release. Teamprise is an Eclipse plugin (and related tools) for connecting to Team Foundation Server, Microsoft's sourc […]timothy
LinuxQuestions.org
- Why is nohup ... & not Working When Script is Running sftp? November 23, 2009Hi, On my RHL server, When I exit my session, the first cmd continues to run fine, while the 2nd gets killed. 1) nohup sleep 3600 & 2) nohup ./my_job.ksh & where my_job.ksh contains this...cnewtonne
- LXer: Google Chrome OS: a threat to Windows 7? November 23, 2009Published at LXer: It's interesting, for sure, but Google Chrome OS as a game changer? No way! Everything from assuming people will want another Apple-alike 'buy the hardware to get the OS' model...LXer
- Nvidia dual monitors and gaming November 23, 2009Hi, I was wondering if anyone is using a dual monitor setup with Slackware KDE 4 and a Nivdia graphics card? The problem im having is when I have Xinerama enabled everything works great, accept for...MarchHare22
- Set umask for process running root user November 23, 2009Hey Guys, I am trying to set the umask for a process(orkaudio) which is running as the root user. This program creates dir and files and I need the umask to be 022. I have edited my /etc/bashrc --...uuplunkeruu
- Another new member November 23, 2009Hi! I'm an IT consultant versed in Windows and Networking. I've always been interested in Linux, but I recently got thrown into a client whose environment is pretty much 80% RedHat. My passing...iglablues
- Looking for kernel config and gcc optimization CFLAGS for Intel Atom N270 November 23, 2009Hello guys, first post here :) The topic says it almost all. I am running Slackware linux 13 on Intel D945GSEJT motherboard. The system is intended to work as a small file server. Searching all...sparky.summer
- 4 hdds in parallel November 23, 2009hey, is it possible to use 4 different harddisk drives parallel with the size of the smallest? like mirroing the first 120gb over the three devices and using the rest of each drive as different,...onlyolli
- How to make a Slackware package out of a binary release of an application... November 23, 2009Hi Forum Don't get me wrong here... :-) I ALWAYS prefer to build my own executables and libs from source, choosing the compilation flags and so, than to install prepackaged binaries for generic...Alexvader
- Newbie wants to Dual Boot Slackware 13.0 and Windows 7 Enterprise November 23, 2009Hi guys, I'm new here but hope to be around for some time. I'm a 5 year network admin with primarily windows-based systems. I feel the time has come for me to learn more about Linux. The only Linux...CornFedHonky
- A bugger November 23, 2009Hey guys. This next thing has been bugging me for a while, but I never really paid attention to it, till now. During the installation of CentOS I EXPLICITELY marked some packages as not...ptemmerman
Slashdot: Interviews
- Ask Sam Ramji About the CodePlex FoundationThis week the Codeplex Foundation announced its first project, the ASP.NET Ajax Library Project, as part of its first sponsored gallery, the ASP.NET Gallery. The CodePlex Foundation is now two months old, and Foundation President Sam Ramji has agreed to answer questions about the Foundation, its first project, and overall progress to date. Usual Slashdot int […]ScuttleMonkey
- Blizzard Answers Your Questions and MoreLast week we asked for interview questions to help supplement our face-to-face interviews at Blizzcon. Over the course of the two-day con we were able to sit down with StarCraft II's Dustin Browder, Diablo III's Leonard Boyarsky, WoW's J. Allen Brack, and Battle.net expert Rob Pardo to answer a few questions on each of the four major camps in […]ScuttleMonkey
- Ask Blizzard About Starcraft2, Diablo III, WoW, or Battle.netWell, Blizzcon 2009 is about to get underway (look for the big news from the keynote in a few hours) and given how fast it sold out I'm sure there are still many rabid fans interested in what Blizzard might have to say that don't want to shell out the $40 for Pay-Per-View access. So, to that end we have interviews scheduled tomorrow with the teams […]ScuttleMonkey
- Bethesda Speaks On Gamebryo Engine, Final Fallout 3 DLCPsxMeUP writes "Game Observer conducted an interview with Ashley Cheng, Production Director at Bethesda. He answered questions about the Gamebryo engine, why they prefer it over other engines and the advantages it presented while making Fallout 3. Cheng also talks a bit about what inspired their designers while making Fallout 3 and what is in store for […]Soulskill
