Issue #66 / May 2006

KNOW-HOW: Root Password Window

Customizing the password popup window

We’ll show you some tricks for configuring the root password popup window on Red Hat-based systems.

KNOW-HOW: Ask_Klaus!

Power Management No matter which Linux distribution I’m using, I never can get the power management features to wor......

SYSADMIN: Charly's Column

The Sysadmin’s Daily Grind: Nmap 4

Many tools keep growing with each new version, but Nmap 4.00 has lost weight thanks to the Diet-Nmap project. The latest incarnation of Nmap is not only quicker, it is also more frugal with memory.

SYSADMIN: AppArmor

Hardening systems with AppArmor

After penetrating a remote system, intruders might think they are home and dry, but AppArmor spoils the fun, locking the miscreants in a virtual cage.

PROGRAMMING: Perl: Parser

Building a parser with Perl

Lexers and parsers aren’t only for the long-bearded gurus. We’ll show you how you can build a parser for your own custom applications.

LINUXUSER: KTools: Klear

Digital TV with Klear

If you are weary of configuration battles with software for digital TV, try Klear, a TV system for Linux that is easy to install and use.

LINUXUSER: DeskTOPia: Firefox Add-ons

Finding and installing Firefox extensions

If you look around the Internet, you’ll find a number of useful add-ons for Mozilla Firefox.

LINUXUSER: Shredder 9

The Shredder chess program for Linux

Shredder 9 promises world championship chess on your home computer. We took a look at the new Linux version of the famous Shredder chess tool.

LINUXUSER: Command Line: Processes

Monitoring and terminating processes at the command line

Innumerable processes may be running on your Linux system. We’ll show you how to halt, continue, or kill tasks, and we’ll examine how to send the remnants of crashed programs to the happy hunting grounds.

COMMUNITY: FOSDEM 2006

FOSDEM 2006 in Brussels

Non-commercial, uncomplicated and ever popular, 3,500 developers met on the campus of the Free University of Brussels for FOSDEM 2006.