PC-BSD 10.1.2 RC1 Released
05/01/2015 07:51 PM
PC-BSD team announced release of PC-BSD 10.1.2 RC1, the first release candidate of upcoming FreeBSD based BSD distribution.
According to release announcement, following are some notable changes introduced in current release of PC-BSD.
New PersonaCrypt Utility allows moving all of users $HOME directory
to an encrypted USB Drive. This drive can be connected at login, and
used across
Lumina Desktop 0.8.4 Released
05/01/2015 07:43 PM
PC-BSD team announced release of Lumina Desktop 0.8.4, the latest stable release of lightweight, XDG-complicant, BSD-licensed desktop environment specifically designed for PC-BSD® and
FreeBSD.
According to release announcement:
What else is new in PC-BSD 10.1.2?
How about a new version of the Lumina Desktop Environment! PC-BSD users
who stick to the “Production” branch of packages
OpenBSD 5.7 Released
05/01/2015 10:44 AM
OpenBSD developers announced release of OpenBSD 5.7, the latest stable release of 4.4BSD-based
UNIX-like operating system.
According to release announcement:
We are pleased to announce the official release of OpenBSD 5.7. This is our 37th release on CD-ROM (and 38th via FTP/HTTP). We remain proud of OpenBSD's record of more than ten years with only two remote holes in the default install
5 Specialized GNU/Linux distributions for Computer Repair
05/01/2015 10:36 AM
Computers are incredible tools that let users doing amazing things, but
sometimes things go wrong. The problem could be as small as accidentally
deleting files or forgetting a password—and as major as having an
operating system rendered non-bootable by file system corruption. Or,
worst case scenario, a hard drive dying completely. In each of these
cases, and many more like them, there
Ubuntu Make 0.7 released with Visual Studio Code support
05/01/2015 12:12 AM
If you followed recent news, yesterday Microsoft announced Visual Studio Code support on stage during their Build
conference. One of the nice surprise was that this new IDE, focused on
web and cloud platforms, is available on Mac OS X and of course, on
Linux! Some screenshots were presented at the conference with Visual
Studio Code running on Ubuntu in an Unity Session.
This
How an open standard API will help to Revolutionalize banking
04/30/2015 08:58 PM
The United Kingdom government has commissioned a study of the
feasibility of UK banks giving customers the ability to share their
transactional data with third parties via an open standard API. First
mentioned alongside the autumn statement back in December, the
chancellor has now outlined plans for a mandatory open banking API
standard during the recent budget in March.
'Why I use KDE's Plasma, and What attracts me in Plasma 5.3'
05/01/2015 12:02 AM
An article written by Swapnil Bhartiya in itworld website, describing his experience with KDE and the things that attracts him to this popular Desktop environment.
KDE's Plasma is undeniably one of the most advanced desktop
environments across platforms. The reason I call it the most advanced
desktop is simple: it keeps my desktop relevant. When I look at my PC, I
look at a 'personal
Simplicity Linux 15.4 Released
04/30/2015 08:48 PM
Simplicity GNU/Linux developers announced release of Simplicity Linux 15.4, the latest stable release of LXPup based GNU/Linux distribution featuring highly customized LXDE as default desktop environment. As usual custom, simplicity 15.4 is also available as Netbook Edition and the heavier version targeting desktop computers.
According to release announcement:
Simplicity Linux 15.4 is
Installing MPV Media Player on Fedora 21
04/29/2015 10:03 PM
'mpv' is a powerful multimedia player that is based on MPLayer and
mplayer2 projects. It also contains new features of its own (according
to the developers) and supports hardware (GPU) based video decoding
(through VDPAU, VAAPI and VDA APIs) as well.
It comes with a built-in GUI but it is a very simple looking one, and
by default it won’t give you access to (useful) features like
Hopes and Dreams of Google Summer Of Code 2015
04/29/2015 08:59 PM
Google Summer of Code is getting ready to kick off their 11th iteration of the program.
