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Two of the most notable trends in systems management are DevOps and the related and partially redundant Agile Operations movement. These initiatives are popular in many Web 2.0 and cloud computing oriented companies like Twitter, Google, Yahoo! and Facebook where the companies’ products...

Put away the pitchforks, penguin fans, we're not hating on Linux or dropping a deuce on open-source software in general (you're welcome for the visual). What we're referring to is an actual distro called "Damn Vulnerable Linux," which is not like any other Linux distro…

Engadget: "We're not far from seeing this big update in the flesh, but in the meanwhile, EVO 4G owners (and fans) might be interested to take a closer look at the features they'll be getting once it arrives."

Todoyu is a powerful tool designed to help you manage projects, track tasks and collaborate. Master it quickly with Dmitri Popov's excellent tutorial on LinuxUser.co.uk…

Linux Pro Magazine: "The Khronos Group announced that finalizing the OpenGL 4.1 specifications had been completed and that its release would be immediate. "

Linux Journal: "Looking through my home for Linux systems I just realized that it is everywhere. First of all, I find it on my computers - from servers to laptop. That is the obvious place though. I wonder, where else can I find Linux running?"

Looking through my home for Linux systems I just realized that it is everywhere. First of all, I find it on my computers - from servers to laptop. That is the obvious place though. I wonder, where else can I find Linux running?

The Wine development release 1.3.0 is now available...

Reddit: "1. corevette: If you could have one proprietary package/software released as Free Software, which would it be and why?"

Early adopters only.

Examiner: "Some of the games mentioned in this column, in the past as well as in the future, are licensed such that the game itself is under the GPL or a similarly free license, but the content is not."

The GNU project developed some of the 21st century's most important software. The GNU Compiler Collection is used on Linux systems, BSD/OSX systems, and on Windows. GNAT has, for the most part, replaced any other Ada compiler ever created. The list could go on, but…

The H Open: "Dell has announced the release of its proprietary OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) 6.3 for Ubuntu 9.10 or later."

Japanese mobile Linux software firm Access announced a major push toward Android, joining the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and releasing a free & Graffiti& handwriting recognition app for Android, among other developments. Meanwhile, Access' IP Infusion subsidiary has added MPLS-Transport Profile support to its ZebOS…

ZDNet: "Organisations and individuals have to operate across many platforms these days. So we all need apps that can function reliably regardless of operating system, says Jack Wallen."

This guide explains how to integrate eAccelerator into PHP5 and lighttpd on an OpenSUSE 11.2 system. From the eAccelerator project page: "eAccelerator is a free open-source PHP accelerator, optimizer, and dynamic content cache. It increases the performance of PHP scripts by caching them in their…

Tech Comics: "People in all walks of life run into problems with IP infringement"

Light Leaks are a product of film in the camera being exposed due to a hole/gap in the cameras body letting in light. It is sometimes used aesthetically in photographs creating a sense of vividness or soft blurs of colour – usually red. In this…

We're not far from seeing this big update in the flesh, but in the meanwhile, EVO 4G owners (and fans) might be interested to take a closer look at...

Axiomtek announced a fanless box computer notable for its extensive serial connectivity. The eBOX622-831-FL is equipped with an Intel 945GSE Express chipset, supports an Intel Atom N270 processor with up to 2GB DDR2 memory, and offers a front-accessible CompactFlash socket, SATA storage, two gigabit Ethernet…

Security company Qualys has released a new open source tool, 'BlindElephant', which can accurately fingerprint web applications down to version level in order to better manage the security issues which now plague such software. According to the company, the need for such a tool is…

A mainframe cloud may seem oxymoronic like a lead Zeppelin ("a" included on purpose), or intuitively obvious (given the virtualization and metering capabilities that have been in mainframes for decades). But Unisys has nonetheless fluffed up a mainframe cloud for its ClearPath mainframe customers.…...

Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010. Not only has malicious software cloaked in a wallpaper application stolen personal information from infected phones and sent it to a Web site in China, but…

MSC Vertriebs announced a Qseven COM (computer on module) that offers a choice of Intel Atom Z5xx processors plus an optional 4GB of flash storage. The MSC-Q7-US15W-FD offers up to 1GB of RAM, a PCI Express x1 interface, dual (CRT and LVDS) display support, and…

PGM Soft announced this week they are releasing both their demo and full version of PGM-Invoice to the Android Market.  PGM-Invoice is a simple program that allows users to fill in custom invoice information on the go.  The description on the company's website is somewhat…

A security update for Mozilla Firefox has been released for openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise...

