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- Google Partners with Canonical for Chrome OS November 24, 2009Rather than seeing Google's Chrome operating system as competing with Linux desktop distributions, Canonical is working with Google to make the OS.
- 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.
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
- Problem with DNS on CentOS cannot service named restart November 25, 2009Greetings, I am trying to setup Four name servers on 2 different machines linux CentOS 5.3 the server named starts when I boot-up but if I give "service named restart command" it fails to start I...dalvis
- 'Installation of fedora 9 is strucked when seleted at the boot image Local CD rom' November 25, 2009Hi all, I was trying to install fedora 9 in my home PC. I'm using SATA DVD-RW drive, I was able to pass through grub load & sysimage, and i was able to see the language settings also. At the boot...ramesh14
- USB Storage Not Mounting in RHEL 5 Guest OS in VMWare Server 2 November 25, 2009I've installed RHEL 5 Guest OS in WMWare Server 2 on Windows XP; But I'm not able to mount USB Flash or USB Hard Disk; where as USB Mouse and Keybord is working fine.rayams
- wireshark rpm installation thru yum on RHEL5 November 25, 2009Hi, I am using RHEL5 OS on Intel Core 2 Duo processor (64 bit processor). I have a query regarding installation of wireshark on RHEL5. Installed the repository release package from...g.navink
- Mandriva install hangs midway. Not sure if cd-r is bad or the drive. How to make out? November 25, 2009Hi, I'm trying to install Mandriva One (GNOME) on my laptop (Dell Vostro 1400, standard configuration). The live installer is hanging at around middle of the progress bar. If we try to open another...saivin
- how to create one dns for two network November 25, 2009hi all, i have four machine network .two machine having 172.18.0.0/24 network and other two having 10.114.12.0/24. i want to create one dns for both above network.so i have install bind9 on one...renuaseri
- How to remove lines and parts of lines from python strings? November 25, 2009How do you remove parts of strings using python? Such as, if I have something like: Code: --------- erme1 sdifskenklsd erme2 sdfjksliel erme3 kcielsmkdlfdsiof erme4 mvieksldiskld erme5...golmschenk
- Grub error 15 question November 25, 2009I installed SuSE 11.1 on the fourth partition of a drive that has Ubuntu 9.04 on Part1; /home on Part2; swap on Part3. When I next booted up, after installation, I saw SuSE splash screen menu with...zenofronia
- Error in simple client server program November 25, 2009Hi i downloaded a simple client server program. when i try to compile that program using makefile i am getting following error. I dont know what it is. Can anyone help me Code: ---------...shariefbe
- LXer: Explore refactoring functions in Eclipse JDT November 25, 2009Published at LXer: This article describes the various refactorings available in Eclipse Java Development Tools (JDT), including what each refactoring does, when to use it, and how to use it. It...LXer
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 –
- Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 9.10 (LAMP) November 24, 2009Installing Apache2 With PHP5 And MySQL Support On Ubuntu 9.10 (LAMP) LAMP is short for Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP. This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an Ubuntu 9.10 server with PHP5 support (mod_php) and MySQL support.
- IP Management With PHPIP November 24, 2009
- 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.
LXer Linux News
- Upgrade PulseAudio To Version 0.9.21 In Ubuntu KarmicPulseAudio 0.9.21 was released yesterday and comes with even more bug fixes than version 0.9.20 which was released just two weeks ago. You can see a list of changes, HERE. Besides bug fixes, PulseAudio 0.9.21 also integrates the device-manager module.
- Explore refactoring functions in Eclipse JDTThis article describes the various refactorings available in Eclipse Java™ Development Tools (JDT), including what each refactoring does, when to use it, and how to use it. It also explores the refactoring script functionality in Eclipse, which allows library developers to share code refactorings with their clients.Prashant Deva
- With Windows 7, Only Half of Samba Stops WorkingBringing Windows 7 clients into your Linux network is exactly what the fine Samba server is made for. But every Windows release comes with new interop roadblocks, and Windows 7 is no exception. Charlie Schluting shows how to get past the latest ones.Charlie Schluting
- New from Qualcomm: ARM Netbooks, Open Source Initiatives and New Technology Qualcomm invited everyone to their Innovation Event 2009 in London on November 22, where they presented the newest out of their research labs and gave a glimpse of where their journey was taking them. Of interest to us were the ARM netbooks and Qualcomm's newest open source team.Daniel Kottmair
- Better Copy/Paste with FirefoxQuoteURLText and Copy Plain Text are not the most advanced Firefox extensions out there, but they sure can save you a lot of time if you do a lot of copying and pasting from Web pages to other documents. As any Firefox user knows, the copy operation grabs not only the selected text fragment but also all the formatting.Dmitri Popov
- The 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 nameserver, PureFTPd, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, and many more.Falko Timme
- Will Chrome OS merge with Android?Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that Chrome OS and Android are likely to merge at some point, say reports. Meanwhile, we sample the response to Chrome OS from across the Googleverse, and explore whether calling the cloud-oriented, Linux-based OS "underwhelming" is a diss or a kiss.
- Install Lamp with 1 command in ubuntu 9.10There are many methods to install lamp, but the most simple one is described in this post, Install LAMP with one command in ubuntu9.10 karmic koala
- Review: Google Wave so farI got this in my Gmail inbox the other day: "Thank you for signing up to give us early feedback on Google Wave. We're happy to give you access to Google Wave and are enlisting your help to improve the product". Since I'm all about making improvements, I clicked the link to accept my invitation to Google Wave. Once I signed in with my hand […]James Pyles
- Would You Accept Google's Free Netbook?People seem underwhelmed by Chromium OS, but maybe Google has a bigger plan: how about producing a netbook running Chromium OS, and giving it away? The small hardware costs would be covered by advertising *in the Web apps*. Would you use one?Glyn Moody
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