It offers a unique opportunity for students to get involved in open
source, with the original slogan of the program being: "Flip bits, not
burgers." All of the mentoring organizations have been announced, the
student proposals are in, and the selected projects were just announced
this week. I have
Tor Browser 4.5 Released
04/29/2015 08:25 PM
Tor Browser team announced release of Tor Browser 4.5, the latest stable release of popular web browsing suite dedicated to protect privacy and anonymity of users while swimming through the vast and wide world internet.
This release of Tor Browser has made major improvements in following fields.
Usability improvements
Security improvements
Privacy improvements
Introduction of new
Kubuntu 15.04 With Plasma 5.3 - An Entirely Different Kubuntu
04/29/2015 08:13 PM
A review of recently released Kubuntu 15.04 with code name 'Vivid Vervet', published on linux.com
The latest version of Kubuntu, 15.04, aka Vivid Vervet was released last week and
it's available for free download. With this release it has become the
first major distro to ship Plasma 5 as the default desktop environment.
There are chances that some users may still have bad memories
Chromixium 1.0 Final Released
04/29/2015 08:04 PM
Chromixium GNU/Linux developers announced availability of Chromixium 1.0 Final. Chromixum is an Ubuntu LTS based project that provides elgant look and simplicity of popular Chrome OS used in Chrome.
According to release announcement:
Chromixium puts the web front and center of the user experience. Web and
Chrome apps work straight out of the browser to connect you to all your
Configuring Drupal with MongoDB Replica Set
04/28/2015 10:05 PM
Drupal’s modular setup allows for different datastores to be
integrated as modules, this allows sites to store different types of
Drupal data into MongoDB. You can choose to store Drupal’s cache,
session, watchdog, block information, queue and field storage data in
either a standalone MongoDB instance or in a MongoDB Replica Set in
conjunction with MySQL as the default datastore.
An Open Source Tool for Producing and Balancing Energy
04/29/2015 07:49 PM
The software development process has evolved from vendors owning,
controlling, and selling proprietary software into a collaborative, open
source model. The process of producing energy is going through a
similar evolution.
Consumers have become producers, generating and sharing sustainable
solar, wind, and hydro energy, and open source software is part of that
energy production
Deepin GNU/Linux 2014.3 Released
04/28/2015 09:53 PM
Deepin GNU/Linux developers announced release of Deepin 2014.3, a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux distribution from China, dedicated to provide an elegant, user friendly, safe and stable Linux system for people across the globe. Deepin comes with a unique Desktop environment, popular known as Deepin Desktop Environment featuring great software like Deepin Music, Deepin Movie, WPS, Sogou input
MidnightBSD 0.6-RELEASE Announced
04/28/2015 09:42 PM
MidnightBSD developers announced release of MidnightBSD 0.6, a FreeBSD based BSD distribution dedicated to create an easy to use desktop environment with graphical ports management, and system configurations using GNUStep.
MidnightBSD 0.6 is primarily a security fix release that comes with fix for a wide range of issues. According to release notes of MidnightBSD 0.6, following are some
5 Lies Linux-Haters Used To Tell
04/27/2015 11:01 PM
Linux is the Voldemort of computers. You speak its name and everyone
cowers in the corner, fearful of the pain and suffering it might bring.
The thing is, Linux may have been a scary operating system before, but
all of that has changed in recent years. These myths, which are more
accurately called lies, are now dead.
Linux is too difficult
Linux is Old and Ugly
You must use the
3 Latest Ubuntu 15.04 'Vivid Vervet' Reviews
04/27/2015 08:58 PM
Few days ago, Canonical announced release of Ubuntu 15.04 with code name 'Vivid Vervet'. In this post, we would like to share few reviews on Ubuntu 15.04 published in different sites.
Ubuntu 15.04 Review on Distorwatch.com
Canonical's Ubuntu operating
system is probably the most widely used Linux distribution in the
world. Ubuntu is made available in several editions, including
Debian GNU/Linux 9.0 Will Be Known as 'Stretch'
04/27/2015 07:59 PM
On April 26, the Debian Release Team, through Niels Thykier, announced that the next major release of the acclaimed Debian GNU/Linux computer operating system will be named Stretch.
