There is a plethora of free software available in the open source community. Problem is, you have to learn how to compile it from source code if you want to use it. This nifty article will walk you through the steps...

The `ldd` utility is more vulnerable than you think. It’s frequently used by programmers and system administrators to determine the dynamic library dependencies of executables. Sounds pretty innocent, right? Wrong! It turns out that running `ldd` on an executable can result in executing arbitrary code. I researched this subject thoroughly and found that it was almost completely undocumented.

Faster Bootup & Faster Shutdown
Upstart the new speed boot technology is one of the main attraction of ubuntu 9.10.XSplash replaces USplash.EXT4 File System and GRUB2

After a few months of development, AWN (Avant Window Navigator) 0.4 is available for beta testing.

In case you don't know, Avant Window Navigator (Awn) is a dock-like bar which sits at the bottom of the screen (or at least it used to, read on!). It has support for launchers, task lists, and third party applets.

Here are two screenshot galleries showing the new Fedora 12 beta release desktop, installer and menus. The galleries are separated by desktop environment(GNOME and KDE). Any comments on the Fedora 12 beta release?

Have you ever been tempted by desktop Linux's security and stability, but you didn't want to go to all the trouble of installing two operating systems on one PC or the expense of buying a new PC? Then, you're in luck.

Google has released its Stressful Application Test, known by its Unix name as stressapptest. According to Google, Stressful Application Test, which has been used inside the company for sometime, can be used for memory stress testing, hardware qualification and debugging, memory interface tests and disk testing.

When you are using a FTP server you can connect using either Active or Passive connections. Each has advantages and disadvantages. When you set up FTP, in this example using VSFTPD, you need to make this connection decision. Active connections are safest for the server but at times may not work for some clients.