Linux Deepin is a desktop distribution based on Ubuntu Desktop, but using a modifed GNOME 3 shell, not Ubuntu’s Unity desktop. It was founded by Liu Wenhuan, who is also a co-founder of Wuhan Linux User Group (LUG), a LUG in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, China.
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How to install and configure Gufw on Linux Deepin 11.12.1
A new installation of Linux Deepin 11.12.1 does not have any of the network security applications that you find on Ubuntu enabled: A default installation of Linux Deepin 11.12.1, the latest edition, will leave your computer wide open for the bad guys to mess with.
Read more »Three Reasons the Ubuntu Desktop Lags the iPad
The Ubuntu Desktop, lacking the technology and innovation of the iPad, is loosing ground in the race for a common desktop. This article provides three reasons the iPad is dominating and why Apple is making money while Canonical is struggling.
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BackTrack 5 Revolution 2 screen shots
One of those, is BackTrack, a hackers delight, one that is loaded with all the best Free Software and Open Source penetration testing applications available. The latest edition is BackTrack 5, code-named Revolution. We are actually at BackTrack 5 R2. Keep in mind that BackTrack is not a distribution for newbies. This is serious stuff.
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How to dual-boot Windows 7 and Chakra Linux Archimedes, with shared NTFS partition at the end
The broad objective, if it is not already evident from the title of this article, is to: Dual-boot Windows 7 and Chakra Archimedes on a computer with one hard drive; then, create an NTFS partition at the end of the drive that will be shared between both operating systems. When completed, you should see this screen when you reboot or restart the computer.
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Restore the Windows bootloader to MBR after dual-booting with Linux
If you installed the Linux boot loader to the MBR and want to restore the Windows boot loader, this short tutorial shows you how to do it. It is an easy, point-and-click process. And the application that makes it that easy is called EasyBCD, a free-for-personal-use application from Neosmart Technologies.
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Install BackTrack 5 Revolution 2 on external hard drive
If you are looking for the best information gathering, vulnerability assessment, exploitation, privilege escalation, reverse engineering, RFID, stress testing, forensic and anti-forensic applications, you will find it on BackTrack.
This tutorial shows how to install it on an external hard drive.
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Matrius 1.2 Krypton screen shots
Matrius is a Linux distribution designed for penetration testers, hackers, security professionals or those who would like to play with tools and applications used by those groups.
This article brings to your viewing pleasure screen shots that show the type of applications available on Matrius 1.2 Krypton, the latest edition.
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Saving System Resources with No atime
Administrators can save a lot of needless writes to the disk by mounting partitions with noatime. Even if a file is read a write will occur to disk when you are using atime.
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Update on Apache OpenOffice
Oracle’s history of not caring too much about Free Software led several contributors to fork OpenOffice.org. And that is a very brief account of how LibreOffice came to be.
Read more »Linux Mint 12 LXDE review
If you currently use another edition of Linux Mint 12, like Linux Mint 12 KDE or Linux Mint 12 GNOME, you will find that there is very little difference, if any, in functionality between this LXDE edition and those other more popular editions, other than for some LXDE-specific applications.
Read more »Installing NRPE on FreeBSD 9.0
The NRPE daemon provides a way for Nagios to monitor the internal aspects of a FreeBSD box. This article will take you through the steps for installing NRPE on FreeBSD.
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Linpus Lite Desktop 1.7 screen shot preview
Linpus Lite Desktop 1.7 is the latest stable release of Linpus Lite Desktop. The previous version, Linpus Lite Desktop 1.6, was reviewed at Linpus Lite Desktop 1.6 review. While I am still working on publishing a review of the latest version, here are a few screen shots for your viewing pleasure.
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Secure FTP Site with FileZilla
VSFTPD using SSL can be a great way to protect your FTP transfers. This article will demonstrate how to set up the server, create the certificate, use FileZilla and modify the Ubuntu firewall.
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Linpus Lite Desktop 1.7 review
Since the release of Linpus Lite Desktop 1.4, which I reviewed here, Linpus Lite Desktop has been going down hill, both in terms of features and in the number of applications installed out of the box.
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