This tutorial will explain how to Connect to Windows VPN server (PPTP) with Ubuntu Gutsy.Ubuntu makes it simple to connect to a Microsoft Windows VPN server at your workplace with NetworkManager and the pptp plugin.

Testing is an important function of the software development process, no matter how big or small the development project. But not every company or developer has access to professional testing tools, which can run into hundreds and even thousands of dollars. The good news is that they don't need them, thanks to the tons of freely available open source software testing tools.

Here’s another one of those little things, that could only make a true Geek jump for joy! Terminator that allows you to split your GNOME terminal window into multiple panes - this allows you to fill your screen with multiple terminals for different tasks efficiently.

Security with Apache is an important topic, of which SELinux is a part. However, the frustration that results in trying to manage SELinux and how it relates to an Apache Web Server is huge. Most of the time, administrators bail and shut down SELinux because they do not have the time to correctly configure the system. SELinux can be a key to good security for the Apache daemon.

The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) runs Linux®, but getting it to run well requires some tweaking. In the third and final article of this series, on PS3 Linux, Peter Seebach talks about ways to get X11 slimmed down to fit on a smaller memory budget.

Under its new owner, Sun Microsystems, MySQL will remain true to its Linux roots and won’t be pulled towards Solaris or become overshadowed by the Solaris-distributed Postgres.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. has announced the general availability of MySQL 5.1, a new version of open source database, designed to improve performance and simplify management of large database applications.