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Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:25:21 +0100
So, as we are taking an extended vacation, there won't be any updates on Ubuntu-news.net for the next three weeks - I'll be enjoying a trip to USA with my family. We wish you a merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:24:52 +0100
A month ago I built a new Debian webserver to replace an older one. We got the website moved to the new machine, and it's working great. I decided early on that I did not want to enable FTP on this box, but rather use SSH/SCP for transfering files.
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:24:07 +0100
Long-time developer Manoj Srivastava has resigned as the secretary of the Debian GNU/Linux Project and is thinking of leaving the project altogether
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:36:05 +0100
Free Linux distro Debian has been working steadily on its next version 5.0 of the OS, known as Lenny. Now developers have been called in for a vote to determine the course of its general release.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:35:28 +0100
During the last few posts, Ive been using Debian-ARM from TS-Logic site as the root filesystem. Debian is a nice distro, but its too much for learning embedded linux development. Therefore, Im creating a new simpler root filesystem to make it faster to boot, and reduce the complexity.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:34:37 +0100
The Debian project is pleased to announce the sixth update of its stable
distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename "etch"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems.
distribution Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (codename "etch"). This update mainly adds corrections for security problems to the stable release, along with a few adjustment to serious problems.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:33:21 +0100
I wanted to begin writing more tutorial based post so I thought Id start off with an Nmap tutorial. This is going to be just a basic Nmap scanning tutorial, more advanced tutorials about Nmap will come later.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:32:47 +0100
When you install an application package in a Debian-based system, sometimes prerequisite application packages are unavailable. These missing packages are known as broken dependencies.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:30:01 +0100
Debian developer Josselin Mouette has had his privileges of posting to the announcement mailing list for developers withdrawn, following an offensive post to the list in November.
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:23:20 +0100
Topics covered in this issue include:
* Release Update
* General Resolution: Project membership procedures
* Better backports.org Support
* ... and much more.
* Release Update
* General Resolution: Project membership procedures
* Better backports.org Support
* ... and much more.