Apt-Dater 0.7 for Mass Remote Updates
Jan 23, 2009The remote package update manager program apt-dater is now available in version 0.7. It performs software updates on a mass of remote hosts.
more »Rush Hour: Newest GNU Restricted User Shell
Jan 20, 2009The latest stable release of the GNU Restricted User Shell (Rush), version 1.5, includes new configuration offerings and a notification feature.
more »Foomatic 4.0 Printer Drivers Create PDFs
Jan 18, 2009Foomatic is now released in version 4.0. The software creates PDFs, describes external drivers better and includes PPD extensions.
more »Advisory Check 2.20 with More Feeds and HP-UX
Jan 15, 2009Advisory Check (advchk), a small tool for monitoring installed software security, is now available in version 2.20. It has extended its source feeds and is now supported on HP-UX.
more »Novell Carousel: Manager Smid to HP, Colado Takes Over
Jan 08, 2009Former president of Novell's EMEA operations Volker Smid has taken over as head of operations at HP in Germany. Javier Colado assumes Smid's old role at Novell.
more »Sun Breaks Through Clouds, Acquires Q-Layer
Jan 08, 2009Sun Microsystems has acquired Belgian company Q-Layer, which specializes in cloud computing.
more »TECH TOOLS
Jan 02, 2009Professional users are always searching for an edge. Whether you work with Linux as a webmaster, programmer, system administrator, or security consultant, you know the best solution depends on finding the right tool for the job. We thought you might be interested in the following new products and updates.
more »Books
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News
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Nextcloud Announces Raspberry Pi-Powered Home Cloud Box
Innovative system adds a hard drive and Ubuntu Core to the RPi for an IoT hub.
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Linus Torvalds Confirms the Date of the First Linux Release
Linux is two weeks younger than we thought!
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End of OpenOffice?
The Apache Software Foundation considers retiring OpenOffice
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Adobe Gives New Life to NPAPI Plugin for Linux
Adobe won’t kill the plugin in 2017
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LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
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Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from “won’t be a professional” project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
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Mirantis Joins Hands with SUSE To Offer RHEL Support; Red Hat Not Happy
Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
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Linux on Windows 10 Poses a Security Risk
Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
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Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
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Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package