Nmap, or the Network Mapper, is a powerful command-line tool for diagnosing network problems, finding security vulnerabilities, and host of other uses. Its many options and scanning methods can be daunting to even the most experienced of end users, but nmapFE is a graphical interface for nmap that makes it easy to use even the most powerful aspects of the network mapper, and can be a life-saver when you run into networking problems.
Read more »Secure your Network and Diagnose Problems with nmapFE: the Network Mapper Front-End
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Tweaking Hidden Ubuntu Settings With Ubuntu Tweak
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Ubuntu Tweak is a tool that lets you change hidden Ubuntu settings, for example: hide or change the splash screen, show or hide the Computer, Home, Trash, and Network icons, change Metacity, Nautilus, power management, and security settings, etc. Currently Ubuntu Tweak is available only for the Ubuntu GNOME desktop, i.e., it will not work on Kubuntu or Xubuntu. This short guide shows how to install and use Ubuntu Tweak.
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Shift Linux 0.6.2 released
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"...There are three editions released at this time: Shift Linux 0.6 GNOME, Shift Linux 0.6 KDE4, and Shift Linux 0.6 Lite (for older computers)..."
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Ubuntu Dell Inspiron 6400 : a quick review
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A month ago I ordered one of the new Ubuntu Dell on the Dell France website : the Inspiron 6400. The base price was around 450 euros, and I took almost all the upgrades, for a final price of around 750 euros. The specs are : a Intel dual proc, 2Gb of RAM, 160Gb HD, 15′4 inch screen, i965 video chipset, DVD+RW burner, 9-cell battery, and a 4-year-warranty. That’s it for the laptop itself. I will now focus on Dell’s integration of Ubuntu (more specifically feisty), something that intrigued me.
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gLabels - A Business Card and Label Creator
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gLabels is a nifty little GNOME application used to make business cards and labels. I used to do it in OpenOffice, but that was starting to become kind of a pain. To make it nice and easy, gLabels will work with a whole bunch of different labels and paper you can pick up from your local office supply store.
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Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #75
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Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 75 for the weeks January 20th - January 26th, 2008. In this issue we cover the upcoming Alpha 4 freeze, the release of 6.06.2 LTS, MOTU Council elections, an Ubuntu Demo Day in Swindon, UK, upcoming Hug Day, Full Circle Magazine #9, the Launchpad logo competition, and, as always, much much more!
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JabRef
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To keep track of your bibliography is not always very easy. JabRef is an Open Source program that helps you do so and much more!
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Running KDE4 (Final) on Mandriva 2008
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This month the KDE Community announced the immediate availability of KDE 4.0. This significant release marks both the end of the long and intensive development cycle leading up to KDE 4.0 and the beginning of the KDE 4 era.
Read more »Install Photoshop CS2 on Your Ubuntu PC
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Starting from last night, Photoshop CS2 can now be installed easily by using Wine... on any Linux distribution! "Photoshop CS/CS2 should
now work, please help us testing it" - said the wonderful people behind the Wine project.
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ERC 5.3 released
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"I am pleased to announce the release of ERC 5.3. The release is available from your favorite GNU FTP mirror. ERC is a powerful, modular, and extensible IRC client for Emacs. The URLs for this release on the primary GNU FTP mirror are as follows..."
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Celebrity advice on keeping your Linux desktop secure
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One of the main reasons people move from Windows to Linux is the promise of greater security from malware on the Internet. Everyone knows you need to add extra security to try to keep a Windows desktop safe, but what do you have to do to accomplish the same thing on Linux?
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How to clone your bootable Ubuntu install to another drive
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If you’ve ever wanted to completely clone your Ubuntu install, with all of the tweaks, files you’ve downloaded and changes you’ve made to it, there’s a fairly simple way to do this. This is great if you want a complete backup, or if you’re looking to move your system to a newer (read: bigger, faster, stronger) hard drive or even just to clone your install to other machines with the same hardware.
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Parcellite - a GNOME clipboard manager
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The clipboard is one thing that we often take forgranted. The concept of copy and paste is almost burnt into our minds, and we use it to move text and objects from application to application.
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Will Leopard & Linux shut the window on Vista?
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Once upon a time, an operating system was a means for highly-trained experts to talk to a computer. That didn’t change much when the PCs appeared.
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Securely mount filesystems over the internet with SSHFS
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Ever wanted to access your home or work files from anywhere, over the internet? This how-to will explain exactly that; and it runs over SSH, meaning it is encrypted, so all your data is safe from the prying eyes of your ISP!
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