EXT3, EXT4, Btrfs Ubuntu Netbook Benchmarks

After those Linux file-system benchmarks were published, we received a request from Canonical to look at the EXT3 performance too. With that said, we have done just that and have published EXT3, EXT4, and Btrfs benchmarks from Ubuntu 9.10 and ... Read More

Published By admin On February 23, 2010 Under Linux

No Human Theme In Ubuntu 10.04?

In an interview recorded on February 19 2010, Mark Shuttleworth revealed that a new light theme will replace the Human theme in Ubuntu 10.04. The Human theme has been the default theme in Ubuntu since the first release. More hereSource: ... Read More

Published By admin On February 23, 2010 Under Linux

Network Analysis With Wireshark On Ubuntu 9.10

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer (or “packet sniffer”) that can be used for network analysis, troubleshooting, software development, education, etc. This guide shows how to install and use it on an Ubuntu 9.10 desktop to analyze the traffic on ... Read More

Published By admin On February 23, 2010 Under Linux

Confessions of an Ubuntu Fanboy

Hi, my name is Jim and I’m a recovering Ubuntu fanboy. The Urban Dictionary defines a fanboy as “a person who is completely loyal to a game or company regardless of if they suck or not.” More here Let me be ... Read More

Published By admin On February 23, 2010 Under Linux

Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #181

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #181 for the week February 14th – February 20th, 2010. In this issue we cover: Debian Import Freeze in effect, Feature Freeze in place – Alpha 3 freeze ahead…… New MOTU, Ubuntu single sign on service ... Read More

Published By admin On February 23, 2010 Under Linux

[USN-899-1] Tomcat vulnerabilities

The following security announcement applies to libtomcat6-java. If you have libtomcat6-java installed, please see below for details on the vulnerability and instructions on patching your system: It was discovered that Tomcat did not correctly validate WAR filenames or paths when deploying. A remote ... Read More

Published By admin On February 17, 2010 Under Linux

[USN-897-1] MySQL vulnerabilities

The following security announcement applies to mysql-server. If you have mysql-server installed, please see below for details on the vulnerability and instructions on patching your system: It was discovered that MySQL could be made to overwrite existing table files in the data ... Read More

Published By admin On February 17, 2010 Under Linux

How To Install Open Office in Ubuntu

This tutorial will explain how to install latest version of openoffice in ubuntu More hereSource: How To Install Open Office in Ubuntu ... Read More

Published By admin On February 17, 2010 Under Linux

[USN-901-1] Squid vulnerabilities

The following security announcement applies to squid. If you have squid installed, please see below for details on the vulnerability and instructions on patching your system: It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain auth headers. A remote attacker could exploit this ... Read More

Published By admin On February 17, 2010 Under Linux

[USN-900-1] Ruby vulnerabilities

The following security announcement applies to libruby1.9 and ruby1.9. If you have libruby1.9 and ruby1.9 installed, please see below for details on the vulnerability and instructions on patching your system: Emmanouel Kellinis discovered that Ruby did not properly handle certain string operations. ... Read More

Published By admin On February 17, 2010 Under Linux

5 New Things about Windows 8 and Ubuntu 10.04

We all know that Canonical and Microsoft are going to launch there products in few months , So i thought of writing a post about new products Windows 8 and Ubuntu 10.04 More here Even though GNOME 3 will not be ... Read More

Published By admin On February 16, 2010 Under Linux

Asterisk On Ubuntu – Updated for 9.10

A while ago, I modified Peter N. Steinmetz’s bash script for installing Asterisk + Free PBX over Ubuntu. I also walked the path into fine tunning the whole installation. More here I was very happy to discover that it was ... Read More

Published By admin On February 16, 2010 Under Linux

Is There an Ubuntu 10.04 in Your Future?

It isn’t too soon to anticipate the next major release of Ubuntu is it? I hope not. Ubuntu 10.04 has a few surprises up its virtual sleeve in store for you. More here Ubuntu 10.04, aka Lucid Lynx, is an LTS ... Read More

Published By admin On February 16, 2010 Under Linux

How to Rename a File in Ubuntu : Ubuntu Beginners

This article is part of a series entitled “Ubuntu Beginners”, which walks new users through basic Desktop and Command Line usage. This article will detail how to rename files, using both the graphical interface as well as the command line. ... Read More