Add two lines to /etc/apt/sources list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/dnjl/virtualization/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/dnjl/virtualization/ubuntu lucid main
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Set up Libvirt 0.8.0 & Xen 4.0 on top of Ubuntu 10.04 Server via Daniel Baumann Virtualization PPA
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Dependency-based & Event-based init daemons and launchd
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With the recent announcement of systemd, I've noticed some increased confusion around Upstart and what it means to be an event-based init daemon. Now seems as good a time as any to try and clear that up by describing what I mean by that.
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Firefox 4: An early walk-through of IndexedDB
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Web developers already have localStorage, which is used for client side storage of simple key-value pairs. This alone doesn’t address the needs of many web applications for structured storage and indexed data. Mozilla is working on a structured storage API with indexing support called IndexedDB, and we will have some test builds in the next few weeks.
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What's new in GNU Compiler Collection 4.5
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GCC 4.5 promises faster programs using the new link-time optimization (LTO) option, easier implementation of compiler extensions thanks to the controversial plugin infrastructure, stricter standards-conformance for floating-point computations, and better debugging information when compiling with optimizations.
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Nexenta Core Platform 3.0 RC1 released
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The Nexenta Project developers have issued the first release candidate for version 3.0 of their Nexenta Core Platform, addressing several issues found in the previous development milestone
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First Look: H.264 and VP8 Compared
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VP8 is now free, but if the quality is substandard, who cares? Well, it turns out that the quality isn't substandard, so that's not an issue, but neither is it twice the quality of H.264 at half the bandwidth. See for yourself.
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Django 1.2.1 released
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As previously announced, today marks the release of Django 1.2.1, the first bugfix release in the Django 1.2 series -- free software high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design.
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The Cost Of Running Compiz
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Earlier this week we published benchmarks comparing Arch Linux and Ubuntu.
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MeeGo and Btrfs
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MeeGo is arguably the dark horse in the mobile platform race: it is new, unfinished, and unavailable on any currently-shipping product, but it is going after the same market as a number of more established platforms. MeeGo is interesting: it is a combined effort by two strong industry players which are trying, in the usual slow manner, to build a truly community-oriented development process.
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Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid Lynx) and intel video chipsets
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I have followed the evolution of ubuntu lucid on intel chipsets, since january, using many displays , some different intel chipsets (i915GM,GM45) , vertical usage 19 inches displays.
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7 (More) Best Free and Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS)
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Due to popular demand, we will give you another round of some of the best free and open-source Content Management Systems (CMS). This new set of CMS is as good as the previous list that we have so this should be interesting. Without any more delay, check out this new collection of some of the best free and open-source Content Management Systems (CMS)...
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Google announces Font API and Font Directory
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At this year's Google I/O developer conference, Google announced the availability of a collection of high quality open source fonts for the web in the Google Font Directory and the Google Font API
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The First DRM Pull Request For Linux 2.6.35 Kernel
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The Linux 2.6.34 kernel was released only three days ago, but David Airlie has emailed Linus Torvalds and the Linux Kernel Mailing List with the first DRM pull request for the Linux 2.6.35 kernel.
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The Perfect Subversion Server - Debian Lenny [ISPConfig3]
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Subversion is a free/open-source version control system. That is, Subversion manages files and directories, and the changes made to them, over time. This allows you to recover older versions of your data, or examine the history of how your data changed. In this regard, many people think of a version control system as a sort of "time machine".
Read more »Scientific Linux release 5.5 has been released
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Scientific Linux is a GNU/Linux release put together by Fermilab, CERN, and various other labs and universities around the world. Its primary purpose is to reduce duplicated effort of the labs, and to have a common install base for the various experimenters. It is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, recompiled from source.
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