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Squid Proxy Server On Ubuntu 9.04 Server With DansGuardian, ClamAV, And WPAD
This tutorial will demonstrate how to set up a Squid Proxy server on Ubuntu 9.04 Server with DansGuardian (for content filtering) and ClamAV (for Virus scanning); in addition, we will set up Web Proxy AutoDetection (WPAD) through DHCP (in this case, the Windows Server 2003 DHCP server) or DNS so that the only configuration necessary on the client side is to check "Auto-detect proxy settings for this network" in Firefox or Internet Explorer. At the end of the tutorial, users will have a fully functional and secure proxy for HTTP access. ...
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An Interview With A Linux Game Porter
Recently on our forums, Frank Earl (who goes by the synonym Svartalf), has been seeking the input of Linux gamers as to what games they would like to see ported to Linux. Frank has been working for Linux Game Publishing for a few years porting various titles to Linux and has done work independently on bringing new software from Windows to Linux. Frank was overwhelmed by the response on our forums and it has even led to new Linux games with many other possible ports being looked into. To get his view as where Linux gaming is currently at, he has answered a few of our questions about Linux game porting, Linux gaming in general, and other questions that may be of interest to gamers and Linux enthusiasts. ...
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Ten ways to smooth the switch to Linux
Without sending users on some sort of boot camp, changing the preconceptions of users may seem a daunting task. But there are ways to ease the pain of learning Linux. ...
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FreeBSD 7.2: Awesomeness of Ports
The elusive *nix. Nobody knows about it yet it is one of the most widely used server operating systems. The wikipedia entry mentions it as the unknown giant of the internet. Huge internet portals like Yahoo! run on it. Why is it that no one knows about this widely used OS? ...
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Tracking Your Time with Project Hamster
According to their entry on GNOME Live, Project Hamster is ?time tracking for [the] masses.? It aims to be a tool which enables users to quickly and accurately keep track of the amount of time they spend on their activities over time. Project Hamster is a relatively new module for GNOME, having been brought into GNOME officially for the 2.24 release. Now that GNOME 2.26 is upon us, it is an ideal time to take a closer look at this interesting project. ...
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Microsoft And Linux Hold Peace Tweets - TechCrunch
Microsoft And Linux Hold Peace TweetsTechCrunchA couple of days ago, upon hearing that Microsoft had officially joined Twitter, the official Linux account sent out a tweet welcoming them. ...and more » ...
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PostgreSQL 8.4 arrives tailored for admins
The PostgreSQL project has released version 8.4 of the open source database management software, with more than 290 additions and changes to features. The most numerous updates are for administrators, with new or tweaked administration and monitoring tools and commands, the PostgreSQL Global Development Group said in its launch statement on Tuesday. The project spent 16 months working on the new version of the database software. ...
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Can Linux do BitLocker better than Windows 7? - BetaNews
BetaNewsCan Linux do BitLocker better than Windows 7?BetaNewsBetanews kicks off a new series with a look at how the Linux operating system's FDE stacks up against BitLocker, the Windows feature that today commands a ...and more » ...
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Netbooks: Five Reasons Why Windows Beats Linux
During some recent trips to retail stores across North America, The VAR Guy spotted five clear examples why Windows will continue to dominate Linux on Netbooks. Here?s the scoop. ...
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Security advisories for Friday
CentOS has updated openswan (input
validation flaws), pidgin (denial of
service), ruby (denial of service).
Debian has updated nagios (arbitrary
program execution).
Gentoo has updated libwmf (pointer
use-after-free flaw), modsecurity (denial
of service).
Red Hat has updated ruby (denial of
service).
SUSE has updated java (multiple
vulnerabilities), optipng, cups, quagga, pango,
strongswan, perl-DBD-Pg, irssi, openssl/libopenssl-devel, net-snmp,
ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick, perl, ipsec-tools/novell-ipsec-tools,
poppler/libpoppler3/libpoppler4, yast2-ldap-server, tomcat6,
gstreamer-plugins/gstreamer010-plugins-bad, apache2-mod_php5 (various
issues).
Ubuntu has updated perl (buffer
overflow), nagios (arbitrary program
execution).
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X Visual History Part 3
In Part 1 of the series we looked at the early X window managers that ran on X display protocol based systems. The scale and range of them was from the very beginning where a user was presented with a menu and windows and little else. In Part 2 of the series we delved into desktop window manager environments, the area in between a full desktop system and a simple window manager; these were window managers which provided things like application bars, icon management of some sort and flexible interfaces to create modules or widgets for the environment but did not include (a lot of...) inherent applications. In the third part of the series we will examine the two main desktops in the X world, a look at the two newer desktop environments that are blurring between application centric/environmen ...
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Tech Tip: Color man Pages
To add a bit of color to your man pages install the most pager. Add the MANPAGER setting to your shell ~/.profile to make the setting available when you login. ...