Red Hat just send a notification that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 will be discontinued in 3 months...

The _khAttAm_ blog takes a look at the new features of the upcoming Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat...

Abhi Blog posted a screenshot tour of KDE 4.5 RC2. KDE 4.5 will be released next month....

Here the latest updates of the CompatDB compatiblity lists. There are today 16 Windows updates, 1 Linux update and 1 Mac OS update...

Another small vulnerability has been discovered in ispCP Omega 1.0.5 while running in DEBUG mode...

A java security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5...

LinuxSecurity.com: Various security issues have been found in the Mozilla suite, and the various browsers have been updated to fix these issues. Mozilla Firefox was brought to the 3.5.11 security release. Mozilla Firefox on openSUSE 11.3 was brought to the 3.6.8 security release. Mozilla Thunderbird…

We have some great news for EVO 4G owners tonight! That news is that Froyo will begin rolling out to you beginning August 3rd, 2010. Soon, all of you will be able to experience the Froyo goodness I have known for quite sometime.   I…

Droid Life is reporting that the Droid 2's user manual has been leaked.  So, if you're looking at getting this sexy beast in the next few weeks, you might want to start reading it over so you know everything there is to know. Two big…

Tmonews has brought to light another image of the hopefully up-and-coming newest member of the MyTouch family – The MyTouch 3g HD. We all saw the picture of it and read about the possibilities of a front-facing camera. Now, we are getting a look at…

STMicroelectronics (ST) announced an SoC (system on chip) claimed to be the industry's first to combine two ARM Cortex-A9 cores with a DDR3 memory interface. The SPEAr1310 offers dual cores clocked at 600MHz, gigabit Ethernet, plus connectivity including USB, SATA, and PCI Express, the company…

Monsoon Multimedia announced a Linux-based IP set-top and DVR that supports streaming to and from remote PCs and Macs, plus the iPad as well as Android, BlackBerry, and iOS phones. The HD-ready Vulkano ranges in price from $259 to $379, starting with the Vulkano (8GB…

Trevan McGee talks to Google's open source and public sector programs manager, Chris DiBona.

The rush to the clouds will result in an industry shakeout for all of today's hosting companies.

While Amazon announced a smaller, lighter version of its Kindle e-reader today, the device still has a monochrome-only screen. Color E Ink displays are on the way, however, as today's announcement of a relevant controller chip -- the Epson S1D13524 -- made clear....

Starting August 1.

Amazon announced a third generation of its Linux-based Kindle e-reader, featuring a lighter and smaller body, a screen claimed to have 50 percent better contrast, and a battery life of up to one month. Still available with 3G, the device is also offered in a…

If you're still on the fence, trying to decide whether or not you should pick up a Samsung Vibrant or Captivate, you'll want to watch the following video.  If you're not sure you even know what an Epic 4G or Fascinate is, you'll want to…

Berlin-based Raumfeld is shipping a Linux-based, UPnP and AV/DLNA-ready multi-room audio system claimed to be & hacker/DIY friendly.& The Raumfeld System comprises a handheld controller with a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi-enabled speakers, a 160GB music server and access point, and a & Connector& box that…

All your mobile search are belong to Google. According to a recent report from Statcounter, Google commands 98.29 percent of the mobile search market while their next closest competitor, Yahoo, sits at .81 percent.  Bing comes in third with .46 percent, the same as "other"…

Verizon's latest television commercial is out and it shows off the mobile hotspot capability built into the phone.  For those of you with this device (or the EVO 4G), you'll know just how awesome the feature is.  Watch the 30 -second clip below and see…

LinuxSecurity.com: Two remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenLDAP. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: [More...]

If you're looking forward to the next desktop environment, you'll have to wait until March.

LinuxSecurity.com: Updated java-1.4.2-ibm packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extras, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extras, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Supplementary. [More...]

Are you fascinated by the idea of rooting your new Droid X but scared to get involved with the sometimes-convoluted process?  Put your fears aside and check out the Windows-based app which roots (and unroots) your phone with one button.  Although the concept is rather…

.NET for Android - dubbed MonoDroid - has come a step closer.…...

Nokia has unveiled a knock-off of Opera's Mini phone browser, intended for use on its low-end handsets in emerging markets. It's the first manifestation of Nokia's own ad engine.…...

Oracle said Thursday that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.

That mysterious Optimus Z phone from the other week has been formally introduced by LG, but for now it's only getting a release in the land of kimchi and soju—Korea. A global release is expected later, however. More »...

