Linux Magazine News

Rdesktop: Remote Control with Security Holes

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:32:24 GMT

Security researchers iDefense have disclosed three vulnerabilities in the Rdesktop Remote Client.

Ubuntu Patches Vorbis Tools

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:25:40 GMT

The Ubuntu security team has released an update to close a vulnerability in the Vorbis Tools for editing music files in Ogg-Vorbis format.

XSS Error in Bugzilla Removed

Thu, 08 May 2008 15:06:16 GMT

The developers of the free Bugzilla bug management system have fixed several bugs including a vulnerability that enabled cross site scripting attacks.

First Open Office 3.0 Beta

Wed, 07 May 2008 18:17:19 GMT

The Open Office project is now looking for beta testers to put the next generation of the popular, free Open Office 3.0 suite through its paces.

WINE Code Freeze en Route to Version 1.0

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:56:59 GMT

In preparation for the first stable version, the WINE project has now frozen the current state of development ("Code Freeze").

Puppy Linux 4.00 Released

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:16:42 GMT

Berry Kauler, the founder of the space and resource saving Puppy Linux, has released version 4.00 of the popular mini distribution.

Opensuse 11: Into the Home Straights with Beta 2

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:53:01 GMT

The Opensuse Team has just released the second beta of version 11 which is scheduled for June.

New VirtualBox also Available for Solaris and Mac OS X

Mon, 05 May 2008 17:47:03 GMT

A new version of the VirtualBox virtualization software has just been released: the major update 1.6.0 supports Solaris and Mac OS X as host systems.

Update: Virtual Distro Sampler DVD

Mon, 05 May 2008 15:43:37 GMT

Unfortunately, there are two bugs contained in the Ubuntu version included on the Linux Magazine Issue #90 DVD Virtual Distro Sampler. For more information and suggested workaround, please visit the Issue 90 DVD page.

Oxygen Office Updated to 2.4

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:52:18 GMT

The Open Office fans from Ooo42 have updated their enhanced Oxygen Office version to 2.4.

Adobe Publishes Flash Specs, Promotes Mobile Devices

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:39:48 GMT

In the scope of the Open Screen project Adobe has facilitated the use of Flash on mobile devices. At the same time, Adobe now offers the SWF and FLV specifications as a PDF download.

Roadmap: Gnome 2.24 with Webkit

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:11:12 GMT

The Gnome project has published plans for 2.24 and future versions of its desktop environment.

KDE 4.1 Enters Test Phase

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:00:01 GMT

The KDE project released the first alpha version of KDE 4.1 yesterday; the official release date for the final version is late June this year.

TECH TOOLS

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:57:29 GMT

DATA CENTERS AND FOSSAS

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:50:13 GMT

Novell vendors, developers, and users exchanged metaphors and business cards in Salt Lake City.

TEAM PLAYER

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:47:08 GMT

The Lightning add-on lets users upgrade their Mozilla Thunderbird email client and turn it into a convenient, versatile groupware product.

KNOPPIX 5.3.1 DVD INLAY

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:43:16 GMT

KNOPPIX 5.3.1

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:39:01 GMT

TRIP TO SENEGAL

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:33:39 GMT

The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa recently hosted the third Idlelo conference, which focused on “Making the Knowledge Economy Work for Africa.”

DYNAMIC DUO

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:27:43 GMT

A virtual server with a dynamic DNS service might just be the easiest way for a home user to implement an Internet website.