- Jazz Technical Lead Erich Gamma Answers Your QuestionsLast week you asked Jazz technical lead Erich Gamma questions about Jazz or anything else in his realm of expertise. Here are his answers, along with many external links and places to continue the conversation if you are interested.Read more of this story at Slashdot.ScuttleMonkey
- Ask Jazz Technical Lead Dr. Erich GammaAs IBM continues to build out Jazz, their community-oriented development site, technical lead Dr. Erich Gamma has offered to answer questions about Jazz or anything else in his realm of expertise. Among his many accomplishments, Erich worked with Kent Beck on the Java unit testing framework, JUnit, and was actively involved until JUnit 4. Dr. Gamma was also […]ScuttleMonkey
- CSIS Cybersecurity Commission Chairman Jim Langevin Answers Your QuestionsLast week we solicited questions for US Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI), one of the chairs of the CSIS Cybersecurity Commission. Here are his answers — along with contact information for him if you want to continue the conversation.Read more of this story at Slashdot.Roblimo
- Ask Cybersecurity Commission Chairman Jim Langevin About US Cybersecurity PlansUS Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI) is one of the chairs of the CSIS Cybersecurity Commission that released a comprehensive 96-page report on Dec. 8 under the title, Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency. The aim of the Commission is to help the incoming administration balance "cyberspace" security needs with civil liberties. We'd like […]Roblimo
- Blizzard Answers Your Questions, From BlizzconLast week we asked you to submit questions for several Blizzard employees on a wide range of issues. Since we undertook the pilgrimage to Blizzcon in person this year, we decided to use the question ideas as a guide rather than an absolute, so that it could be a little more conversational in tone. Below we have included the responses from Chris Sigaty, lead […]ScuttleMonkey
- Ask Blizzard Employees About Things That MatterIn just a few days, some of us will be making the trek to this year's Blizzcon event in Anaheim, CA. In addition to the interesting announcements, sneak peeks, and other distractions, we will be sitting down with several Blizzard employees to answer any questions you might have. So far we have scheduled some time with Chris Sigaty, lead producer on Star […]ScuttleMonkey
HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials –
- How To Upgrade From Fedora 11 To Fedora 12 (Desktop & Server) November 23, 2009How To Upgrade From Fedora 11 To Fedora 12 (Desktop & Server) This article describes how you can upgrade your Fedora 11 system to Fedora 12. The upgrade procedure works for both desktop and server installations.
- The Perfect Server - Fedora 12 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] November 22, 2009The Perfect Server - Fedora 12 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This tutorial shows how to prepare a Fedora 12 server (x86_64) for the installation of ISPConfig 3, and how to install ISPConfig 3. ISPConfig 3 is a webhosting control panel that allows you to configure the following services through a web browser: Apache web server, Postfix mail server, MySQL, MyDNS namese […]
- Low Cost SAN November 20, 2009Low Cost SAN The objective of this document is to provide making of Low Cost SAN using FOSS tools.
- The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.2 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] November 19, 2009The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.2 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.2 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, MyDNS DNS server, Pureftpd FTP ser […]
- How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Mandriva 2009.1 November 19, 2009How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Mandriva 2009.1 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Mandriva 2009.1 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the lighttpd server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uplo […]
- How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Mandriva 2009.1 November 18, 2009How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Mandriva 2009.1 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on a Mandriva 2009.1 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded […]
- The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.10 November 17, 2009The Perfect Desktop - Kubuntu 9.10 This tutorial shows how you can set up a Kubuntu 9.10 desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardwar […]
- Creating A Jail With VNC Server On FreeBSD November 17, 2009Creating A Jail With VNC Server On FreeBSD This article explains how you can run a VNC server from within a jail on FreeBSD.