Eric Turgeon has announced the availability of GhostBSD 1.5, a FreeBSD-based live CD with GNOME and a work-in-progress graphical system installer: "GhostBSD 1.5 is out. We have updated to Gnome 2.30. Now you can install GhostBSD by terminal commands and a list with pc-sysinstall. The…

Anil Gulecha has announced the third release candidate for Nexenta Core Platform 3.0, an OpenSolaris-based server distribution: "On behalf of the Nexenta project, I'd like to announce the availability of the Nexenta Core Platform 3.0 RC3. The main changes over the RC2 release include ON…

Request for help in designing a survey for Home Automation needs.

A new way to think about mobile applications.

Systems Administrator Appreciation Day - July 30th

35 Dollar "Pad" computer...maybe not now, but someday...so let's go!

In our final report from OSCON 2010, Amber Graner talks to one of the key organizers.

LinuxSecurity.com: Multiple vulnerabilities has been discovered and corrected in openldap: The slap_modrdn2mods function in modrdn.c in OpenLDAP 2.4.22 does not check the return value of a call to the smr_normalize function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation [More...]

LinuxSecurity.com: An updated lvm2-cluster package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate [More...]

Alan Baghumian has announced the release candidate of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6, a desktop-oriented distribution based on Debian's testing branch: "The release candidate version of Parsix GNU/Linux 3.6 aka Vinnie is available now. Parsix package repositories are synchronized with Debian testing repositories as of July 1,…

Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Linux Mint 9 "KDE" edition: "The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 9 KDE. Linux Mint 9 KDE is available in 32-bit and 64-bit as a liveDVD, via Torrent and HTTP download. Based on…

Petter Reinholdtsen has announced a test release for Skolelinux 6.0, a Debian-based distribution for schools also known as Debian-Edu: "This is the first test release based on Squeeze. The focus of this release is to test the user application selection. To have a look, install…

The new Amazon EC2 Cluster Compute Instance may be a game changer in HPC

LinuxSecurity.com: It was discovered that GnuPG 2 uses a freed pointer when verify a signature or importing a certificate with many Subject Alternate Names, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. [More...]

Steven Shiau has announced the release of Clonezilla Live 1.2.5-35, a new stable version of the specialist live CD designed for hard disk partitioning and cloning: "This release of Clonezilla Live includes major enhancements, changes and bug fixes. The underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded.…

Frugalware Linux 1.3 RC1 was unleashed after two pre-releases and exactly on schedule: "The Frugalware Developer Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Frugalware 1.3rc1, the first candidate of the upcoming 1.3 stable release. Here are some of the major improvements and changes…

The quest to save labor makes us do some crazy things but when you're expecting, there is an easier way.

This week in DistroWatch Weekly: Feature: Taking a Look at openSUSE 11.3 News: FreeBSD elects a new Core Team, TrueCrypt improvements and an alternative to Flash Questions and answers: Adding updates to the install process Released last week: Sabayon, Tiny Core, Peppermint Ice, PC-BSD Upcoming…

The team behind the cloud-based Peppermint variant of Ubuntu Linux released a scaled-down, fast-booting, site-specific browser (SSB) version. The "Peppermint Ice" distro switches to Google's Chromium as the default browser, and while still supporting native apps, is even more focused on web-based apps than is…

Have you ever wanted to look inside a tar.gz file but without expanding it? Have you ever wanted to just dump files in a .tar.gz file without having to organize it and periodically tar and gzip this data? This article presents another REALLY useful user-space…

Creating a simple application debug tool out of an App Widget

Where does the time go? If you've ever had to ask this question, NTP can give you the answer time and again.

The OpenSUSE Project announced the final 11.3 release of OpenSUSE, featuring Linux 2.6.34, the Btrfs file-system, improved netbook support, and desktops including KDE 4.4.4, GNOME 2.30.1, XFCE, and LXDE. Meanwhile, eWEEK Labs reviews Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, praising its virtualization features, despite some…

Userspace file systems are one of the coolest storage options in Linux. They allow really creative file systems to be developed without having to go through the kernel gauntlet. This article presents one of them, SSHFS, that allows you to remotely mount a file system…

The R statical language is more than a plotting tool.

Team Tiny Core announced the first release candidate for version 3.0 of its small-footprint, in-memory Linux desktop distribution. Tiny Core Linux 3.0 RC1 advances to Linux 2.6.33.3, and offers improved compressed swap in RAM, a 64-bit version, enhanced virtualization, and the Ext4 file-system, says the…

Spotify yesterday released a preview version of its peer-to-peer (P2P) music application for desktop Linux, packaged as Debian Squeeze/Ubuntu 10.04. The software shares most of the features of the Windows and Mac OS X versions of Spotify, but requires Spotify Premium membership.

