Issue #69 / Aug 2006
Cover Theme: How to Write a Rootkit
DVD: Ubuntu 6.06 ‘Dapper Drake’
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NEWS: GOOGLE GOBBLE
Dear Linux Magazine Reader, Google has become a ubiquitous part of daily life – at least in my house. Of course, pe......NEWS: LINUX WORLD NEWS
OPEN MOVIE DISKLESS CLIENTS FOR UBUNTU WEBSITES FOR THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT...COVER STORY: Rootkits and Linux Security
Kernel 2.6 rootkits and the quest for Linux securityYour Linux system may not be so airtight after all. To understand the threats, you need to think like an intruder. We'll show you what the intruders are thinking now about the Linux 2.6 kernel.
COVER STORY: How to Write a Rootkit
Rootkits for the Linux kernel 2.6Today’s rootkits infiltrate a target system at kernel level, thus escaping unwanted attention from administrators. Read on for a practical look at how a kernel rootkit really works.
COVER STORY: AppArmor
Shutting out intruders with AppArmorWhen an attacker succeeds in infecting a victim’s system, the attacker inherits the victim’s privileges. App Armor beats the attack by reducing the potential victim’s privileges to a minimum.
COVER STORY: SELinux
Mandatory Access Control with SELinuxSELinux provides a comprehensive Mandatory Access Control system for Linux, if you are ready for all the details.
COVER STORY: AppArmor vs. SELinux
Novell and Red Hat security experts face off on AppArmor and SELinuxSecurity Enhanced Linux or App Armor? Linux Magazine invited two well-known personalities from Red Hat and Novell to debate the merits of their security systems.
REVIEWS: Books
Oracle Database 10g Linux Administration Run Your Own Web Server Using Linux and Apache Point & Click OpenOffice......REVIEWS: Gnome 2.14
A look at the Gnome 2.14 desktop environmentNew features and a leaner, faster, prettier desktop. Are you ready for the latest Gnome?
KNOW-HOW: Leaftag
Making metadata with LeaftagThe experimental Leaftag provides a convenient means for associating files with search categories and other metadata.
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FSF Outs the World Wide Web Consortium over DRM Proposal
Richard Stallman calls for the W3C to remain independent of vendor interests.
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Debian 7.0 Debuts
The new release supports nine architectures, 73 human languages, and zero non-Free components.
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Alpha Version of Fedora 19 Released
Fedora developers release the first alpha version of Fedora 19, known as Schrödinger’s Cat, for general testing. The final release is expected in July 2013.
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ack 2.0 Released
ack is a grep-like, command-line tool that has been optimized for programmers to search large trees of source code.
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SUSE Studio 1.3 Released
New features in SUSE Studio 1.3 include enhanced cloud integration, VM platform support, and lifecycle management.
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Xen To Become Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
The Linux Foundation recently announced that the Xen Project is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.
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RunRev Releases Open Source Version of LiveCode
Open source version of LiveCode is now available for developing apps, games, and utilities for all major platforms.
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OpenDaylight Project Formed
OpenDaylight is an open source software-defined networking project committed to furthering adoption of SDN and accelerating innovation in a vendor-neutral and open environment.
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Gnome 3.8 Released
The new Gnome release includes privacy and sharing settings, allowing more user control over access to personal information.
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Mozilla and Samsung Collaborate on New Browser Engine
Mozilla is collaborating with Samsung on a new web browser engine called Servo.