- The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] November 16, 2009The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.1 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3] This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.1 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, MyDNS DNS server, Pureftpd FTP ser […]
- How To Enable Networking In Xen Guests On Hetzner's DS Servers (Debian Etch) November 15, 2009How To Enable Networking In Xen Guests On Hetzner's DS Servers (Debian Etch) This tutorial shows how you can enable networking in Xen guests (domU) on Hetzner's DS servers. With the DS servers, you can get a subnet of eight additional IPs (or more) - usually that subnet is different from the subnet that the server's main IP is from. The proble […]
LXer Linux News
- Will Windows 7 Promote Linux Adoption?It could happen. For the curious at heart, Linux is just around the corner for Windows 7 users.Ken Hess
- Polygon Modeling of a Handgun using Blender 3D 2.49This article covers modeling by using concept drawings to create a base model in Blender, how to set up and configure a background image which is used to transform a mesh and use of tools such as Edge Loop tool, Face Loop Cut tool, and 3D Cursor as a tool.Allan Brito
- Jaguar outruns RoadrunnerLinux claims an even larger portion of the world's top supercomputers and IBM's Roadrunner gets run off its feet by a Jaguar.Alastair Otter
- Adium Themes in Pidgin [Ubuntu Karmic Koala How-to]We've managed to use Adium themes in Pidgin on Ubuntu Jaunty and in Empathy (Ubuntu Karmic). But how about Pidgin and Ubuntu Karmic? That's pretty easy actually; here is what you need to do:Array
- digiKam and Kipi sprintThe developers of digiKam and the Kipi project came together in Essen, Germany on November 13-15 for the second coding sprint for KDE photography applications. With digiKam preparing for the 1.0 release shortly before Christmas, plans were discussed and work began already in feature branches for the following release. A lot of work was put into polishing Win […]Marcel Wiesweg
- Setup Ubuntu 9.10 Server PV DomU at Xen 3.4.1 Dom0 (2.6.31.6 pvops kernel) on top of Fedora 12A brief description of Xen 3.4.1 and Libvirt 0.7.1-15 deployment to Fedora 12 follows bellow. Next step is install Ubuntu Karmic Koala Server in HVM DomU with ext4fs image via virt-install. Ubuntu Karmic PV DomU gets loaded via pygrub profile due to Xen Hypervisor has been built on F12 along with e2fsprogs-devel package, what allows to handle PV DomUs images […]Boris Derzhavets
- The Perfect Server - OpenSUSE 11.2 x86_64 [ISPConfig 3]This is a detailed description about how to set up an OpenSUSE 11.2 64bit (x86_64) server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters: Apache web server (SSL-capable) with PHP, CGI and SSI support, Postfix mail server with SMTP-AUTH, TLS and virtual mail users, MyDNS DNS server, Pureftpd FTP server, MySQL server, Courier POP3/IMAP, Quota, Firewall, e […]Falko Timme
- The Future of LinuxSo here we are. Windows 7 launched and it isn't like the whole world changed. We knew it wouldn't. Snow Leopard launched with much less fan fare, but it brought some changes that someone needed to make. A fully 64bit OS that focuses on multi-core technologies as well the disposal of the Power libraries that permeated the Darwin landscape. Windows a […]Bradford M. White
- Google Chrome OS 0.4.22.8 ScreenshotsGoogle Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We're designing the OS to be […]Array
- This week at LWN: Toward a smarter OOM killerThe Linux memory management code does its best to ensure that memory will always be available when some part of the system needs it. That effort notwithstanding, it is still possible for a system to reach a point where no memory is available. At that point, things can grind to a painful halt, with the only possible solution (other than rebooting the system) […]Jonathan Corbet
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