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Clever Linux folk find way around Microsoft FAT file system patent - Geek.com
CNET NewsClever Linux folk find way around Microsoft FAT file system patentGeek.comScore one for Linux developers. Andrew Tridgell, one of the lead developers on the Samba project, may have developed a workaround which will bypass a ...Linux Kernel Patch Works Around Microsoft's FAT PatentsOS NewsLinux devs strike back at Microsoft patent claimsInternetNews.comNew Linux patch could circumvent Microsoft's FAT patentsArs TechnicaNeowin -eWeek -Product Reviewsall 11 news articles » ...
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Week in review: A speedier new Firefox - CNET News
TrustedReviewsWeek in review: A speedier new FirefoxCNET NewsFirefox 3.5, the embodiment of Mozilla's attempt to "upgrade the Web," was released Thursday for Windows, Windows Portable, Mac, and Linux. ...Mozilla slates first Firefox 3.5 patchComputerworld'BugDay' Planned To Fix Bugs in New Firefox 3.5CIO TodayMozilla will issue security fixes for Firefox 3.5MX LogicProduct Reviews -CNET News -Computerworldall 469 news articles » ...
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Course: Using LDAP
This course will help you understand the benefits of LDAP as well as implementation of LDAP. The OpenLDAP Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, fully featured, and open source LDAP suite of applications and development tools. The project is managed by a worldwide community of volunteers that use the Internet to communicate, plan, and develop the OpenLDAP Suite and its related documentation. ...
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Counting The Days To Akademy 2009
It is that time of the year again. Akademy 2009 is about to begin in only a few days. Held in the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium close to the beautiful beaches of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, this event is shaping up to be a special conference. ...
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An Open Source Recipe for the iPhone
The platform that has defined ?cool? for years has not had a reputation for being an open platform, but that hasn?t discouraged a number of open source projects for iPhone/iPod Touch. ...
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Debian plans draw sharp warning from GNU guru
Jul. 01, 2009 As the Debian project releases a second update of its Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 distribution, a controversy has broken out over the next version, "Squeeze." GNU guru Richard Stallman has warned that by including a Mono-based note-taking application called Tomboy, Debian runs the risk of Microsoft litigation over C# patents. ...
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Red Hat program certifies partners to put Linux on cloud
Red Hat has launched a new partner program to make sure its enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure, and to guarantee that Red Hat-based applications will run reliably and safely in the cloud. ...
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Virtualbox 3.0 Announces OpenGL/Direct3D Support !
This is great news, check it out:
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/07/01/2157227/Virtualbox-30-Announces-OpenGLDirect3D-Support
I wonder if you can actually run serious games through it now. I... ...
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Firefox 3.5 released with with support for HTML 5.0 video tag
Firefox team is striving to remain in the cutting edge of technology. The newest Firefox release namely version 3.5 is considered by many to be one of the fastest web browsers leaving its competition far behind. Mozilla claims Firefox 3.5 is over 2 times faster than Firefox 3.0 and 10 times faster than Firefox 2.x. Read about the exciting new features found in Firefox 3.5.
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Best Linux PIM: Kontact or Evolution?
Some of us rely heavily on our personal information managers for keeping our appointment calendars, contacts, reminders, and notes. Gnome offers Evolution, and KDE has Kontact. Which one is better? Bruce Byfield takes a detailed look at both. ...
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New Kernel Vulnerabilities Affect Ubuntu 6.06, 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04 OSes
Earlier today, Canonical has announced the availability of a major security update for the following Ubuntu distributions: 6.06 LTS, 8.04 LTS, 8.10 and 9.04 (also applies to Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu). The update patches no more than 15 security issues (see below for details) discovered in the Linux kernel packages by various hackers. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to update your system as soon as possible! ...
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Can FAT patch avoid Microsoft lawsuits?
Andrew Tridgell has published a patch that could make the Linux implementation of the FAT filesystem impervious to Microsoft patent claims of the kind that forced a settlement from TomTom. The patch alters the VFAT code so that it does not generate both short and long filenames, says Tridgell. The Microsoft FAT patent claims lay at the heart of its lawsuit against Dutch personal navigation device (PND) vendor TomTom earlier this year, which resulted in a TomTom settlement in late March. ...
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Howto install Cherokee web server with MySQL, PHP support on Jaunty
Cherokee is a very fast, flexible and easy to configure Web Server. It supports the widespread technologies nowadays: FastCGI, SCGI, PHP, CGI, SSI, TLS and SSL encrypted connections, Virtual hosts, Authentication, on the fly encoding, Load Balancing, Apache compatible log files, Data Base Balancing, Reverse HTTP Proxy, Traffic Shaper, Video Streaming and much more.
(...)Read the [...] ...
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Installing Themes in Linux
This guide works for the gnome desktop manager (used by Ubuntu and other Linux distributions). First we go to Gnome-looks. This is a large collection of themes and other artwork that can be used to make gnome look any which way you like. From there we select and download a theme. Since many people have asked what theme I use, I chose my theme, SlicknesS-black, for the example. Once we’ve downloaded our theme and saved it to the desktop, we will then extract it to the desktop.
