This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with Sun VirtualBox 3.0 (released on June 30, 2009) on a headless Fedora 11 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to manage your virtual machines, but a server does not have a desktop environment.
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GeeXboX 1.2.3 released
Version 1.2.3.of GeeXboX is released. GeeXboX is a free embedded Linux distribution which aims at turning your computer into a Home Theater PC, or Media Center.
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Symbian signed malware - does signing matter? (F-Secure approved a virus)
The Symbian mobile OS is used by millions of phones globally and thanks to a (now corrected) oversight they could have potentially installed malware - with Symbian's approval.
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How-To: Compile and Install Audacious 2.1 in Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope
Audacious is a GTK music player similar with the older XMMS (X Multimedia System) player. Ubuntu 9.04 ships with Audacious 1.5.1, which is a little old. However, you can easily install and set up the latest Audacious (currently 2.1) following the steps below:
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Using open-source data backup software
Many people who use open-source data backup software become quite attached to a program, whether it's Amanda, BackupPC or Bacula. Administrators responsible for protecting data at SMBs or at the departmental level typically gravitate to these free programs because they're comfortable writing custom scripts and working with Unix and Linux.
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Wine release 1.1.26
The Wine development release 1.1.26 is now available. What's new in this release (see below for details): Still more translation updates; Faster bitmap stretching using XRender ; Proxy support in WinHTTP; Many more JScript functions; Various bug fixes.
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Claws Mail: What an email client SHOULD be like
In its place was a powerful, flexible, fast, reliable email client that epitomizes what good software should be: Powerful enough to entice power-users yet easy enough for newbies.
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Google promises 'the end of viruses'
Google's Engineering Director has promised that its forthcoming Chrome OS will see 'the end of malware'.
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sidux 2009-02: A Playground For The Adventurous
sidux 2009-02 is a live Linux CD based on the Debian Linux distribution and, as anyone who spends time in the GNU/Linux world knows, Debian has several branches. sidux 2009-02 is based on Debian sid, the unstable branch of Debian.
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Review: Claws Mail 3.7.2
Claws Mail is a very light weight, easy to use email client that's not only popular, but it works in an incredible number of environments. The current "stable" release is version 3.7.2, which oddly enough, doesn't appear in most distros.
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Bordeaux 1.8.0 for Linux review
Bordeaux 1.8.0 for Linux review, Bordeaux is a Wine GUI configuration manager that runs winelib applications. It also supports installation of third party utilities, installation of applications and games, and the ability to use custom configurations.
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Firefox 3.5.1 addresses JavaScript vulnerability and slow startups
As announced, Mozilla has released the first update for Firefox 3.5, prompted by the disclosure of a critical security flaw related to TraceMonkey, the new JavaScript optimizer, earlier this week.
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Linux Mint 7 “Gloria” XFCE RC1 released!
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 7 “Gloria” XFCE Community Edition RC1.
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Exciting Technologies coming to Linux
The first half of 2009. Once again open source proved that developers collaborating all over the world deliver constant platform improvement. Let’s see what they have in store for us this time.
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PCLinuxOS 2009.2 fits like an old pair of jeans
Something has gone south in the recent developments of the Linux operating system. My old linux rig IBM Think T41 is experiencing significant slow downs with very latest revisions of Ubuntu, and other major distributions.
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