Last week we posted a very simple "How to Install VMware in Ubuntu Linux". That guide used apt-get to access the appropriate repositories. Additionally, it explained a bit about the benefits of VMware for Linux users (or any operating system for that matter). A short pre-installation checklist was also provided, including te URL to obtain your free VMware registration key! If you have not read that post, you might want to look at that one first. 
Again, we're using Ubuntu Linux 7.10 (Gutsy) to install the VMware se...
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I just visited the Ubuntu Forums and bumped into a post I found very amusing. It's from an individual who believes he's found a vulnerability in dev/null.
"...I first came upon it, when I was writing an email, and I saved the file at the location /dev/null. Upon logging in again, I found that the file has mysteriously vanished. This was very sensitive information, so I even encrypted it. But this seem like a vulnerability in the Linux kernel, that non root users have access to delete and modify /dev/null as it i...
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I was reading a story on Digg this morning, about an 11 year old child who was functioning as the network manager for some private school's network. Within the comments was a post that referred to "Untangle" and why the school chose not to use it. The commenter suggested that the individual probably didn't know how to configure the application suite, and that's why it was not used. The Untangle web site however, says:
"...if you have a basic knowledge of networking, you can install, use and maintain Untangle. Wi...
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Over the week I received a couple messages asking about VMware installations. While I'm sure there are all sorts of tutorials about this, I thought (since I received questions) that a quick "How to" guide would be helpful to some of you.
What is VMware? It's a virtual environment that lets you install "guest" operating systems. Such as Windows, BSD, other Linux distributions, etc.
Why would you want to use VMware? To facilitate an endless number of OS environments without having to repartition your hard drive. In m...
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Earlier this month I posted about the lack of a simple network management interface for Ubuntu Linux, where I suggested Ubuntu Needs to Improve the Network Management GUI! At that time several readers sent input and others provided helpful comments. Among them was Wicd. Well.. I've finally installed it. Wow, was I missing out on a good suggestion. I feel like such a goof for not installing it sooner. 
For those not familiar:
"...Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to...
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Quick post!... For those who have not heard yet:
"...The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 6.10 will reach end of life on Friday April 25th, 2008. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 6.10..."
The above was recently announced here: 'End of Life' announcement for Ubuntu 6.10
If you've not done so yet, it may be a good idea to upgrade your Ubuntu Linux version. Not sure how to do that? There's a handy guide here: Upgrading to ...
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Quick post!... For those who have not heard yet:
"...The support period is now nearing its end and Ubuntu 6.10 will reach end of life on Friday April 25th, 2008. At that time, Ubuntu Security Notices will no longer include information or updated packages for Ubuntu 6.10..."
The above was recently announced here: 'End of Life' announcement for Ubuntu 6.10
If you've not done so yet, it may be a good idea to upgrade your Ubuntu Linux version. Not sure how to do that? There's a handy guide here: Upgrading to ...
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Earlier last week I was reading some posts in a web hosting forum "Site Backup - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)", within the post a forum member was trying to facilitate an automated backup system for his important files. In this case they were web based files.
There were some excellent solutions presented, such as Rsync, etc. But I thought that sometimes all we need is a small fix. It left me wondering how well known "Yet Another FTP Client" (Yafc) is? (There are quite a few, but this is one I found on Sourceforge (...
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Last month we posted "Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications", which listed some really good open source applications. One of the things missing was a good OpenSource, Flash content creation tool.
It seems there's a new application in town! On March 25, 2008 the "Salasaga" site announced a snapshot release of their developing (it's still in Alpha) , "Integrated Development Environment for producing eLearning". As mentioned, Salasaga is still in Alpha, so it's not ready for a production environment. How...
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Hello everyone! I'm back from the Easter break and found this little gem in my email. It outlines how to play BlueRay and HD DVD in Ubuntu Linux.
In a nutshell it covers the need for mplayer and ffmpeg as well as DumpHD and the required hardware. I've not tried this yet (I don't have an HD DVD player). I looked at the HD DVD player recommended for this and yikes! The price is $219 CAN. A bit beyond my budget unfortunately. However, that aside, the post is really great!
Hope you enjoy it: RestrictedFormats/BluRayA...
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