Sun Microsystems and the OpenSolaris community just launched the first ever release of the open-source OpenSolaris operating system. The OpenSolaris 2008.05 release was a result of Sun’s Project Indiana which seeks to combine Sun’s innovation, enterprise-class capabilities and backward compatibility with Linux free, open-source, and efficient distribution model.
The main goal of Project Indiana is to [...]
I feel a bit more secure with Firefox knowing the development team is nimble enough to apply fixes to vulnerabilities within days after being exposed. I’m not sure about the other browsers. To me, that’s what sets Firefox apart from the others.
Installing VMWare in Ubuntu 7.10 was much simpler than I thought.
Install
Open Terminal from the Applications - Accessories menu.
Update the sources.list file. Enter password when prompted.
# sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Add this line with “gutsy partner” to the end of file:
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu gutsy partner
Save or :wq
Run an update.
# sudo apt-get update
Now install VMWare.
# sudo apt-get install vmware-server
Wait for [...]
GraffitiCMS claims it is an alternative to WordPress. Charles Stricklin mentioned it his blog. So did Matt. The question is, Is GraffitiCMS really better than WordPress? Let’s take a closer look.
Comparison Chart
WordPress
GraffityCMS
Product
Since 2003, now version 2.3.2
Private Beta 1
Development
Open Source (Free)
Proprietary
Platform
PHP, Linux (Free)
ASP.NET
Database
MySQL (Free)
VistaDB, SQL Server
User Base
Millions of users
A handful of users
Themes
Thousands [...]
Overview
Would you like to setup a DNS Server in Ubuntu? How about setting up a private internal domain name at home? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are number of tutorials on the internet showing you how to setup a DNS Server with Ubuntu using Bind 9. So, why another how-to document? That’s [...]
Pictured above is how I drive my Ubuntu Desktop. It’s clean, fast and it’s brown all over. That’s Ubuntu for sure. Some people don’t really care for the earthy tones, but I don’t mind. My screen resolution is set to 1280 x 1024 pixels. I’ve decided to use this background for a bit of a [...]
I finally converted several of my blogs to use the WordPress Subversion Checkout. This means any future upgrades are directly taken from the WordPress Repository using the Subversion checkout command. Future upgrades are going to be fast, easy and convenient. No more downloading and FTPing of files. It takes just a simple command to upgrade [...]
For Linux users who are fortunate enough to be playing with the Desktop Effects on their favorite Linux distribution - mine is Ubuntu, here’s a list of keyboard shortcuts for the Compiz Fusion Desktop Effects that you may have been looking for. I have put together a list mainly because I’ve had a hard time [...]
I recently upgraded my Linux desktop to Ubuntu 7.10. The upgrade process took a little over an hour considering the number of packages that were being downloaded and installed. Moving from Ubuntu 7.04 Fiesty Fawn to 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon as they are known to the Ubuntu community, is an extremely easy process. All it takes [...]
Firefox just released version 2.0.0.8 which fixes eight vulnerabilities. Two of them are critical, four moderate and two with low impact. One was causing system crashes resulting in memory corruption. The other is scripting with the XPCNativeWraper allowing the attacker to have the same privilege as the user.