Yes, we are talking about Debian 9.0, whose codename
is Stretch, another character from the well-known Toy Story animated
movie. If you didn't know, it is a tradition to name major Debian
GNU/Linux
BackBox Linux 4.2 Released
04/27/2015 07:53 PM
BackBox GNU/Linux developers announced release of BackBox Linux 4.2, a Ubuntu based GNU/Linux distribution developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. BackBox Linux is designed to be fast, easy to use and it provides a minimal but complete desktop environment.
BackBox Linux is based on Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS. According to release announcement, BackBox Linux 4.2 comes
Mageia 5 Release Candidate is Available
04/27/2015 07:43 PM
Mageia GNU/Linux developers announced availability of release of candidate of Mageia 5 GNU/Linux. Mageia is a Free and Open Source GNU/Linux distribution, initially forked from Mandriva Linux in 2010.
According to release announcement of Mageia 5 RC:
And we’ve all waited long enough for Mageia 5 RC: go grab it!
While you wait for the download to
complete, all restless and eager that you
OpenSourceFeed : Weekly News Feed 3
04/26/2015 08:32 PM
A glance at Ubuntu 15.04 'Vivid Vervet' Flavours
04/25/2015 02:06 PM
Few days ago, Ubuntu team announced release of Ubuntu 15.04 and it's different official flavors with code name 'Vivid Vervet'. In this post, we would like to have a quick overview of different flavors of Ubuntu 15.04.
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Building Your Own Custom GNU/Linux Distribution
04/26/2015 09:52 PM
There
are hundreds of actively maintained Linux distributions. They come in
all shapes, sizes and configurations. Yet there’s none like the one
you’re currently running on your computer. That’s because you’ve
probably customised it to the hilt – you’ve spent numerous hours adding
and removing apps and tweaking aspects of the distro to suit your
workflow.
Wouldn’t
it be great if
The three open source projects that transformed Hadoop
04/26/2015 09:53 PM
This article from opensource.com describes three open source projects hive, spark, and Presto which transformed Hadoop as we to day.
Hadoop, an
open source software framework with the funny sounding name, has been a
game-changer for organizations by allowing them to store, manage, and
analyze massive amounts of data for actionable insights and competitive
advantage.
But this wasn't
Debian 8 'Jessie' Released
04/26/2015 09:26 AM
Debian GNU/Linux developers announced release of Debian 8 'Jessy', the new stable release of so called 'The Universal Operating System'. This release is a LTS release and will be supported for coming 5 years by both Debian security team and Debian Long Term Support Team.
According to release announcement:
After almost 24 months of constant development the Debian project is
proud to
5 Important Steps to be Followed by GNU/Linux job seekers
04/26/2015 09:53 PM
Linux talent is in high demand, and the evidence is in the numbers. According to the 2015 Linux Jobs Report from the Linux Foundation,
92 percent of IT managers plan to hire Linux pros within the next six
months. The 2015 Linux Jobs Report includes data from hiring managers
(1,010) and Linux professionals (3,446) and provides an overview of the
state of the market for Linux careers and
Debian 7 Wheezy and Debian 8 Jessie May Become LTS Releases
04/25/2015 07:47 PM
Following on the success of the Squeeze LTS project, the Debian LTS team had the pleasure of announcing that they are preparing to support the Debian 7 (Wheezy) operating system with security patches for a longer period.
Eventually, Debian 8 (Jessie), which will be
released tomorrow, April 25, might also become an LTS (Long Term
Support) version in the next couple of years. However,
A glance at Ubuntu 15.04 'Vivid Vervet' Flavours
04/25/2015 02:06 PM
Few days ago, Ubuntu team announced release of Ubuntu 15.04 and it's different official flavors with code name 'Vivid Vervet'. In this post, we would like to have a quick overview of different flavors of Ubuntu 15.04.
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Using Command Line For Software Management
04/26/2015 09:53 PM
This article published in linux.com explains, how to use command line interface for managing different software installed in your system.
I see great benefits when using the command line in any Ubuntu-based
system. Each *buntu comes with its own 'custom' software management tool
which not only creates inconsistent experiences across different
flavors, even if they use the same