Google Earth 5.0 for Linux
Feb 03, 2009The new version 5.0 of the Google Earth exploratory 3D software provides excursions into ocean depths, to Mars and into the past. The official release will also include a Linux variant.
more »Books
Jan 31, 2009Workspace: Firefox Extensions Nifty Firefox extensions
Jan 31, 2009We look at a few extensions that can make your daily work with Firefox more enjoyable and efficient by removing tiny annoyances and adding nifty features.
more »Charly's Column The sys admin's (and the professor's) daily grind: Do-it-yourself antispam blacklists
Jan 31, 2009At the Niederrhein University future admins implement spam defense mechanisms by attracting the attention of the Viagra Mafia. The results are pertinacious blacklists and expert knowledge of methods for combating the menace.
more »Debian Founder Murdock Now Sun's Cloud Strategist
Jan 28, 2009Debian Linux founder and former OpenSolaris chief Ian Murdock is taking over the role of chief strategist for cloud computing at Sun Microsystems.
more »GlassFish 2.1 Java Application Server Update
Jan 27, 2009Sun Microsystems has brought the GlassFish Java application server up to its newest state with version 2.1.
more »Ivy 2.0 Manages Dependencies in Java Projects
Jan 26, 2009Apache Ivy version 2.0, a dependency manager that works together with the Apache Ant Java build system, is the first major release in two years.
more »Hildon vs. QT: Developers at Ubuntu Mobile consider Change to KDE
Jan 22, 2009Since November 2008 it's been popular knowledge that Ubuntu has been working on a version of its operating system for the mobile ARMv7 architecture, especially for Cortex A8/A9 processors. Now it seems that Ubuntu mobile might drop Gnome Mobile Hildon framework in favor of Qt.
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Kali Linux 2019.1 Released
The favorite Linux distro of Mr. Robot gets the first update of 2019.
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Linux Foundation Releases a New Draft of OpenChain Spec
OpenChain provides a standard for open source compliance throughout the software supply chain.
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Linux Kernel Continues To Offer Mitigation for Spectre Mitigation
Kernel 4.19 has added another family of Spectre vulnerabilities to its list of mitigating the mitigation.
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SpeakUp Trojan Targets Linux Servers
It’s exploiting a known vulnerability.
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KDE Plasma 5.15 Beta Arrives
Major improvements to software management.
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Canonical Announces Latest Ubuntu Core for IoT
Now offers 10 years of support.
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GitHub Offers Free Private Repositories
Popular source code collaboration site makes a major change to feature set.
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Linus Torvalds Welcomes 2019 with Linux 5.x
Better support for GPUs and CPUs.
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Keep your edge with these powerful Linux administration tools:
Keep All Your Linux Servers in Check
Watching the Bad Guys with Cowrie
Become a certified Linux Admin professional with the Linux Professional Institute LPIC-1 Systems Administrator certification.
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Microsoft Gets an Open Source Web Browser
The company will use Google Chromium web browser as the foundation for its next browser.