The Debian project is pleased to announce the sixth update of its stable distribution Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (codename "lenny"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems.
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Installing Kernel Updates Without Reboot With Ksplice Uptrack On Ubuntu 9.10
Ksplice Uptrack is a subscription service that lets you apply 100% of the important kernel security updates released by your Linux vendor without rebooting. Ksplice Uptrack is freely available for the desktop versions of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic and Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty. This tutorial shows how to install and use it on an Ubuntu 9.10 desktop.
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Firefox add-on blocks 'clickjacking' attacks
A popular Firefox add-on designed to block scripts and plug-ins has been updated to stymie the new "clickjacking" class of attacks, the extension's developer said today.
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5 Ways to Know You're Ready for Virtualization
To help you avoid those opportunists who jump on new technologies like cockroaches pouncing on freshly fallen cake crumbs—gobbling up the sweet bits and running off into the dark when the lights come on, I’ve compiled 5 simple questions to ask yourself before taking the plunge.
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Firefox rolls out 3.0.3
Late yesterday Mozilla did a whiplash-causing quick turnaround and pushed out Firefox 3.0.3. It seems this new version is solely to fix bug 454708 - storage-Legacy can throw when calling ConvertToUnicode, which is geek-speak for being unable to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords, according to the release notes.
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Google Chrome patched, but problems remain
That didn't take long. Google has announced an updated version of Chrome which fixes 'confirmed security vulnerabilities' amongst other things, but plenty of problems remain unsolved...
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The Thesaurus Shell Script - New And Improved!
An updated version of the updated version of the Thesaurus script we put up a while ago. Many thanks :)
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Updates to KDE and the kernel
For MEPIS 7.0, KDE has been updated to version 3.5.8 and the kernel has been updated to 2.6.22-10. The nvidia driver has been updated to 100.14.19.
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