Every Linux user that has used the GNOME desktop environment must have had at least an encounter with its default text editor, Gedit. You start it up, and it looks like a simple notepad type application with a toolbar added on top. However, don't let yourself fooled by that simple appearance.
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Gedit: Don't Get Tricked by Its Simple Looks
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Building Debian (and Ubuntu) Meta Packages
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Over the last few weeks I have been building a bunch of Debian packages (aka debs) for a new Ubuntu server roll out. I will outline how to build a simple package which pulls in a couple of useful packages.
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DRI2 Sync + Swap Extensions Near Reality
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When running a modern Linux graphics driver stack in a composited environment there is a lot less tearing -- particularly with regard to video playback, but OpenGL applications too -- now than there was in the past, but there is still room for improvement.
Read more »Using Temporary Tables to Speed Up MySQL
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If you're fetching several resultsets that contain a lot of common data, it can make sense to obtain a single resultset that has all the data that's required, store it in a temporary table, and then select from this temporary table as needed.
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Top 20 Linux Server Hardening Security Tips
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Securing your Linux server is important to protect your data, intellectual property, and time, from the hands of crackers and hackers. The system administrator is responsible for security Linux box. In this first part of a Linux server security series, I will provide 20 hardening tips for default installation of Linux system.
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Where is PHP 6?
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Back in 2005, I wrote a story for InternetNews.com where I wrote that I expected PHP 6 to be out in 2006. Here we are three years later and guess what? No PHP 6. What happened? Is it ever going to come out?
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Make Linux faster and lighter
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With just a few tweaks, your Linux box can be lighter, sprightlier and quicker than ever before. Read on for the best ways to speed up your boot sequence, optimise KDE and Gnome, and get better performance from your favourite apps. We've also got some top tips from our favourite free software gurus...
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Setting up your own DNS
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Setting up a dns at home do not require a masters degree in black magic. Following this 3 part series will guide you through the steps needed to set up a caching dns that resolves for a small home network or a small business network.
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AMD Loses Its Linux Core Engineering Manager, Matthew Tippett
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AMD's Catalyst Linux driver has improved substantially over the past few years with AMD now providing same-day Linux support, a near feature parity to the Windows Catalyst driver, and first-rate performance. Playing a critical role in improving the ATI Linux support has been Matthew Tippett. However, today will be his last day serving ATI / Advanced Micro Devices.
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Ford Unveils Open Source Sync Developer Platform
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Ford announced that it is testing an open-source platform to could be used in the future to develop applications that make use of Sync to connect to social networks in the cloud.
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PacketFence 1.8.5 Released
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The Inverse Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of PacketFence 1.8.5. PacketFence is a fully supported, Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) system.
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Slick Linux Virtual Terminal: aterm
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In the search for a full weight loss program for my window manager (I’m switching from KDE 3.5 to XFCE4), it became clear that another terminal would have to replace Konsole. After 11 full minutes of considerable thought, agonizing contemplation, deliberation and extensive research, aterm became the obvious choice.
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GRUB 1.97 Released
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Among a long list of improvements, GRUB 1.97 includes support for booting the kernels of FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD.
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Vuurmuur 0.8 bèta 2 released
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Vuurmuur 0.8 bèta 2 is released. Vuurmuur is a powerful Firewall Manager built on top of the Linux Iptables.
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A Hackfest To Improve Linux Video Playback
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When it comes to video playback on Linux, the premiere choice for video acceleration is currently using VDPAU with its CPU-efficient, GPU-accelerated capabilities that even has no problems playing 1080p video files with extremely low-end hardware.
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