Reprieved from financial troubles with fresh investments, Mandriva released the final Mandriva Linux 2010 Spring. The latest stable release is touted for offering faster boot times, enhanced "Smart Desktop" file-organization technology, easier printer and wireless configuration, and updates including GNOME 2.30.1 and KDE 4.4.3, says…

The VideoLAN project is shipping version 1.1 of its open source VLC media player, adding hardware acceleration, WebM support, and faster HD decoding, but deleting Shoutcast support. Meanwhile, several industry reports suggest possible reasons for Adobe's temporary suspension of its beta 64-bit Linux version of…

The community-driven Fedora 13 Linux distribution has been reviewed by eWEEK, which was highly impressed with its cutting-edge enterprise features. The review praises Fedora security and permissions features such as the AccountsDialog user management utility, and it also likes the new command line interface for…

Bluecherry released an open source driver for version 2 of its Linux-based compression card for MPEG-4 video recording. Redesigned around the Linux kernel's API for Video (Video4Linux) and Audio (ALSA), the GPL-licensed driver primarily targets the Bluecherry MPEG-4 compression cards and related Ubuntu-based video surveillance…

LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP, which represents a very common configuration for Linux-based web servers. If you’re interested in testing websites, particularly those that involve a server-side scripting language like PHP, you can install a local LAMP server on your own computer.…

Cloud computing may a little over-promised, but it isn’t “worse than stupidity,” as Richard Stallman would say. In fact, it’s really a very positive change in the way we use computers. Not only does it eliminate many of the barriers to using any operating system…

In the future, every wall will be a multi-touce interface, there will be no buttons to confuse our little brains, and everyone’s arms will be sore from holding them out at the wall to type on their computers. We already knew Apple didn’t like buttons,…

This is a post for Blog Action Day 2009, an effort to unite bloggers to discuss one topic for one day from many different perspectives. This year’s topic, chosen by a vote, is climate change. Remember the big push for everyone to switch to compact…

Hulu, a popular website which offers free, ad-supported TV shows (and a few movies) has ported their Hulu Desktop software to Linux. Hulu says that Hulu Desktop for Linux will work on Ubuntu 9.04 and Fedora, althoug it could almost certainly be run on other…

This is the fourth part in a four part series covering remote access to Linux machines using SSH. Part 1 – Installing and configuring SSH Part 2 – Securing SSH and opening up to the outside world Part 3 – Graphical connections Part 4 –…

This is the second part in a four part series covering remote access to Linux machines using SSH. Part 1 – Installing and configuring SSH Part 2 – Securing SSH and opening up to the outside world Part 3 – Graphical connections Part 4 –…

This is the second part in a four part series covering remote access to Linux machines using SSH. (Sorry this one was a little late. I just forgot to publish it. I’ll post the last two sooner.) Part 1 – Installing and configuring SSH Part…

The GNOME and KDE projects have announced that they will be holding a joint desktop summit in Berlin in August, 2011. "The 2011 Desktop Summit will build on the first Summit's success. More than 1,000 contributors from more than 50 countries are expected to…

zdnet.co.uk/blogs: One of the highly debated subjects with Windows and Linux is with device support. The two have different methods of how drivers are created and implemented into the operating system.

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Looking through my home for Linux systems I just realized that it is everywhere. First of all, I find it on my computers - from servers to laptop. That is the obvious place though. I wonder, where else can I find Linux running?

Just noticed that the default bookmarks in Ubuntu include one entry pointing back to Debian. It even says that Ubuntu is based on Debian. It’s a small thing but it made my day. It’s nice to see this kind of acknowledgement. More here

Debcreate has a field for most of the info in the files that go into the “debian” folder (the “debian” folder is where all the packaging files reside) so it should be both faster and easier to create a Debian package More here

Examiner: "Some of the games mentioned in this column, in the past as well as in the future, are licensed such that the game itself is under the GPL or a similarly free license, but the content is not."

Debian has updated openldap (denial of service).

Fedora has updated kvirc (F13, F12: remote command execution) and F12: pidgin (denial of service).

Red Hat has updated java (multiple vulnerabilities) and freetype (RHEL 3, RHEL 4&5: multiple…

Reddit: "1. corevette: If you could have one proprietary package/software released as Free Software, which would it be and why?"