Text and video t ...
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New version of Symbian nears beta testing
A new version of the Symbian mobile phone operating system is to begin beta testing within the next few weeks. Symbian^2, the first version of the software since the Symbian Foundation said it planned to go open source, should be ready for release six months after that, so smart phone buyers may see the first devices using the software in the first half of 2010. The foundation was created when Nokia bought software developer Symbian, with the intention of uniting the underlying Symbian operating ...
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OpenOffice Portable in Version 3.1
OpenOffice Portable 3.1, like its predecessor, serves as an on-the-go office application and can be started via USB stick without installation. However, this works with 3.1 over Windows with Python only, although Linux has a workaround using Wine. The new portable OpenOffice is, unfortunately, more geared toward transitioners between the Linux and Windows worlds.
Learn more at Linux Pro Magazine. ...
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Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (x86_64)
Installing Adobe AIR 1.5.1 For Linux On Ubuntu 9.04 (x86_64)
Adobe AIR
is a technology that lets you run Internet applications on the desktop.
With AIR you do not need a browser to run such desktop applications.
This tutorial explains how you can install Adobe AIR 1.5.1 for Linux on
an Ubuntu 9.04 desktop (x86_64) and how you can install AIR
applications.
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Systhread.net: 10 Years of Online Open Source Writing
This is the 10th year I have been writing regularly in some fashion about hacking around with Open Source systems and software. So to get things started first off a quick digest recapping the history of how this "thing" came to be, some of the great stuff along the way that resulted and of course the most important thing about the site.... ...
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Stable kernels 2.6.30.1, 2.6.29.6, and 2.6.27.26
Stable kernels 2.6.30.1, 2.6.29.6, and 2.6.27.26 have been released by the stable
team. Each contains quite a number of patches (111, 35, and 32
respectively) all over the tree, some with security implications. The
2.6.29.6 release comes with an important note: "This is the last
release of the 2.6.29 kernel series. All users are strongly suggested to
move to the 2.6.30 release series at this time."
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Cisco Offers Linux-Enabled Linksys Router - eWeek
Cisco Offers Linux-Enabled Linksys RoutereWeekNetworking and communications giant Cisco Systems announced an update to the Linux-powered WRT54GL router, the Linksys by Cisco WRT160NL Wireless-N router. ...and more » ...
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Say Goodbye to Reboots with Ksplice
Linux is famous for uptime, but even it has to reboot when a new kernel vulnerability is fixed. Or does it? Now there?s Ksplice, technology that applies patches directly into the running kernel. And thanks to their free Uptrack service it?s free for users of Ubuntu! ...
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Have Android phones already failed at the starting post?
Android smartphones are sending waves of excitement through the mobile community that they are a serious contender to knock iPhone off its smartphone perch. But, are they really a threat or have they already missed the boat? ...
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Bordeaux for Mac OS X 1.8 beta 1 released
Bordeaux 1.8.0 beta 1 for Mac OSX systems has been released, this release adds support for Microsoft Office 2003 Applications (Word, Excel, Powerpnt) Microsoft Project 2003 and Visio 2003. Their are still a small number of known problems around libgphoto2 and libpng support with this release. ...
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Neverland is Your Virtual Linux Playground - DaniWeb
Neverland is Your Virtual Linux PlaygroundDaniWebThis post has nothing to do with Michael Jackson, his death, his kids, his Neverland Ranch or anything related to him. It has everything to do with my need ...and more » ...
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Will AES crypto go the way of MD5?
Netstat -vat: "The AES (Advance Encryption Standard) (Define:AES) is a standard encryption mechanism in use by the US Government and many others - and it is now at risk from a very theoretical attack." ...
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Ubuntu Sees No Reason To Remove Mono from Default Install
The Mono discussion may be tiring, but the fact of the matter is that thanks to this discussion, various major Linux distributions are now making official statements detailing their position in the Mono/C# debate. The latest to do this is Ubuntu, which reiterated their position yesterday. ...
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Best Linux PIM: Kontact or Evolution? - LinuxPlanet
Best Linux PIM: Kontact or Evolution?LinuxPlanetPersonal information managers (PIM) are the major influence on most people's opinion of a desktop. When you launch an application, the desktop is simply ...and more » ...
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ASCAP Makes Outlandish Copyright Claims on Cell Phone Ringtones
Electronic Frontier Foundation: " But as part of a ploy to squeeze more money out of the mobile phone companies, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) has told a federal court that each time a phone rings in a public place, the phone user has violated copyright law." ...
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Available Now: GNOME 2.26.3
Softpedia: "The GNOME developers, through Lucas Rocha, have announced early this morning in a press release that the last maintenance release of the popular GNOME 2.26 desktop environment is now available for download." ...