Linux Distribution
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No thanks, Google--we've got Ubuntu
Insight perspective If there is one problem the open source community has suffered repeatedly over the past two decades, it's fragmentation. Google is about to make it worse.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, Ubuntu, Linux Community, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux Distribution, Linux
10 reasons why Linux will oust Windows
Insight perspective Interest stirred up by impending launch of Windows 7 is too little and too late to halt inexorable rise of Linux, argues TechRepublic's Jack Wallen.
Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open source, Exchange, Microsoft Corp., Fedora Project, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system
Adobe heeds calls for 64-bit Flash on Linux
News On Monday the company plans to release an alpha version of its Flash Player technology for users of 64-bit Linux software.
Tags: Business applications, Open source, Linux, Macromedia Flash Player, Apple Macintosh, software, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux Distribution
Red Hat releases Fedora 11
News Fedora 11 comes with new virtualization features, support for fingerprint readers and the promised ability for any e-mail client to tap into Microsoft Exchange.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., boot process, Environment, Linux Distribution, brand, Linux
OpenSuse 11 released
News The latest version of the Novell- and AMD-sponsored Linux distribution is now available for download.
Tags: Open source, DVD, Novell OpenSuse, OpenOffice, Novell Inc., multimedia, Linux Distribution, Linux, strategy, desktop
Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex edges closer
News The Alpha 5 version of Ubuntu 8.10 is available for download, in advance of the planned full release in October.
Tags: Linux, Open source, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile, Internet Access, Ubuntu, Internet User, ASUS, software, Mark Shuttleworth
Fedora issues updates after hacker break-in
News The Red Hat-supported project has started issuing updates to its Linux distribution again, after a hiatus of several weeks caused by a network attack.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, Security, Red Hat Inc., Tool, operating system, Server, Linux Distribution
Xandros expands mobile device push
News A deal with Viyya Technologies aims to take advantage of the growing profile of Linux on mobile devices.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Notebooks and tablets, Browser, Xandros, Mobile, Mobile Internet Device, Internet Device, Mobile Device, software company, operating system
Ubuntu makes second stab at enterprise servers
News Canonical has unveiled its second enterprise-oriented server edition of Ubuntu, with performance, stability and security tweaks.
Tags: Open source, Server platforms, Linux server OS, Security, Internet Access, Ubuntu, Server, VPN, enterprise server, Mark Shuttleworth
Linux file management alternatives
Techguide Tools such as Gentoo, Krusader and Midnight Commander, offer something different--here's a look at the basics.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Business applications, Gentoo, KDE, Management Tool, Norton Co., File System, GNOME, Vincent Danen
Linux standards tool adds app testing
News The Linux Foundation has included an app-checker tool in the Linux Standard Base public test version, aiming to address an acknowledged shortcoming.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Tool, OpenSSL, compliance, Linux Distribution, shell script, Linux, Open source, Linux Foundation
Report: Fedora development worth US$10.8B
News According the authors of a Linux Foundation report, Fedora would have cost billions of dollars to develop had it been done through proprietary, commercial means.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Software engineering/development, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Cell Phone, Linux Kernel, phone, Amazon.com Inc., Linux Distribution
What makes a good Linux distribution?
Techguide Take the proprietary driver system and installation tools of Ubuntu, add the desktop of Elive+Compiz, add the foundation of Debian, and the security of Bastille Linux and you would have one killer distribution.
Tags: Linux, KDE, GNOME, Tool, Ubuntu, Standards, Hardware, Linux Distribution, desktop, MP3
Create an OpenVZ container
Techguide OpenVZ is an OS-level virtualization system that allows you to virtualize Linux-on-Linux, but it works on the principle of containers, not virtual machines. Here's how to create an OpenVZ container.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Virtualization, Gentoo, Fedora Project, CPU, Debian, Grep, DNS, Canada
Firewall MySQL with GreenSQL
Techguide GreenSQL is a "firewall" for MySQL databases that could help protect your database from SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Tags: Open source, Firewalls, Database, Unix, SQL, Web Application, GreenSQL, SQL Injection, Linux Distribution, Linux
