Mandriva 2010.2 is an incremental update on top of Mandriva 2010.1, incorporating all the security and bugfix updates since its release.
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How to generate self-signed SSL certificates for apache on linux
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This tutorial assumes you’re going to do a self-signed certificate. Note that you can pretty much follow along with the tutorial for getting and installing a certificate via a Certificate Authority (CA), but omit the steps for generating your own self-signed cert. Generate the request, work with the CA to get the certificate, and then follow the installation and configuration steps.
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The Rise of Open Source Software Foundations
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What do the Linux Foundation, Free Software Foundation, and Apache Project all have in common? They provide a cover for businesses and projects that want to use open source software and contribute to the FOSS community without the risk of stepping on legal landmines or giving up a competitive advantage.
Read more »Just upgraded to 4Go or more ram? Install and enable PAE Kernel
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Did you upgrade your computer to a 4 GB or more RAM? Do you have a 32bit system? If yes, then your machine may not show up total 4Go, in this case you linux-logoneed to use the Linux kernel compiled for PAE capable machines.
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Top 5 ssh tricks everyone should know
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ssh without password, run commands in a remote machine, remote backup the ultimate tricks.
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Geek Time with Peter Brown of FSF
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When the Free Software Foundation’s executive director, Peter Brown, visited the Google offices last week, he graciously offered his time for an interview with Samba co-founder and Open Source Programs Office team member Jeremy Allison. Peter and Jeremy spoke for quite a while about several of the hot topics facing free software today.
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Personal Finances Manager Skrooge 0.8.0 Released
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The Skrooge team is proud to announce the release of version 0.8.0, bringing new features and bugfixes. One of the noteworthy additions in this version is a very first draft of a budget module.
Read more »Configuring Places, Bookmarks, and Locations in KDE Software
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Part of the free software experience is having the freedom to setup your workspace the way you want it. KDE, the popular free software compilation for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, offers a plethora of configuration and customization options. Among those options are a number of methods for accessing files quickly and easily.
Read more »Debian 6.0 "Squeeze" to be released with complete free Linux Kernel
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The Debian project has been working in removing non-free firmware from the Linux kernel shipped with Debian for the past two release cycles. At the time of the releases of Debian 4.0 "Etch" and 5.0 "Lenny", however, it was not yet possible to ship Linux kernels stripped of all non-free firmware bits.
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This is a simple tutorial on how to backup your system using sbackup.
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Sending emails via gmail smtp with python
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This is a tutorial on how to send mails using Python smtplib through Gmail SMTP.
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FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core"
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Many believe that the Linux kernel is Free Software or Open Source, but it isn't.
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7 Ways to Beautify Your KDE 4 Desktop
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KDE offers more easily customizable features than any other desktop. Here are 7 ways to get the desktop look you dreamed about when you were a child.
Read more »Performing Searches with grep
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You can direct grep to search through one file or many. You can also pipe in output from some other utility so that you’ll see only the information that you want to see. And, the fact that grep uses regular expressions allows you to perform searches even when you only have an approximate idea of what you’re searching for.
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